SEPTEMBER 2017 Volume 88 No. 9 GOVERNOR Tom Wolf GAME COMMISSIONERS Brian H. Hoover President, Glenolden Timothy S. Layton Vice President, Windber James R. Daley Secretary, Cranberry Township Robert W. Schlemmer Export David J. Putnam Centre Hall Charles E. Fox Troy EXECUTIVE OFFICE Bryan J. Burhans Executive Director Richard Palmer Deputy Executive Director Thomas P. Grohol Deputy Executive Director )HDWXUHV 10 By Ed Mesunas HHunting ti Suburban Deer 2 TThe Last Native Elk C Chasing down 150 years of history on state's elk range. h Seeking out spots close to home 26 BY TRAVIS LAU 15 Preventing Lyme Disease Hunting season a time to take precaution against ticks. Dorothy R. Derr Administrative Services Deana Vance Automated Technology Services Stephen P. Smith Information & Education Peter F. Sussenbach Wildlife Habitat Management Randy L. Shoup Wildlife Protection Wayne Laroche Wildlife Management GAME NEWS Travis Lau Editor Robert D. D'Angelo Senior Associate Editor Joe Kosack Associate Editor Patricia E. Monk Administrative Assistant 21 Three Strikes, You're Out Bowhunting's growing pains. BY TYLER FRANTZ Finding success in ringing in the fall hunting seasons. BY BOB D'ANGELO 30 The Summer Six September opener allows for summertime buck harvests. BY JOHN HAWTHORNE BY JOE KOSACK BUREAU DIRECTORS Dove Hunting Basics 32 Improving Harvest Photos Always bring a camera, then follow these tips in using it. BY HAL KORBER 'HSDUWPHQWV 29 2QWKH&RYHU 38 )LHOG1RWHV 54 7KH&DPS¿UH By Bob D'Angelo 55 6WUDLJKWIURPWKH%RZVWULQJ 43 &RQVHUYDWLRQ1HZV %\7RP7DWXP &OHDU¿HOG&RXQW\&:' &RPPLVVLRQPHHWLQJ 59 /RFN6WRFN %DUUHO 3LSLQJSORYHUVQHVW %\-LP5RPDQHOOL 51 7KH1DWXUDOLVW¶V(\H %\0DUFLD%RQWD 64 &URVVLQJV %\&KXFN)HUJXV PENNSYLVANIA GAME NEWS (ISSN 0031-451X) is published monthly for $20 per year, $35 ĨŽƌƚǁŽLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚΨϱϬĨŽƌƚŚƌĞĞLJĞĂƌƐ͘h͘^͘ƐƵďƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐŽŶůLJ͘WƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ 'ĂŵĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ϮϬϬϭůŵĞƌƚŽŶǀĞ͕͘,ĂƌƌŝƐďƵƌŐ͕WϭϳϭϭϬͲϵϳϵϳ͘WŚŽŶĞϭͲϴϬϬͲϵϮϬͲϭϲϴϳ͘ WĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůƐƉŽƐƚĂŐĞƉĂŝĚĂƚ,ĂƌƌŝƐďƵƌŐĂŶĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŵĂŝůŝŶŐŽĸĐĞƐ͘,E'K&Z^^͗ WK^dD^dZ͗^ĞŶĚďŽƚŚŽůĚĂŶĚŶĞǁĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞƐƚŽWĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ'ĂŵĞEĞǁƐ͕ϭϰϬϴϲWƌŽƚŽŶ ZŽĂĚ͕ĂůůĂƐ͕dyϳϱϮϰϰ͘ůůŽǁƐŝdžǁĞĞŬƐĨŽƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ͘