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Article: Grouse Hunting May Be Below Average in Some Areas; Squirrels Abound in Pennsylvania's Forests and Woodlots; Game Commission Posts Field Forecasts on Website.
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- October 23, 2009
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Due to late spring/early summer weather conditions across much of the state, Pennsylvania Game Commission biologists expect ruffed grouse hunting to be somewhat below average for the more than 100,000 hunters who annually pursue these challenging game birds.
The opening day of the state's three-part grouse season is Saturday, Oct. 17, and runs through Nov. 28. The season reopens Dec. 14 to 23, and then again from Dec. 26 to Jan. 23. Participating hunters must have a valid Pennsylvania hunting license and follow the regulations that govern this rugged sport of brush-busting and mountain-scampering.
"Pennsylvania's 2008-09 grouse season was a pretty good ...