Outdoors

Opponents of Saturday deer opener cite negative economic, social impacts

Patrick Varine
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Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Becca Latini of West View and Randy Santucci of McKees Rocks stand for a portrait inside Santucci’s office Friday, March 17, 2023. Latini and Santucci, both hunters, oppose a Saturday deer season opener.
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Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Randy Santucci of McKees Rocks, shown in his office Friday, March 17, 2023, opposes the Saturday deer season opener.
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Courtesy of Becca Latini
Becca Latini and her father, Fred, both of West View, have a hunting camp in Elk County and would like to see the opening day of deer season changed back to the Monday after Thanksgiving.
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AP
A young white tail deer looks up from a hillside, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, in Marple Township, Pa.
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AP
A deer peers through the woods, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Marple Township, Pa.

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