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the regulations require that the mentor-to-mentored youth ratio be one-to-one, and that the pair possesses only one sporting arm when hunting. While moving, the sporting arm must be carried by the mentor. When the pair reaches a stationary hunting location, the youth may take possession of the sporting arm, but must remain within arm’s length of the adult mentor at all times while in possession of the sporting arm. Legal species presently approved for the MYHP are squirrels, groundhogs, coyotes, antlered and antlerless deer, and spring gobbler. all youth participating in the MYHP must obtain a permit, which costs $2.70, through the game Commission’s Pennsylvania automated License system (PaLs). Of that fee, one dollar goes to the game Commission, one dollar goes to the issuing agent, and 70 cents goes to the company managing PaLs. Board adopts resolution to support Sunday hunting the Board approved a resolution to support repeal of the statutory prohibition on sunday hunting. the vote on the resolution, which was proposed by game Commissioner Jay Delaney Jr. and seconded by game Commissioner Ralph a. Martone, was four in support, three opposed and one abstention. those voting in support of the resolution were game Commissioners Delaney, Martone, David J. Putnam and Robert W. schlemmer. those voting in opposition were game Commissioners thomas E. Boop, David W. schreffler and Ron-

ald a. Weaner. game Commissioner gregory J. Isabella abstained. game Commission staff will present the resolution to the House game and Fisheries Committee, which has been holding public hearings on the topic of sunday hunting. the text of the resolution is as follows: “the Board of Commissioners for the Pennsylvania game Commission declares its support for a repeal of prohibitions on sunday hunting by the amending of title 34 (game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated statues in Hunting and trapping. “Whereas, Pennsylvania has experienced consistent declines in hunting participation by both resident and non-resident hunters over the past several decades, with both the number of licenses sold and revenues generated experiencing steady declines, and “Whereas, youth participation is vital to maintaining the long-standing tradition of hunting in Pennsylvania, we can effectively double the number of hunting days for youths during the school year by offering sunday hunting, and “Whereas, sunday hunting is an effective means of recruiting new hunters and retaining current hunters by increasing the value of the hunting license through offering additional opportunities to spend time in the field, and “Whereas, many Pennsylvania residents seek hunting opportunities and hunting leases in neighboring states that offer sunday hunting; sunday hunting will keep Pennsylvania hunters in Pennsylvania, and “Whereas Pennsylvania has a

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