On April 18, the Board will begin
voting on the meeting agenda at 8:30 a. Appointed to the Board in 2000, Palone was first
elected vice-president in 2004, and re-elected in 2005. Overall, 190 fishers were released in Pennsylvania as part of a
reintroduction partnered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission , Frostburg State
University and Pennsylvania State University.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission: Final Adoption of Seasons and Bag Limits Postponed to April; Board Elects Boop President; Game Commissioners Approve Important F

The change makes
spotlighting unlawful during any rifle/shotgun season in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D
that occurs after the traditional two-week antlered/antlerless season.

BOARD TAKES ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS
In other action today, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners also:

- Gave final approval to allow hunters and trappers to apply over-the-
counter at agency offices for elk licenses, special wild turkey
licenses, bobcat permits, and Deer Management Assistance Program
harvest permits;

- Gave final approval to a measure to eliminate language that prohibits
DMAP permit holders from being declared ineligible if they fail to
submit a report card during the previous license year;

- Gave final approval to a measure to permit licensed furtakers to take
possession of furbearers killed on Pennsylvania's highways throughout
the year, except for river otters, bobcats and fishers .S.

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"License buyers have asked for - and we attempted to provide - more
advance notice of season dates to help them select their vacation days," said
Carl Roe, Game Commission executive director . Schreffler, Everett, Bedford County.
Game Commissioners are nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the
state Senate to serve an eight-year term.
In fiscal year 2005, the U. State distribution of grant monies is
determined using a formula that appropriates funds based on a state's land
area and population. In addition, the project will help Game Commission staff in developing
reliable field methods to monitor statewide population trends.
Fishers are about the size of a gray fox, have a dark brown coat, and are
as comfortable scampering in a forest's canopy as they are roaming the forest
floor. 1 to June 30 annually to
provide apprentice falconers more opportunities to take the test.
Graves tossed the handgun back in his vehicle and ignored the command. Graves was then taken into custody without incident and was treated
and released at a local hospital.
"Graves put himself and the officer in an obvious life or death
situation," Cavanaugh said.

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Commissioner Roxane S. Young fishers disperse from their family unit in late summer. The
exam, which includes questions about basic biology, care and handling
of raptors, literature and regulations, is provided at each of the
agency's six regional offices;

- Gave final approval to a measure to allow property owners to obtain a
depredation permit to take threatened or endangered birds that are
causing economic loss or to protect their property , but only if the
taking is intended to reinforce and support ongoing non-lethal control
methods as part of an integrated damage management program.
U.T.

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Isabella was appointed to the Board in 2003.
Other Commissioners are: John J. Case Stemmed from Firearm Incident with Metro Nashville Police Officer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Clifton Knowles in Nashville June 20 for his initial court appearance.
Officer Shelton fired two shots at Graves, one of which struck him in the
shoulder.

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The program's
philosophy is that it's cheaper - and far more effective and responsible - to
invest now to protect or restore wildlife populations than waiting until
populations reach critically low levels and need expensive "emergency room
care" through the Endangered Species Act.

Madison Man Arrested for Federal Firearms Violation

Officer Shelton ordered Graves to drop the firearm and to get on the ground. Attorney's Office and Davidson County District Attorney
General 's Office under a violent crime reduction initiative known as Project
Safe Neighborhoods, also known locally as H.A.

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m. Graves was previously
convicted of robbery in 2001 and received three years probation .

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"However, since deer harvest
data will not be available until mid-March and bear and wild turkey harvest
results were just made available, the Board and staff concluded more time was
needed before taking final action on the 2006-07 seasons and bag limits. They do, however, use federal dollars to help us learn more about
and better manage wildlife. The furbearers,
one of the largest members of the weasel family, disappeared in the state in
the late 1800s and early 1900s as a result of deforestation and unregulated
trapping. As large chunks of
Pennsylvania were clear-cut in the latter 1800s, fishers became more
concentrated and the elusive animal became easy to find. on the day before the opening of the regular
antlered/antlerless deer season to the day after the season closes.
Since additional firearms hunting seasons have been established in the
state's urban/suburban WMUs , the regulations had to be amended to prohibit
spotlighting during these extended or late firearms seasons. 21-23, 2007. Vines, Chief Ronal Serpas of the Metropolitan
Nashville Police Department and Special Agent in Charge James M. He was charged with aggravated assault on
the officer and was released after posting a $25,000 bond.

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It was considered that moving preliminary consideration of
seasons and bag limits to late October would improve customer service and
reduce deadline pressures - when seasons proposed in January are adopted in
April - to get Board actions finalized through governmental processes and
published.m. Commissioner Thomas E. Riley, Pocono Township, Monroe County;
Russell E. Schleiden, Centre Hall, Centre County; H. 9.S.
SWG is America's - as well as Pennsylvania 's - best hope for aggressively
stemming the decline of threatened and endangered species. Matthew R. They may not be used, directly or indirectly, for locating
game;

- Gave preliminary approval to allow hunters to use atlatls to harvest
deer; and

- Announced the next scheduled meeting of the Board will be held April
17-18, in the auditorium of the agency 's Harrisburg headquarters, 2001
Elmerton Ave. Magistrate
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Both days are open to the public.

BOARD ELECTS BOOP PRESIDENT
The Board of Game Commissioners today elected new officers during its
annual reorganization for 2006. Palone, of Waynesburg, Greene County, was re-
elected vice-president. Daniel Hill III, Erie,
Erie County; and David W. An advisory group, comprised of Game Commission and Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission staff, review and rank SWG projects, and then secure
Board of Commissioners approvals for selected projects. Fishers, which weigh eight to 15 pounds,
depending upon age and sex, are active all winter and have young in March and
April. Mohr asked that staff draft regulations for the
April meeting to allow the use of crossbows in all seasons, except for
archery deer seasons;

- Gave preliminary approval to a regulatory change that clarifies
electronic devices, including "e-collars," radio-telemetry dog tracking
systems and "beeper collars" may be used to locate dogs while training
or hunting. 1-
3; and Jan.
At the residence, Graves exited his vehicle with a pistol in his hand.
Instead, Graves reached back into the vehicle where he had thrown the pistol.

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Isabella, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County,
was elected secretary." Given their natural uncommonness
and penchant for inhabiting the more rugged areas of the state, that wasn't
too surprising . Except for the
three species identified as prohibited, all highway-killed furbearers
picked up by licensed furtakers outside of hunting and/or trapping
seasons for that species must be reported to the Game Commission within
24 hours after the individual takes possession of the furbearer. The change
will permit crossbows to be legal to use as early as the 2006 spring
gobbler season. Code, Section 922(g)(1). Graves refused to
initially pull over until he arrived at a residence on W.

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Roe noted that the public may offer comments on these proposals between
now and the next Board meeting, April 17-18, at which time the Board will
consider final adoption of seasons and bag limits for 2006-07 and set
antlerless deer license allocations.

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, and open with public comments. Boop, of Sunbury,
Northumberland County, was elected Board President. Pennsylvania's share of this funding
package was nearly $2 million.
Joshua E.

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Larkin and Dr. The recovery effort followed
about eight decades of fisher-less forests in Penn 's Woods.

RECREATIONAL SPOTLIGHTING RESTRICTIONS ADOPTED
The Board of Game Commissioners today adopted regulatory language that
extends the ban on recreational spotlighting during the regular firearms deer
seasons and will include the late firearms deer seasons in Wildlife Management
Units 2B, 5C and 5D.atf.

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On Oct. 4, the Board gave preliminary approval to proposed 2006-07 seasons
and bag limits. Boop, who was appointed to
the Board in 2003, previously served as Secretary in 2005. Despite its name, fishers really aren't fish predators. Under the new business portion of the meeting, Game
Commissioner Stephen L.S.

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Until a
successor is qualified, Commissioner Stephen L. Mohr, of Bainbridge, Lancaster
County, is serving an extension of up to six months of his eight -year term
that expired Dec.

GAME COMMISSIONERS APPROVE IMPORTANT FISHER PROJECT
The Board of Game Commissioners approved a project that will estimate
Pennsylvania's fisher population size and distribution. They'll eat
fish if they happen upon a dead or discarded one. Simply stated ,
this case is another example of why federal law prohibits violent felons from
having guns and ammo."
The case is the result of investigative efforts of the Metro Nashville
Police Department 's Special Response SWAT officers, the Metro Nashville Police
Department's Specialized Investigations Division, the ATF Metro Crime Gun
Unit, the U.

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The work will be
funded through the State Wildlife Grants program (SWG) of the U. The Game Commission is still waiting to learn
how much funding Pennsylvania will receive this year. Jeffery L. The result was
catastrophic to the species., A Madison, Tenn .

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Commissioner Gregory J.
"Managing the state's wild birds and mammals is an ever-increasing
responsibility that is supported by limited funding, which restricts the Game
Commission's ability to provide sufficient funding to all species," noted
agency Executive Director Carl Roe.
"SWG projects do not cause a net reduction in the agency's general or
"game" fund.

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Dr. Game Commission biologist Matt Lovallo will
serve as an agency collaborator on the project.
The fisher's decline was hastened by its dependency on large tracts of
unbroken forest to accommodate its nomad-like lifestyle . The
remainder of the state will be unaffected. Cavanaugh of
the Nashville Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), announced the arrest. Graves appeared before U.

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Pennsylvania's fisher reintroduction got started back in 1994, when 22
fishers were released on the Sproul State Forest in Centre and Clinton
counties. If
convicted, he could face up to 10 years in federal prison and up to a $250,000
fine.

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S. Fish and Wildlife Service distributed $69
million in SWG funding to states. "Since their inception, State Wildlife
Grants have helped the Game Commission accomplish much for a variety of
species, and especially now because our revenues cannot adequately fund the
vast needs of Pennsylvania's wildlife. Graves, 22, was arrested June 19 on the federal charge , a
violation of Title 18, U. Attorney James K.

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Dzialak of Indiana University of Pennsylvania will
be spearheading this project.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. On April 17, the meeting will begin at
8:30 a. They receive no salary, but are
reimbursed for expenses to attend Game Commission quarterly meetings and other
functions. No state receives more than five percent or less than one
percent of the available funds. But they prefer squirrels,
rabbits, porcupines and carrion. Currently, crossbows may be used to hunt bear, elk,
during any statewide firearms deer season and during any established
deer season in Wildlife Management Units 2B, 5C and 5D. Other meetings set by the Board, all of which will be
held in the agency's headquarters in Harrisburg, are: June 5-6; Oct., man who fled
from police and refused to respond to their commands now faces federal
firearms charges for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Under federal
law, convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. There is no parole in the federal prison system.

Contact: Special Agent/ PIO Eric Kehn
(615) 565-1252

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The fisher project will identify the geographic distribution of fishers in
the Commonwealth , as well as population densities and a minimum population
size. The Game Commission, for decades , has prohibited
spotlighting anytime from 11 p.m. The
regulation was established to reduce the waste of a valuable resource;

- Gave final approval to a measure to clarify the six -person hunting
party limit for small game hunters doesn't apply to waterfowl or dove
hunters when hunting from a blind or other stationary position;

- Gave final approval to action to expand the falconry examination period
from the month of May to a period from Jan. Monticello Avenue in
Madison, Tenn.

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, Awaiting further harvest data and
information about deer, bear and turkey seasons from 2005, the Pennsylvania
Board of Game Commissioners, at the recommendation of agency staff, voted to
postpone giving final approval to proposed 2006-07 seasons and bag limits
until its meeting on April 17-18. She also was elected
to serve as board secretary in 2003. Fish and
Wildlife Service and by matching funds provided by Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. Most Pennsylvanians didn't notice the loss of
the state's "black cats," or "tree foxes. Spotlighting is still allowed
during the early archery, muzzleloader and special firearms antlerless seasons
statewide . The permit
will be denied if the taking of a specific species would be detrimental
to the population of that species as a whole, as determined by
available biological data;

- Gave final approval to a measure to permit hunters to use crossbows for
turkey seasons.

S.
The investigation began just after midnight June 15, when Metro Police
Officer Joe Shelton attempted to stop Graves for reckless driving and for
suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. "Graves' actions and his illegal gun possession
became an immediate combination jeopardizing public safety.S. (Help Eliminate Armed
Thugs).

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