[casey]

MEMORANDUM

Posted:​	March 8, 2023 01:48 PM
From:​	Senator Lisa M. Boscola
To:​	All Senate members
Subject:​	Changing Opening Day of PA Deer Rifle Season

In the near future, I intend to introduce legislation that will permanently move the opening day of Pennsylvania Deer Rifle Season back to the Monday after Thanksgiving. The annual deer rifle season is special in Pennsylvania. My office received a number of letters and phone calls regarding the impact of moving opening day to the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Local business owners and hunters seem aligned that the move of opening day has hurt businesses and many of the traditions associated with the longstanding original opening day. Currently, deer season begins the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It has been this way since a change in 2019. This legislation will not affect Sunday hunting, nor will it determine the duration of the season. It is my hope that you will join me in supporting legislation to change opening day back.

 

[Bigbrownie]

I liked the Monday opener….but the fat lady has sang. Aren’t there more pressing matters before the state legislators?

 

[bradford13]

CMon Man! We still dealing with this? Saturday opener blows😂

 

[Brent20]

The return of Monday!!!!!

 

[johnny v.]

What happened to moving it back to Monday and including the 2 Sundays.

 

[Wingatchtochwilsit]

Looks like someone got wined and dined by Scamtucci on the USP’s dime.

 

[Woodland Warrior]

 

[SRA-5C+]

I want my Monday opener back, man I do not want to share those woods with all those working people that can not take off Monday! Darn flat lander's!

 

[Wingatchtochwilsit]

What happened to moving it back to Monday and including the 2 Sundays.

They dropped that facade.
The USP is behind these proposed bills and they are 100% against Sunday hunting.

 

[johnny v.]

Thanks Wing

 

[TrashPanda]

Regardless of what I think about any given topic, I wish the legislators would stay the heck out of anything to do with game and fish management. And I wish everyone whining to their legislators would just shut up and realize that their opinion does not represent all sportspeople out there.

 

[TrashPanda]

All that needs said right here......!!!

 

[Brent20]

What happened to moving it back to Monday and including the 2 Sundays.

The third Sunday could easily be included in this. But for some unknown they throw the third moveable Sunday into bear season. The PGC could easily place the floating Sunday into the first weekend of firearms season.

 

[Brent20]

Regardless of what I think about any given topic, I wish the legislators would stay the heck out of anything to do with game and fish management. And I wish everyone whining to their legislators would just shut up and realize that their opinion does not represent all sportspeople out there.

I could maybe understand this response….if the BOC wasn’t a total political appointment. The BOC appointments are made by the governor. The BOC then make the laws….with no necessary background!!

 

[Brent20]

I want my Monday opener back, man I do not want to share those woods with all those working people that can not take off Monday! Darn flat lander's!

How about ruining a tradition that ran strong for 64 years!!

 

[TrashPanda]

How about ruining a tradition that ran strong for 64 years!!

You won't have to look hard to find my true feelings about that. But the only thing that would be dumber and more divisive and destructive than the initial reasons given for making that change would be to change it back again now. I hated the change and there are many revisionist historians on here who want to use smoke and mirrors about why it was done.

But as damaging as the move has been among hunters themselves I think I would hate it even more for it to change back now. Time to move on and hunt.

 

[Wingatchtochwilsit]

How about ruining a tradition that ran strong for 64 years!!

Ran so strong we lost half a million hunters the last 36 seasons it was in place?

(and it only ran 56 seasons… not 64)

 

[TrashPanda]

My gosh, it was SO nice to log on here for a month or so and not read anything about this STUPID FREAKIN TOPIC.

And now here we are.............................YET AGAIN. And I was stupid enough to chime in. I just want to scream. Guess it's time to get off of HPA for a couple months again until maybe, just maybe this crap can blow over. But I doubt that it will. Later fellas.

 

[Brent20]

My gosh, it was SO nice to log on here for a month or so and not read anything about this STUPID FREAKIN TOPIC.

And now here we are.............................YET AGAIN. And I was stupid enough to chime in. I just want to scream. Guess it's time to get off of HPA for a couple months again until maybe, just maybe this crap can blow over. But I doubt that it will. Later fellas.

This topic has been on the top of all pages for the past four years.

 

[bohunr]

when did deer season close...i'm still deer hunting, working on AG tag (red tag) # 3