Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- April 24, 2007

Spring gobbler season brings challenge of safe hunting (:47)

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SATURDAY IS THE START OF PENNSYLVANIA'S SPRING GOBBLER SEASON, AND EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING EXCELLENT TURKEY HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT A PENN STATE SPECIALIST REMINDS HUNTERS THAT SAFETY SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONSIDERATION. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:

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(:24) THE NUMBERS OF MALE WILD TURKEYS WERE OUTSTANDING IN 2006, AND EXPERTS SAY THIS YEAR COULD BE EVEN BETTER. BUT BECAUSE TURKEY HUNTERS TRADITIONALLY WEAR ALL CAMOFLAUGE INSTEAD OF BLAZE ORANGE, TURKEY HUNTING TYPICALLY HAS HIGHER RISK THAN OTHER SEASONS. PENN STATE WILDLIFE SPECIALIST GARY SAN JULIAN SAYS THE KEY TO SAFETY IS FOLLOWING SUCH PRECAUTIONS AS KEEPING ROCKS OR TREES AT YOUR BACK, POSTING BLAZE ORANGE NEAR YOUR STAND, AND NOT STALKING GAME:

San Julian Actuality:
(:15) "AND, ABOVE ALL, MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR TARGET IS, AND WHAT IS BEYOND THAT TARGET, SO YOU CAN TAKE A SAFE SHOT. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTION WHATSOVER, PASS THAT SHOT UP."

(:08) STATE CONSERVATION EXPERTS SAY TURKEY POPULATIONS SHOULD BE CLOSE TO 2002 LEVELS, WHICH ARE THE HIGHEST ON RECORD. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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Learn more:

"Pennsylvania Turkey Hunting" article (on Pennsylvania Game Commission Web site)

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