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Game Commission staff outline options to limit nonresident elk winners, including a 10% cap or license requirement
Summary
Staff recommended two board options to address rising nonresident success rates for elk draws: cap nonresident winners at 10% per season, or require nonresidents to purchase a nonresident hunting license to apply (raising the application cost from about $12 to $114).
Pennsylvania Game Commission staff presented two policy options intended to reduce the proportion of nonresident hunters drawn for limited elk licenses after staff analysis showed a rising share of nonresident winners in recent years.
Jeremy Banfield, the Commission’s elk biologist, said the number of nonresident applicants and nonresident winners has increased over the past five years. Staff offered two remedies for the board to consider: a per‑season cap that would limit nonresident winners to 10 percent of licenses, or a…
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