 LOOKING FOR MENTORS THIS FALL
Help the Pennsylvania Game Commission pass on the tradition of hunting by volunteering to teach a new hunter this fall!
Since 2019, the Pennsylvania Game Commission partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with the National Deer Association, to host a mentored archery deer hunt at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge near Philadelphia, PA. These mentored archery deer hunts provide individuals with little to no hunting experience an opportunity to participate in a managed deer hunt under the guidance of an experienced hunter.
This 2022-23 hunting season, a total of four three-day mentored hunts are scheduled to occur at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge and we are looking for potential hunting mentors! You don’t need to be an expert hunter to help someone get started hunting, all it takes is a positive attitude, basic hunting skills, and a desire to pass on the tradition of hunting.
Interested in volunteering as a mentor? Send the Pennsylvania Game Commission an email expressing your interest at mentoredhunting@pa.gov before Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.
2022-23 John Heinz Mentored Archery Deer Hunt Dates:
- Thursday-Saturday, October 20-22, 2022
- Thursday-Saturday, November 3-5, 2022
- Friday-Sunday, November 18-20, 2022
- Thursday-Saturday, January 19-21, 2022
Lodging will be provided by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for all volunteers participating in the John Heinz Mentored Archery Deer Hunts. All volunteers must have a valid hunting license to participate in hunts.
 2023 HUNTER-TRAPPER EDUCATION RETREAT
To thank our hunter-trapper education instructors, the Pennsylvania Game Commission will be hosting a FREE one-day instructor retreat at the Farm Show Complex, in Harrisburg, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
Information on speakers, events, lodging and more will be provided in the coming months. The instructor retreat will occur in conjunction with the Great American Outdoor Show, open from Feb. 4 – 12, 2023, and will provide an opportunity for instructors to explore the show.
STATEWIDE INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR
A special congratulations goes out to Marti Shafer-Callahan for receiving the 2021-22 Statewide and Northeast Region Outstanding Instructor of the Year award from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Marti became a hunter-trapper education instructor to help with courses at the Fellow Factoryville Sportsmen’s Club in Wyoming County in 2014. Marti notes, “I am lucky to have the camaraderie of the Wyoming County State Game Wardens and instructors. These are all fine gentlemen, good instructors and the folks who made my award possible.”
Help us in congratulating all our Region Outstanding Instructor Award recipients as well:
- Northwest Region: George Wilkosz
- Southwest Region: Roger Mason
- Northcentral Region: Ben Porkalab
- Southcentral Region: David Behe
- Southeast Region: Ronald Tomasetti
- Northeast Region: Marti Shafer-Callahan
To all our instructors, THANK YOU for your dedication to hunter-trapper education!
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Thank you for your dedication to hunter education!
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