The Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania produces a bi monthly news publication called "Pennsylvania Woods & Waters". Printed on the 15th of each month and distributed on the 1st of every other month. Copies are mailed to: USP Members, USP Member Clubs, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pennsylvania Senate, Six Regional Offices and Harrisburg Headquarters of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Game Commissioners, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commissioners, Six Regional Offices and Harrisburg Headquarters of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. PW&W includes articles on hot legislative sportsmen topics, what's new on the sporting scene, land use issues, interesting hunting and fishing stories, letters to the editor, classified adds, field notes, animal rights issues, anti issues, official USP opinions, list of USP officers, meeting times and places, membership applications, descriptions and ordering forms for USP promotional items, sporting goods and wares advertisement, guided and unguided hunting trips advertisement, any thing new and exciting in the Pennsylvania outdoor world can be found in PW&W. Get all of the "Pennsylvania Woods & Waters" news and articles. We do not publish everything online, join today and stay informed, Join Now. Below are some of the news and articles in "Pennsylvania Woods & Waters". Advertise in Pensylvania Woods & Waters The articles below are from the lastest edition of Pensylvania Woods & Waters The Numbers Don’t Lie By Greg Levengood On April 21-22, the Pa. Game Commission will hold its quarterly meeting to give final approval to the seasons and bag limits that were proposed at the January meeting. Of particular interest to deer hunters is the proposal to alter the concurrent firearms deer season in four Wildlife Management Units. In WMUs 2D, 2G, 3C and 4B, antlered bucks would be the only legal targets for the first five days of the season, followed by seven days of concurrent buck-and-doe hunting. The proposal retains the same two-week concurrent deer season in the remaining 18 WMUs. Read more We’re [NOT] All In This Together By John C. Street Right now, all across Pennsylvania, hunters, anglers and trappers are being asked, through their local sportsmen’s clubs, to decide whether they wish to continue being affiliated with – or would prefer disenfranchising from – the National Wildlife Federation. Later this spring, delegates selected by these hunters, trappers and anglers will attend a state-wide conference where they will cast their vote. Read more USP Spring Meetings Highlight Growth The USP held its Spring 2008 Board of Directors and Membership Meetings on the weekend of March 8&9 in Leola, Lancaster County. The Saturday Board Meeting preceded our annual Monte Carlo Night held in Lancaster, which turned out to be a huge success. Read more Thoughts on Expanding Special Regs Areas By Gerry Zeiber During its January meetings, the Pennsylvania Game Commission tabled a proposal to expand the Special Regulations Areas of Southeast and Western Pa. But the proposal to expand WMU 5C’s boundaries was approved unanimously. As one who lives in the western part of Berks County, the thought of possibly being included in this plan makes me shudder. Both the PGC press release and the article in the Feb. 15 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News was a bit vague on exactly what areas this expansion would include. Read more In the Pureness of White Lies Acid By Dave Wolf Snowflakes fall almost silently, unless, of course, one stops and stands absolutely still and tunes their hearing to listen to the gentle sound. The good and bad created by falling snow is both in the eyes of the beholder and harsh reality. Read more Muddy Waters in the PFBC? By Bill Miller, USP Fish & Boat Committee Chairman It seems that muddy waters aren’t affecting only the PFBC’s hard-working trout hatchery and stocking crews. The fishermen of Pa. are also trying to see through the murky waters to get some straight answers. Being the only customers of the PFBC, we deserve to be kept informed on important issues. Read more Who’s Your Buddy? By Jim Slinsky We are all actors upon a stage. That’s all life really is. We are characters acting out our parts. Some of us have bit parts, others have leading roles. No one has handed us a script. We ad lib on a daily basis, but nonetheless the show must and will go on. Read more USP Alerts In March, the USP began a new communications initiative called USP ALERTS. The ALERTS will be a means of communicating important messages or of legislative action by the PGC, DCNR and PFBC that affect the interests of hunting, fishing, shooting, and trapping. Read more USP Testifies to the Senate G&F Committee USP President Steve Mohr, USP Chairman Greg Levengood, and radio host Jim Slinsky all testified recently before the Pa. Senate Game and Fisheries Committee. The following three articles are the transcripts of that testimony. Read more We Have a Quality Group in the USP By John Johnson The meetings are over, the shows have been attended and the first quarter is behind us. I guess it’s time for this Membership Chairman to get it in gear and sort through the busiest time the USP has ever known. Read more We Have a Quality Group in the USP The following editorial was written and sent to Pa. Outdoor News in response to two articles about antler restrictions that appeared in the Feb. 29 issue of that publication. By Ken Piper Since moving to Alabama, I really look forward to getting my issues of Pennsylvania Outdoor News. The first things I usually read are the opinion column and the letters to the editor. The Feb. 29 column “Some Still Argue Antler Restrictions Don’t Work” caught my eye, and I felt compelled to share my thoughts. Read more USP News The section below is outdoor news not found in our Woods and Waters publication. New Benefit for USP Members USP President Steve Mohr, USP Chairman Greg Levengood, and radio host Jim Slinsky all testified recently before the Pa. Senate Game and Fisheries Committee. The following three articles are the transcripts of that testimony. Read more

USP Hunting License Increase Proposal

Dear Senators and Representatives,

Our level of concerns with the policies and direction of the PA Game Commission (PGC) have no parallel in the 100 + year old history of the PGC, yet we are willing and dedicated to defend it’s independency and help solve it’s financial difficulties. We recognize that to do this rests on the decisions that will come forth from the Pennsylvania General Assembly. We hope and pray that your final decisions will respect the needs of the one-million sportsmen of the Commonwealth in a careful and non-political process of deliberation. To contest the values of hunting shared by the sporting community for decades would be neglectful, yet to defend them would be deeply appreciated. Read Proposal

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Expectations of a Scientific Deer Management Plan

1.) We expect a credible deer census to accurately determine how many deer actually exist in Pennsylvania.

2.) We expect to know how many deer can be killed each year based upon the biological carrying capacity for each WMU, without jeopardizing the social benefit of the deer herd for the citizens who live and hunt there.

3.) We expect to know how many deer are killed each year by implementing mandatory reporting systems.

4.) We expect pH studies of the soil to determine if desired plant species can even grow, before condemning deer for the condition of our forests.

The Game Commission and Wildlife Ownership

Before America was settled by Europeans, Indians relied on nature to provide food. What little food they learned to raise themselves was insufficient and so the abundance of nature’s wild game- fish, turkey, deer and bison comprised their main diet. Without these natural and renewable resources the Indians would not have survived. Read Article

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