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* Directly or indirectly feed wild,
free-ranging deer. It is already illegal
to feed elk statewide.
* Rehabilitate wild, free-ranging
deer or elk.
The new boundary line for DMA
2 follows Route 134 north from the
Maryland line for about 4 miles to the
intersection of U.S. Route 15, then
follows Route 15 north for 36.4 miles,
crossing Route 581 where it becomes
Route 11. It then follows Route 11 for
2.4 miles to where it meets the west
shore of the Susquehanna River at
Front Street. The boundary follows the
Susquehanna River north for about 15.1
miles to Route 22.
Updated maps of all DMAs can be
found online at https://arcg.is/1G4TLr.
It's important for hunters to stay upto-date
on DMA boundaries since they
can change at any time. For instance,
the Game Commission announced a
previous expansion to DMA 2 in April,
along with other changes including
the establishment of a new DMA 7 in
northeastern Pennsylvania.
Hunters can assist in slowing CWD's
spread by harvesting deer in areas
where the Game Commission seeks
enhanced surveillance. At presstime,
there were 15 CWD Deer Management
Assistance Program (DMAP) areas
this year - each around a high-priority
CWD detection.
" We hope to increase sample numbers
in these areas so that we can have a
better understanding of the extent of the
disease, " said Game Commission CWD
Section Coordinator Andrea Korman.
Hunters can purchase up to two
DMAP permits per unit.
The units are designated by number:
3468, 3934, 4311, 4312, 4313, 4314,
4315, 4316, 4464, 4760, 4803, 4806,
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4825, 4839 and 4843.
Hunters can find the units by county
and check for available permits at
https://www.pgcapps.pa.gov/Harvest/
DMAP. Permits can then be purchased
at any license issuing agent or online at
huntfish.pa.gov.
CWD always is fatal to deer, elk and
other cervids. CWD spreads through
direct animal-to-animal contact, as well
as indirectly through prion-contaminated
environments.
While there is no evidence of CWD
infecting humans or other species
under natural conditions, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
recommends not eating the meat of a
CWD-positive deer.
Within DMAs, hunters can have
their deer tested for free by dropping its
head in one of the Game Commission's
collection bins, the locations of which
can be found online.
LATE ARRIVAL EXPLAINED
Pennsylvania Game News, once again,
apologizes to readers for the late arrival
of recent issues of the magazine.
" Everything we do at Game News is
for our readers, and if there was anything
we could do to ensure the magazine
shows up in mailboxes on schedule each
month, we'd do it without hesitation, "
said Game News Editor Travis Lau. " We
work hard continually to bring you a
magazine filled with timely content, but
some parts of the process are outside
our control. "
Late arrival of Game News in recent
months is tied to the limited availability
of certain grades of paper, which has
made it increasingly difficult for print
shops to secure needed materials for
jobs and print them on schedule. Industry
experts are hopeful, however, the end to
such problems is in sight.
" In the meantime, thanks for your
patience and continued support, " Lau said.
https://www.pgcapps.pa.gov/Harvest/DMAP https://www.pgcapps.pa.gov/Harvest/DMAP http://huntfish.pa.gov https://www.arcg.is/1G4TLr
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