SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS
Pearl Harbor Day match planned at club Dec. 7
The Youngstown Rifle and Pistol Club will hold a Pearl Harbor Day Match Sunday at its Shaffer Road clubhouse and range just off Lipkey Road.
The club initiated the match last year as a way to honor the country's veterans and give them a chance to shoot some of the weaponry they used in the past.
The shoot is $20 for adults and is free for veterans of World War II and the Korean War.
Proceeds of the day's event will be donated to a Youngstown-area veterans organization. Last year's event raised $250 for a local veterans clinic.
The match uses paper targets, and those participating are allowed to bring any rifle that saw action in World War II, such as the M1903 Springfield, M1917 Enfield, M1 Garand, M1941 Johnson and the M1 Carbine.
Rules are the same as those at the John C. Garand Match Course & quot;A, & quot; held annually at the National Matches at Camp Perry near Sandusky: 30 shots from 200 yards with sighters. Participants are also provided with .30-caliber and 30-06 ammo for the weapons.
One byproduct of the match is that successful completion of the event provides certification needed to allow the purchase of a government surplus M1 rifle through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (www.odcmp.org).
Registration is at 9 a.m. with the event at 10 a.m. Plaques will be awarded specific winners.
The club asks those who would like to use one of the club's limited number of war-era rifles to call in advance. For more information call Mike Policy at (330) 534-5697 or Tom Albano at (330) 626-1720.
OHIO
New Trumbull Countywildlife officer named
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife announced the assignment of Jerrod R. Allison as the new Trumbull County Officer. Jerrod is a graduate of the Muskingum Area Technical College in Zanesville with a Parks, Recreation and Wildlife Management Degree.
He also graduated as one of 18 cadets from the Division of Wildlife Officer Academy last June and has worked as an At-Large Wildlife Officer in district one since that time. Jerrod also worked as a Wildlife Specialist for the Belmont Soil and Water Conservation District for three years prior to applying with the Division of Wildlife.
"Officer Allison's hunting and fishing experience, people skills, and enthusiasm should serve the public well for all wildlife programs and initiatives" stated Jeff Herrick, District Three Manager.
Jerrod and his wife Leanne will be moving to Trumbull County later this month for his new assignment.
PENNSYLVANIA
Bear harvest high
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is reporting that preliminary figures show that bear hunters have had a great season. The statewide bear season ran from Monday to Wednesday.
Agency employees processed 845 bears at check stations on Tuesday, the season's second day. This brings the total number of bear checked after two days to 2,299. In 2002, agency personnel processed 2,022 over the season's first two days. In 2001, when the state posted its second largest bear harvest, the two-day total was 2,640.
Hunters harvested at least 10 bears exceeding 600 pounds during the season's first two days. The largest was a 739-pound male (estimated live weight) taken at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Weatherly Township, Carbon County.
Other top bears -- all listed with estimated or actual live weights -- are as follows: 725-pound male taken in Sweden Township, Potter County; 661-pound male taken in Tell Township, Huntingdon County; 648-pound male taken in Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County; 644-pound male taken in Knox Township, Clarion County; 642-pound male taken in Beech Creek Township, Clinton County; 642-pound male taken in Stroud Township, Monroe County; 634-pound male taken in Hazle Township, Luzerne County; 624-pound male taken in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County; 616-pound male taken in Bedford Township, Bedford Count.
The top bear harvest counties after two days are all in the state's northcentral region. Lycoming County is leading the way with a kill of 170; followed by Clinton with 167; Tioga, 136; McKean, 111; Centre, 94; and Potter, 91.
Elk season results
The state's third modern-day elk season produced the first woman to harvest a bull elk in modern times and the largest elk harvest since before the Civil War. The season ran Nov. 10-15.
The 100 hunters awarded licenses -- selected from a field of more than 26,500 entrants -- took 68 elk: 18 antlered and 50 antlerless.
On Nov. 10, Janet Gruber, of Ellwood City, Lawrence County, became the first woman to harvest an antlered elk during an established season. She took a 7x6 antlered elk with an estimated live weight of 706 pounds, and was assisted by two female guides.
& quot;The Game Commission has been working hard to encourage more women to participate in hunting," said Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Vern Ross.
Another successful area hunter was Russell George of Clark in Mercer County. George, a former principal at Sharon High School, took a 7X7 antlered elk with an estimated live weight of 718 pounds.
The Game Commission is planning for a 2004 elk hunt. For more information on elk in Pennsylvania, visit www.pgc.state.pa.us, click on & quot;Wildlife, & quot; then choose & quot;Elk. & quot;