With turkey season quickly approaching, there will inevitably be talk about Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting laws. While debate on the topic is healthy, the time has come for a solution.
At an editorial board meeting at The Times-Tribune on Thursday, co-chairmen for Hunting Works For Pennsylvania emphasized the $1.6 billion ripple effect hunting has on Pennsylvania’s economy, according to a study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
Like clockwork, they arrive in eastern Lancaster County every year. Throngs of hunters from Connecticut, New York and Philadelphia descend on New Holland, Ephrata and Intercourse for the opening of Pennsylvania’s dove season Sept. 1.
By Sean Sauro, The Tribune-Democrat
It may be common for many to think of hunting as nothing more than a hobby or sport, but a group of economically conscious supporters claim hunting brings a monetary boost to Pennsylvania.
By Marcus Schneck, The Patriot News
Aiming to parlay the economic impact of hunting on Pennsylvania into stronger support for hunter and their issues, several faces familiar to the state’s outdoor community, and a few not so familiar, on Wednesday officially launched the Hunting Works for Pennsylvania partnership.
For Immediate Release Contact: Tony Reiss Wednesday, June 12, 2013 717-480-7007 Pennsylvania partnership to highlight economics of hunting (HARRISBURG, PENN.) – A broad group of local and regional leaders representing Pennsylvania chambers of commerce, sporting organizations,…
