Pennsylvania Game Commission Reschedules Northeast Region Deer Open House; Deer Open House Preview Posted on Game Commission Website

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region Director Steve Schweitzer today announced that the deer open house postponed on Feb. 27, because of bad weather, has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 28.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at PPL Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center, 126 PPL Drive in Hawley.

"Open houses are used by the agency as an interactive public outreach tool to explain and answer questions about the agency's deer management program," Schweitzer said.

Directions to the PPL facility are as follows:     

From Hawley/Honesdale: take US 6 east to the intersection with PPL Drive (0.3 miles past the intersection of US 6 and SR 590), turn right and follow signs to the ELC.

From Milford: take US 6 west to the intersection with PPL Drive (1.0 miles past the intersection of US 6 and SR 507), turn left. Follow signs to the ELC.

From Scranton: take I-84 east to Exit 17 (Hamlin, Newfoundland, SR 191), turn left (north) onto SR 191. At SR 590, (9.0 miles) turn right. At US 6 (1.7 miles) turn right. At PPL Drive (0.3 miles), turn right. Follow the signs to the ELC.

DEER OPEN HOUSE PREVIEW POSTED ON GAME COMMISSION WEBSITE

In an effort to reach more people with its deer open house program, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials posted a two-part video clip on the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) that offers a virtual tour of the open house display.  To view the clips, which total 13 minutes and 16 seconds, click on "Deer Open House" icon underneath the large photo in the center of the homepage, where you will find a complete schedule of the open houses and links to the two video clips.

"Over the past four rounds, we have been attempting to move the open houses around in each of our six regions to maximize the opportunity for those interested in attending," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director.  "Additionally, we've been holding these open houses on weekends to avoid times when many people are working.

"To further expand the opportunity for people to see what these open houses are all about, we are pleased to be able to post these two video clips on our website. However, we really encourage people to attempt to visit the open house, as there are opportunities to speak with various Game Commission employees, get answers to your questions, provide feedback and obtain additional information about deer management and hunting."

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SOURCE Pennsylvania Game Commission