12-15-2006, 06:10 AM
HUNTING DEER OVER BAIT LEGAL IN FIVE COUNTIES AFTER CHRISTMAS Beginning Dec. 26, hunters in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties may hunt for deer over bait on private property as a result of regulatory changes approved recently by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Recommended in the agency's Urban/Suburban Deer Management Plan and finalized by the state's Board of Game Commissioners in October, the regulations permit hunters to use baiting to increase the deer kill in the state's highly-developed southeastern counties, where deer conflicts are difficult for some residents, and where hunters have had challenges getting close to deer, because of access issues and safety restrictions.
AGENCY PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON USING BAIT IN DEVELOPED AREAS
The Pennsylvania Game Commission's Deer Management Section has developed recommendations and guidelines on how hunters in those counties where the use of bait has been permitted can use bait efficiently to increase deer harvests.
The Deer Management Section highly recommends using an automatic feeder to distribute bait at times when you expect to be hunting to increase your chances of success and reduce visits by non-target species, such as raccoons and squirrels.
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website: http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view....p;Q=170775
Recommended in the agency's Urban/Suburban Deer Management Plan and finalized by the state's Board of Game Commissioners in October, the regulations permit hunters to use baiting to increase the deer kill in the state's highly-developed southeastern counties, where deer conflicts are difficult for some residents, and where hunters have had challenges getting close to deer, because of access issues and safety restrictions.
AGENCY PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON USING BAIT IN DEVELOPED AREAS
The Pennsylvania Game Commission's Deer Management Section has developed recommendations and guidelines on how hunters in those counties where the use of bait has been permitted can use bait efficiently to increase deer harvests.
The Deer Management Section highly recommends using an automatic feeder to distribute bait at times when you expect to be hunting to increase your chances of success and reduce visits by non-target species, such as raccoons and squirrels.
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website: http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view....p;Q=170775