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CWD INFORMATION

For over a year now USP along with several other sportsmen groups have been working with the North American CWD Project to find a cure for neurological diseases (CWD, mad cow, scrapie, CJD, Alzheimer’s, etc..). This research is performed by Dr. Frank Bastian at the Bastian Laboratory for Neurological Disease research located at University of New Orleans. Funds for this research are being delayed by the Prion industry that is more interested in their business than finding a cure and government bureaucracy.

We have moved all CWD information to our CWD information page.

In a news release at the PA State Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg on February 4, 2019 USP announced a history making project. USP and several sportsmen groups join with North America CWD Project to find a cure for CWD.    View that news release by clicking the picture below.

CWD IMPACT ASSESSMENT
FOR MEGAFAUNA WILDLIFE IN AMERICA’S
NATIONAL PARKS AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST
By John Eveland
Director- NACWD Project

Baseline Information. Dr. Frank Bastian has made a paradigm-shifting medical discovery -- Read more

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FINAL 2020-21 HUNTING/TRAPPING

SEASONS APPROVED

At their April 7, 2020 meeting the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners gave final approval to hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits for the 2020-21 license year. Read news release

Listen to the April 7, 2020 Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners meeting yourselves via You Tube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3pT42oGBoE

Corrupt Pennsylvania Game Commission  

PGC HARVEST REPORT
By Blaine M. Toy

It is my opinion we received more fake news from our Pennsylvania Game Commission in the form of their 2019-20 hunting season harvest report released March 19, 2020. Read this report yourself.   They claim hunters harvested 4 percent more deer than the 374,690 harvested last year.

It is a shame the hunters have lost all respect for the PGC, they have no regard for the PA hunters.

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Upset with the PGC?

If you are upset with the reckless decision of PGC please contact your legislators, the Pennsylvania Game & Fish Committees or PGC Commissioners.  You only have yourselves to blame if you don't make your concerns heard! Make sure your voice is heard, information below about your Legislators and the game & fisheries committees.  It's up to you!

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Game & Fisheries Committees or
Find your Legislators Click Here

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The Pennsylvania Deer Wars

For your reading pleasure 2 essays showing PGC's disregard for the PA hunters.

Essay by the late Dr. N. Charles Bolgiano written in 2007!

Essay By Woody written in 2020!

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PA TROUT SEASON NOW OPEN

Read the news release

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Anti-gun Ammunition bill introduced

Do not let Pennsylvania become another Virginia with the politicians attempting to take away our right to bear arms and protect ourselves.   Read more

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$72 Million Surplus in PGC Game fund?

The PGC hold $72 million surplus in the game fund, and another $6.5 million in 7 escrow accounts according to an audit report released by Auditor General Eugene DePasquale

During the audit is was brought out that some of the royalty check were not cashed till as many as 63 days after being received. Are they trying to decide where to hide that money?

With this amount of money, why is PGC crying for a license increase?

Read Pennlive.com news release!

Read York Daily Record news release!

Read the full 136-page Performance Audit Report!

Review of PGC Audit
By Ron Benjamin

The Summary taking up the first dozen pages, or so, really is all one needs to understand how far out of compliance PGC has drifted. The report was well written in my opinion, as far as it went? The analysis of game lands gas monies was too brief in my opinion since only about 25% of the gas companies with SGL leases or royalty payments were audited! Only 18 of the 66 gas companies were analyzed.

The seven escrows accounts were not considered in PGC budget preparation, were not in the Game Fund or the State Treasury. The escrow accounts were found by the auditors to be controlled solely by the PGC’s Chief Counsel!

I was stunned to read there were over 100 EXCESS vehicles in the PGC fleet. How many doe tags or resident hunting licenses does it take to pay for 100+ IDLE Vehicles! I think the auditors should have question why so many PGC employees NEED a PGC funded vehicle as a perk for their job?

WE AT USP HAVE MANY QUESTIONS?

First: When the PA Auditors discovered “PGC had 100+ EXCESS Vehicles", Did the auditors determine WHO Requested the Excess Vehicles and Did the auditors FIX RESPONSIBILITY ONTO the person who APPROVED the Acquisition of the Excess Vehicles at $400 or $500 per month, per Lease???? WHO APPROVED the Expenditure? IF THIS EXCESS Vehicle Cost had not been CONTRACTED, would a Hunting License Fee INCREASE be NEEDED?? Why is a PGC paid-for Vehicle a perk for upper level PGC management?

Second: WHY is the PGC Chief Counsel the ONLY person in control of the MILLIONS of gas Money??? What did the auditors FIND in the way of such SGL Money JUSTIFICATION??? WHO authorized and APPROVED this? I did not see where the PA Auditors Named the wrongdoers in this financial LACK of Control of Hunters" Game Land Money. WHY did the PA Auditors conducting a PGC Audit NOT FIX RESPONSIBILITY onto the persons who were so FAR out of Compliance?

Finally, I think the State Auditor General had MUCH new information to justify a FAR DEEPER Inquiry INTO PGC Operations. Only he can say why he quit before the Job Was Done!

Contact your Legislator TODAY!!!

Find your Representative or Senator.

Alert from USP Regarding audit

Please read this Second alert!

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Gun Legislation
Very important bill SB 531

This bill will make cities and municipalities financially liable for assaulting the Rights and Liberties of Law-Abiding Citizens. Mayors and City Councils that violate State Preemption Laws and disregard the Constitutions of PA and the United States HATE THIS BILL! We need to hold accountable the Elected Officials who feel they are above the law and who take their direction from anti-Liberty forces and gun grabbing special interests.

Many Politicians are attempting to take our guns away so they can control the citizens by socialism or dictatorship. For further information on SB531 visit Firearm Owners Against Crime. Click Here

Please contact your senator and ask them to support the proposed Preemption Legislation SB 531. Find your Senator.

Stop the city of Pittsburgh, Pelosi, Gov.. Wolfe, etc... Stand up for your 2nd Amendment right to bear arms in your defense. Gun laws only harm the legal citizens, the criminals will always find a way through illegal ways to get and keep weapons.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission
Votes against its paying customers

Well it’s official, our Game Commission showed their arrogance again by going against their customers. On April 9, 2019 they voted 5 for and 3 against changing the traditional Monday to the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. All polls showed the hunters were anywhere from 65% to 95% against the changing opening day. Those 5 commissioners should be removed from the commission for voting what they want not their customers.

Please write or contact the game and Fisheries commission Here are the links to the Pennsylvania Game and Fisheries commission for both the State Senate and House of Representatives. 

PGC Leadership Decides by Personal Opinion
By Randy Santucci
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PGC kicked sand in the sportsmen’s faces again
By Blaine Toy
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Changing Deer opener from

Monday to Saturday

I have received several letters regarding this issue, so far all against Saturday opener and none in support of it.   Below are copies of those letters:     Read more

HIGH and WIDE OUTDOORS
Randy Santucci Saturday opener Interview

Randy Santucci was interviewed by Tay Waltenbaugh and Jack Brown, hosts of High and Wide Outdoors, regarding the Saturday deer opener. The one-hour show was broadcast on Sunday, March 24, 2019 from their radio studio in Latrobe, PA (1480 AM / 97.3 FM). You can listen to that broadcast by clicking here.

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WHAT the PGC finally listens to the public?
Well not really!
Read more

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Membership Request

By - Pete Kingsley

If USP could get a Christmas present from the good old white haired round guy with a beard, (that drives a sleigh pulled by deer), it would be to get lots of new members this New Year. Seriously, to get a good jump on increasing our membership, we would like to ask each USP member to give a present this Christmas of a USP membership. A $20.00 gift to someone you know will go a long way to helping our hunting and fishing stay strong and would be a gift worth giving. Thanks in advance for helping USP stay large and healthy.

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Failed PGC Deer Policy Costing Taxpayers $92 Million Per Year
By Phil Wagner

On February 20th in the state capitol, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced in the presence of a room of sportsmen that the official financial audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission was underway, and overdue.   Read more

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Handgun Concealed Carry Reciprocity
in the various States
By Ron Benjamin

As Chairman of the USP FIREARMS Committee,    Read more

Concealed Carry Weapons Permit Travel
By Ron Benjamin

Recently, a USP member sent me an email suggesting Maryland State Police are using their vehicle on-board computers connected to automatic license plate readers to flag out-of-state vehicles with owners who have concealed carry weapons permits (CCWs).    Read More

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Research indicates coyote predation

on deer in East manageable

USP president Randy Santucci was invited and presented research on the coyote problem four years ago to the PGC board of commissioners. Dr. Rosenberry refuted the research and they did not take any action. Dr. Rosenberry is acknowledged as a contributor in the current coyote predation article attached. Another time USP was right and the PGC wrong.     Click here to read the article.

Leveling the Hunting Field for Coyotes

By Dr. Dennis Wydra

The use of semi-automatic rifles for hunting in Pennsylvania has been illegal for decades...   Read more

AR Rifles in the Hunting Woods

Modern Sporting Rifle?

They're accurate, they're customizable and they're fun to shoot. Why you're about to see more AR-style rifles in the woods.    Read more

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GETTING THEIR BANG FOR THE BUCK

By John Eveland

As documented in the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (DCNR's) Deer Management Plan, concurrent seasons, antler restrictions, and hunters, themselves, have been used to reduce the deer population and maintain the herd at exceedingly low numbers.   Read more

The Costs and Benefits of FSC Certification of DCNR Forests

Read more

SocioEconomic Impact of the DCNR/PGC
Forest-Certification/Deer-Reduction Program
Read more

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Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania  
Supports responsible Drilling.

Please visit our new gas page.

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Important information for our visitors with

complains regarding the deer situation in their

area, find your Representative or Senator.

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The USP is here for the sportsmen.

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One purpose of the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania is to bring attention to important issues relating to hunting, fishing, trapping and shooting.   We publish and distribute a quarterly news letter (Woods & Waters) for our members.

Our missions are:

• To promote and maintain high standards in conservation of our natural resources.
• To cooperate with State and Federal agencies and all sportsmen organizations to protect and achieve the needs of both wildlife and sportsmen.
• To defend our heritage right to hunt, fish, trap, and to protect our constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
• To promote programs to educate the public about hunting, fishing, trapping and shooting for all future generations.

Being the largest independent statewide sportsmen organization in Pennsylvania, we can accomplish a lot with just a small amount of money. All of the USP officers are highly motivated, interested, knowledgeable sportsmen and all are non salaried, and even our professional full time representative in Harrisburg is a non salaried officer. In spite of all this we cannot perform miracles, and we cannot exist without you as a member. Join Now!