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List of State Fish and
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551:List of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania
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976:"Land Management Officer Woodrow E. Portzline"
1072:Pennsylvania Game Commission Official Website
832:"Field Superintendent Elias W. "Woody" Kelly"
198:Land natural resource revenue, and a federal
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880:"Deputy Game Protector Darrell S. Solida"
680:"New name, same job for PGC game wardens"
451:Boat capsized while rescuing citizens of
119:David Mitchell, Deputy Executive Director
856:"Chief Game Protector Joseph H. Kalbfus"
704:"About the Pennsylvania Game Commission"
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784:"Deputy Game Protector Charles Beecham"
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600:Pennsylvania Game Commission (2022).
556:Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
335:Shot attempting to arrest a man near
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602:"2022 PGC Annual Legislative Report"
266:Pennsylvania Game Commission patch
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116:Steven Smith, Executive Director
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1045:"Hunting & Trapping Digest"
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1026:. Pennsylvania Game Commission
808:"Game Protector Joseph McHugh"
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760:"Game Officer L. Seeley Houk"
538:Hunting & Trapping Digest
235:Pennsylvania State Game Lands
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678:Leader, Times (2018-01-08).
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635:Pennsylvania Game Commission
229:Game Wardens serve as sworn
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58:Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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