PA Game Commission Posts Agenda for April Meeting on Website

Agency to webcast April 23 staff reports and April 24 voting session

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The agenda for the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners' upcoming quarterly meeting, slated for April 23-24, was posted on the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) today, and can be viewed by clicking the "Commissioners' Meeting April 23-24" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the right-hand column of the homepage.

The Board meeting will be held in the auditorium of the agency's Harrisburg headquarters to collect additional recommendations on the 2012-13 seasons and bag limits, and to conduct a workshop and formal meeting.  The headquarters is at 2001 Elmerton Ave., just off the Progress Avenue exit of Interstate 81 in Harrisburg.

On Monday, April 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m., the Board will hear public comments on the proposed 2012-13 hunting and furtaking seasons and bag limits.  Individuals interested in offering public testimony – limited to five minutes – may begin to register at 7:45 a.m. on a first-come, first-to-speak basis.  At the completion of the public comment period, the Board will receive various staff reports.

Additionally, on April 23, the Game Commission will begin its webcast of the Board's meeting with the staff reports through its website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) for those unable to attend the meeting in Harrisburg. Those interested in viewing the meeting will be able to click on a special icon that will be placed on the agency's website once the staff reports begin. 

On Tuesday, April 24, beginning at 8:30 a.m., the Game Commission will take up its prepared agenda to, among other things, give final approval to hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits for 2012-13 and set antlerless deer license allocations for the 2012-13 seasons.  Doors open at 7:45 a.m.  Those interested in viewing the meeting will be able to click on a special icon on the agency's website beginning at 8:30 a.m. 

Copies of agenda and minutes from prior Board meetings back to 2006 can be viewed on the Game Commission's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) by putting your cursor over "Resources" in the menu bar under the banner photo, moving your cursor over "Reports & Minutes" in the drop-down menu listing, and then clicking on "Commission Board Meeting Minutes" in the next drop-down menu listing.

To Connect with Wildlife, visit the Game Commission at the following:

Website: www.pgc.state.pa.us
Twitter: www.twitter.com/PAGameComm
YouTube: www.youtube.com/pagamecommission
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaGameCommission

Note to Editors: If you would like to receive Game Commission news releases via e-mail, please send a note with your name, address, telephone number and the name of the organization you represent to: [email protected].

SOURCE Pennsylvania Game Commission

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