@OKWildlifeDept we feel this to our core.
DEER HAVE ANTLERS - NOT HORNS. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
ANTLERS SHED, HORNS STAY ON THE HEAD. THOSE ARE ANTLERS. A👏N👏T👏L👏E👏R👏S
Pennsylvania Game Commission
13.1K posts
Pennsylvania Game Commission
@PAGameComm
Pennsylvania's Wildlife Agency I Managing and protecting wildlife and their habitats while promoting hunting and trapping for current and future generations.
- BREAKING NEWS: The @PAGameComm busted a Chester County poaching ring, resulting in 71 charges against three residents for unlawfully killing trophy bucks. Learn more about this poaching case: bit.ly/3TYzo48.
- On Dec. 25, Wildlife Conservation Officer Amanda Isett safely captured this injured snowy owl at the Smithfield State Correctional Institution so that it could be rehabilitated at Centre Wildlife Care. It is expected to make a full recovery. #wildlifeheroes #snowyowl
- PA Game Warden Rick Dieterich rescued two bald eagles from the Susquehanna R. on Sunday evening. The eagles had likely been fighting and could not or would not let go of one another after tumbling into frigid water. Photo credit: Rebecca Weaver #wildliferescue
- More than 1.5 million acres of Pennsylvania state game lands were purchased without state tax money. These beautiful lands were paid for mostly by hunting & furtaking license dollars. #thankahunter #thankatrapper
- Breaking #HanoverEagletNews: An eaglet has hatched at the Hanover, Pa. nest! Watch live: ow.ly/KJenF
- Good morning, Pennsylvania! 🦅❤️ One of the eaglets in the PA Farm Country Eagle Nest hatched this morning and this photo was snapped shortly thereafter. If you would like to see the nest for yourself, view the livestream at bit.ly/2Wvr2UG.
- 🐾The Pennsylvania black bear den cam is now streaming LIVE from a den in Monroe County! Watch LIVE now ➡ bit.ly/36IESYu.
- PENNSYLVANIA HAS A NEW RECORD BUCK- Ron Shaulis harvested the trophy buck on Oct. 24, 2017, with a bow on public land in Westmoreland County. The rack had a net score of 185-4/8. media.pa.gov/Pages/Game-Com… Visit FB to view a video of the scoring: facebook.com/PennsylvaniaGa… #GoHuntPA
- Tomorrow, Friday Mar. 14, in the early morning sky, Pennsylvanians will be able to view the first of 2025’s two total lunar eclipses! During this event, the moon won’t disappear from view but will appear deep red, resulting in a blood moon. Let us know if you see it!
- Today is the first day of the Pennsylvania firearms deer season!
- Our dedicated officers even work over the holidays! State Game Warden Amanda Isett rescued this injured snowy owl and took it to a wildlife rehabilitator on Christmas day. #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay
- DEER-ABUSE CHARGES FILED Brookville teenagers face aggravated animal cruelty, other counts. News Release ➡️ media.pa.gov/Pages/Game-Com….
- GAME WARDEN TO BECOME OFFICIAL OFFICER TITLE For the first time in its 122-year history, the Pennsylvania Game Commission will call its law-enforcement officers “state game wardens.” The change takes effect Jan. 1, 2018. Rull News release: ht.ly/wLT930hrjJn