The Sportsman's Corner

June 17 is the first day to buy hunting licenses for the 2019-00 hunting seasons. It will be interesting to see how many additional hunters drop out of hunting because of the PGC's short-sighted policies. If I didn't already have a lifetime license, I don't know whether I would spend the money on a Pennsylvania license, though turkey hunting would probably keep me in the license-buying fold.

I am concerned about the future of wild-turkey hunting. The population of birds has shrunk throughout the state. The May "Pennsylvania Game News" noted that the turkey population in WMA 4A, the local area,...