PRINTER'S NO. 2345
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
459
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BIZZARRO, BOBACK, BURNS, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, DAY, DONATUCCI, DUSH, GILLEN, GOODMAN, HEFFLEY,
HENNESSEY, McNEILL, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MULLERY, NEILSON,
PASHINSKI, QUIGLEY, READSHAW, ROZZI, RYAN, SAINATO, SONNEY,
TOOHIL, WARD, WARNER, WHEELAND AND MARSICO, AUGUST 30, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 30, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2017 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 more than $600 million of that resulting from
deer hunting alone; and
WHEREAS, The purpose of "Commonwealth Hunters Recognition
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Month" is to recognize the nearly 1 million deer hunters in
Pennsylvania, bring awareness to the importance of hunting and
trapping in Pennsylvania and educate individuals in Pennsylvania
about safe and responsible hunting; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of November 2017 as "Commonwealth Hunters Recognition
Month" in Pennsylvania.
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