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Burhans said. "But the fact remains that
hunting is safer than it's ever been, and
in Pennsylvania, the credit for that can be
shared by the legions of hunters who make
a habit out of making good decisions and
the dedicated instructors who have trained
them so well."
Pennsylvania has compiled data
on hunting-related shooting incidents
(HRSIs) since 1915. HRSIs in
Pennsylvania have declined nearly 80
percent since hunter-education training
began in 1959. Prior to 2013, there
never had been fewer than 33 incidents
reported in a year, and 2016 marks the
fourth straight year in which fewer than
30 incidents were reported.
In its annual reports on HRSIs, the
Game Commission establishes an
incident rate by computing the number
of accidents per 100,000 participants.
The 2.73 incident rate reported for 2016
is higher than the 2015 rate of 2.46.
The leading causes of hunting-related
shooting incidents in 2016 were a victim
being in the line of fire, which accounted
for 44 percent of the total, followed by
unintentional discharge, which accounted
for 20 percent of the total. Incidents where
the victim was shot in mistake for game
remain at record-low levels.
The use of fluorescent orange in many
seasons and ongoing hunter-education

C O N T A C T IN G T H E
Northwest Region
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(8 1 4 )4 3 2 -3 1 8 9

Southwest Region
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efforts are essential to the upward trend
in hunter safety, the report states.
In 2016, 35,452 students received
their Basic Hunter-Trapper Education
certification in Pennsylvania. Those
student graduates, their volunteer huntereducation instructors and the hunting
public at large all can be proud of the role
they have played in making hunting the
safest it's ever been, Burhans said.
Game Commissioner Jim Daley, of
Cranberry Township, a longtime huntereducation instructor who was recognized
in 2009 as Pennsylvania's Instructor of the
Year, said the dedicated corps of 2,237
volunteer instructors plays a key role
in improving hunter safety. He thanked
those instructors, and the state's hunters
for continuing to play it safe.
"Before hunter-education training first
was launched, hunting-related shooting
incidents occurred far too frequently, and
to see that number reduced to less than 30
in 2016 with no fatalities in Pennsylvania is
quite an accomplishment," Daley said. "A
lot of hard work, and many, many volunteer
hours are behind this achievement, and I'm
proud to be part of the group working to
make hunting in Pennsylvania even safer.
With 50-plus years of hunter education
in Pennsylvania, a hunter-safety culture
is now becoming firmly ingrained in our
hunters and mentors."

REGION OFFICES
Northcentral Region

Northeast Region

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Southcentral Region

Southeast Region

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