PRINTER'S NO. 2204
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
495
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BOBACK, D. COSTA,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, EVERETT, FARINA, FEE, GIBBONS, GILLEN,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HARHAI, A. HARRIS, IRVIN, JOZWIAK,
KIRKLAND, KLUNK, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARSICO, McNEILL, MILLARD,
MILNE, PAYNE, PETRI, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, READSHAW, ROSS,
SNYDER, STAATS, TALLMAN, WARD, WHEELAND, WHITE AND ZIMMERMAN,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2015 as "Commonwealth Hunters
Recognition Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a rich history of hunting and
trapping that has spanned generations; and
WHEREAS, The official State animal of this Commonwealth is
the whitetail deer; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has the most registered deer hunters in
this country; and
WHEREAS, Common game species in Pennsylvania are deer,
rabbit, pheasant, ruffed grouse, bear, squirrel and waterfowl;
and
WHEREAS, A recent report found that all hunting-related
activities in Pennsylvania accounted for nearly $1 billion in
retail sales, with over $600 million of that being from deer
hunting alone; and
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