Saxonburg District Sportsmen's Association

The clubhouse will be open for members to renew their memberships & new memberships will be accepted: Wednesday January 6th from 6:00 - 8:00 Sunday January 10th from 1:00 - 4:00... Wednesday January 13th from 6:00 - 8:00 Thursday 14th at Monthly Meeting 6:00 - 8:00 Sunday January 17th from 1:00 - 4:00

CONGRATULATIONS to each of Pennsylvania’s successful elk hunters for the 2020-21 season and THANK YOU for being a Pennsylvania hunter! Pennsylvania’s 2020-21 la...te antlerless elk season came to a close on Saturday, January 9, 2021. A total of 34 antlerless elk tags were allotted for the late season and 28 hunters successfully harvested a cow. The total tag allotment for the 2020-21 season was 164, which was split over 3 separate seasons, archery, general and late. Overall, a total of 133 elk were harvested this year. Click here for more elk harvest data information for the 2020-21 hunting seasons: https://www.pgcapps.pa.gov/Harvest/Elk.

A foot-long carcass of a pacu, a South American omnivorous freshwater fish related to the piranha, was discovered on the bank of Glade Run Lake in December by a Jefferson Township resident. Subscribers can click to read the full article: butlereagle.com/article/20210111/NEWS01/701119895

Practice Practice Practice Hopefully we can continue our handgun shoots this summer

Please be very alert for this. Some of our members have received these scam emails.

Lucky Target Shotgun Turkey Shoot 410 20 16 & 12 ga $3.00 Donation Per Target (Shotgun shell provided)... Sunday Oct 25th & Sunday Nov 8th 1:00 to 4:00 Open to public New memberships will be accepted Kitchen will be open Tickets for our 2020 Firearms Raffle will be on sale.

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This week’s WILD Game Wednesday is probably one of the simplest recipes you will find for venison with just two ingredients: venison roast and mustard. That’s i...t! This recipe was submitted by Victor Rosa-- Pennsylvania Game Commission Game Land Management Supervisor in the Northeast Region--and is ideal for anyone who’s not particularly fond of the gamey taste of venison. Prep: Apply a generous amount of mustard on the top and sides of the roast, enough to coat the entire roast. Broil: Cook until the middle of the roast is 135 degrees. Cooking times vary depending of the size of the roast and oven used. A meat thermometer is a must. Tips: When finished, remove the roast from the oven and let it sit for 5 minutes. Cut thin slices from one end, not the middle and enjoy. Use a lean and trimmed roast, removing any silver skin and/or fat. Any mustard will work, from yellow to spicy, nothing fancy. Of course you can cook to 145 degrees F for medium/rare but for the most tender and delicious cut of venison you will have, 135 degrees F works the best. Victor says, Surprisingly the mustard does not overtake the roast, it won’t be like eating a large hotdog. In fact, it really complements the roast for those that don’t like the taste of venison.

This year will feature the first-ever regulated big-game SUNDAY hunting opportunities in Pennsylvania! Due to a change in state law, big game hunting will be pe...rmitted on the following dates: November 15 for archery deer hunting; November 22 for bear hunting; and November 29 for deer hunting during regular firearms season. In addition to deer rifle season opening on November 28, we hope Sunday hunting will provide more opportunities for hunters to get out this year. More information on the 2020-21 Hunting and Trapping Seasons can be found online here: https://bit.ly/2MSfLbf.

Don’t forget to report your harvest! Remember, it’s legally your responsibility as a Pennsylvania hunter to report your big game harvests within 10 days. By rep...orting your harvest, you're providing information that will aid in our biologist's decision making process and tag allocations for not only next year, but for years to come. You can report your harvest online, by phone or send via mail. Report your harvest online here https://bit.ly/2IHWytT. Hunters harvesting bears during the statewide archery bear season, or during any early season should contact the Game Commission region office for instructions to have the animals checked. During the regular firearms season, a successful bear hunter must, within 24 hours, take the animal, along with his or her hunting license and bear license, to a Game Commission Bear Check Station. A list of locations can be found on pages 37-38 of the 2020-21 Hunting and Trapping Digest https://bit.ly/2FInNDF.

In an effort to reduce the number of tree stand related injuries this hunting season, tree stand users are reminded to wear a harness while hunting. Wearing a ...fall arrest system or full-body harness is the best way to prevent hitting the ground and being seriously hurt if you should fall. Always wear a harness and keep it attached to the tree when hunting from, installing, or taking down a tree stand. Transitions in and out of the stand are most dangerous. Using a lifeline can help prevent falls when getting in and out of the stand. Remember: Hunt Safely. Wear a harness. More tree hunting safety tips https://bit.ly/3mMj04Q.

A regulatory change adopted since last hunting season allows properly licensed bowhunters to carry muzzleloaders when any deer or bear archery or muzzleloader s...easons overlap. The change allows archery deer or bear hunters to carry muzzleloaders during the Oct. 17-24 muzzleloader bear season, and use muzzleloaders during that time to harvest bears. Properly licensed hunters also may use muzzleloaders to harvest antlerless deer during this period since the antlerless-only muzzleloader deer season also runs from Oct. 17-24. The statewide archery bear season runs from Oct. 17-Nov. 7. The statewide archery deer season is now underway and runs until Nov. 20. When carrying muzzleloaders during the October muzzleloader deer and bear seasons, hunters at all times must wear at least 250 square inches of fluorescent orange material on the head, chest and back, combined, visible from 360 degrees. Carrying firearms generally is prohibited while bowhunting. Aside from the exemption that applies during overlaps in the muzzleloader deer and bear seasons, holders of License to Carry Firearms permits may possess their permitted firearms while bowhunting. Junior and Senior license holders, those with disabled person permits, and Pennsylvania residents serving on active duty in the armed forces, may hunt bears or antlerless deer with a rifle during the special firearms season from Oct. 22-24. These individuals may not hunt antlered deer during the special firearms season while in possession of a rifle.

This little fellow was captured tonight inside a store after store employees called and reported it being inside. Deputies along with troopers and Martin Police were able to safely capture this bobcat and remove him from the store. He was released without injury.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northeast Region is seeking information related to the illegal taking of a male cinnamon-phase black bear, weighing approxima...tely 325 pounds, that was found near Sterling Road and State Game Lands 221, located in Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County. The state game warden’s investigation suggested the animal was probably killed between Friday, October 9, 2020 and Sunday, October 11, 2020. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Operation Game Thief hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001 or the Game Commission NE Region Office at (570) 675-1143. Reports can also be made online at http://bit.ly/PGCOGT. All information is kept confidential. Thank you in advance for your assistance in helping to protect Pennsylvania wildlife!

EPISODE 10: State of the Pennsylvania Deer Herd: Fall 2020 -- LISTEN HERE https://bit.ly/34SEgO1. Not only is the white-tailed deer Pennsylvania’s state mam...mal and most popular game species, but here in the Keystone State, we have some of the most deer hunters in the country! To celebrate fall and a new deer season, this episode is completely focused on deer and what’s been done to manage the herd for current and future generations. Chris Rosenberry, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Game Management Division Chief, provides an inside look into our state’s deer management strategies. Prior to his current role, Chris served as the agency’s Deer and Elk Section Chief, and he’s also a Pennsylvania native and lifelong deer hunter. Call of the Outdoor Podcast is Available Now! Episodes are available on www.calloftheoutdoorspgc.com, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Store, iHeartRadio, Spotify and Stitcher.

Pennsylvania’s junior pheasant hunt opens statewide TOMORROW, October 10, 2020! The Game Commission would like to wish all junior pheasant hunters a safe and su...ccessful season. Junior hunters and mentored permit holders under 17 will require a FREE pheasant permit to hunt pheasants. Please note, junior hunters must follow the same bag limits and regulations as the regular season. Junior pheasant hunt stocking locations are available here https://bit.ly/3iFl3V2. Don’t forget the statewide general pheasant hunting season takes place on Oct. 24-Nov.27, Dec. 14-24, and Dec.26-Feb. 27. All adult hunters and some senior hunters who pursue pheasants in Pennsylvania are required to purchase a pheasant permit in addition to a general hunting license.

An individual has created an "Underwood Ammo" personal profile and has begun contacting some of you in an attempt to gain information. The profile has been repo...rted by us to Facebook, banned from our page, and now we wait for Facebook to take action. We sincerely apologize if you have been contacted and urge you to always use caution on social media. A very big THANK YOU to those who have been reaching out to make sure we were aware. See more

Pennsylvania’s statewide archery deer season opens THIS Saturday, Oct. 3rd! If you plan to hunt from a tree stand this fall, please hunt safely and wear a harne...ss. Every year in Pennsylvania approximately 40 hunters experience traumatic injuries from falling from a tree stand. If every tree-stand user wore a full-body harness and kept it attached to the tree at all times while hunting from, putting up, or taking down a tree stand, 100 percent of these falls could be prevented. We wish everyone a great hunting season and want every hunter to go home injury-free. For more tree stand safety tips https://bit.ly/3kkHYWV.

On Saturday August 22, 2020, State Game Warden Daniel Carl responded to a call from Randy Keller of a sick and dead eagle in Jamestown, Pennsylvania. Upon arriv...al, Randy showed SGW Carl the location of the eagles and helped capture the sick eagle. The eagle was transported to the Tamarack Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, where it was determined the eagle was sick with lead poisoning. The eagle was able to be released back to the wild on September 30, 2020! Thank you to Randy Keller for reporting this sick bird and to the Tamarack Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for nursing the bird back to health!