Pennsylvania Game News - July 2019 - 44

DALEY RESIGNS POST
Commissioner James Daley, who
represented District 1 in northwestern
Pennsylvania, announced in April he would
resign his post effective June 1.
Daley, of Cranberry Township, was
appointed in February 2015, and his fouryear term expired in February 2019, but he
remained on the board under a six-month
extension.
Daley, who voted against the 2019
Saturday opener, said his resignation
stemmed from that decision.
Daley is a longtime Hunter-Trapper
Education instructor who was named
Instructor of the Year in 2009.

the president of the Board of Game
Commissioners, and some other board
members.
While the 2019 deer season will open
on Saturday, Nov. 30, Layton assured
the committee chairmen the Board of
Commissioners in the coming year will
be looking very closely at the potential
benefits and drawbacks of a Saturday
opener. The commissioners will be

looking to see if there's evidence the
Saturday opener increased hunting license
sales and hunter success, and looking to
gauge the opinions of hunters who will
have taken part in the state's first Saturday
opener in decades.
Layton also said that when the Board
of Commissioners selects an opening
day for the 2020 firearms deer season,
it will take all of these findings into
consideration to arrive at a decision that
clearly provides the most benefit.
"Acting in the interest of the state's
hunters and the future of hunting in
Pennsylvania always are important
components to decisions by the Board
of Game Commissioners," Layton said.
"The board gave these factors careful
consideration before voting to move the
opening day of the firearms deer season
to Saturday, and in the coming year, we'll
be drilling even deeper to make sure we
understand what the majority of hunters
want."

Morrett puts marketing talents to work

Hunting pro and world-champion turkey caller joins Game Commission.
In late April, world champion turkey
caller and television personality Matt
Morrett began full-time employment with
the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
While Morrett's impressive hunting
background no doubt will assist him in
his new role, it's his marketing expertise
that landed him with the agency full-time.
Morrett, a Dauphin County native
who regularly hosted programming on
Avian-X TV, is the Game Commission's
new marketing specialist. He'll work to
increase awareness about the agency,
help build the Game Commission's
brand and, ultimately, will work to keep
existing hunters involved and satisfied
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in their pursuits
and introduce more
newcomers to
hunting tradition.
" I 've s p e n t
the past 20 years
working in the
hunting industry, and
it's been extremely
MORRETT
rewarding," Morrett
said. "But to work now for, what in my
opinion, is the finest conservation agency
in the country, is even more special and
I'm excited for the opportunities ahead."
Morrett works as part of the Game
Commission's Bureau of Information
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