If Black Friday shopping and Cyber Monday found you hibernating, you still can find dozens of “wild” holiday gifts for that hunter, trapper or wildlife fan on your list at “The Outdoor Shop” on the Game Commission’s website.

All revenues generated from these items support the Game Commission’s wildlife management programs.  The Game Commission does not receive any general state tax dollars.

One gift that’s always in demand is the agency’s full-color calendar, which sells for $8.95. 

The 2013 calendar features a year’s worth of dramatic wildlife photos taken by current and retired agency employees, including: Hal Korber, photographer in the Harrisburg headquarters; Jacob Dingel, radio dispatcher in the Northwest Region Office; Timothy C. Flanigan, retired Bedford County Wildlife Conservation Officer; Coy D. Hill, retired Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officer from Fulton County; and Willard C. Hill, a retired Game Lands Maintenance Supervisor from the Southcentral Region.

Each month features a full-color photo of a different wildlife species.  This calendar’s subjects are: screech owl; muskrat; Carolina wren; male turkey; Eastern bluebird; black bear; a pair of bald eagles; trio of white-tailed deer; bull elk; drake wood duck; ruffed grouse; and a buck.

The 2013 calendar includes tentative hunting and trapping seasons, a reminder about National Hunting and Fishing Day in September and many other interesting bits of information about wildlife and the outdoors.

Each month also provides photo inserts of Game Commission employees conducting many wildlife management tasks. As in past years, there is plenty of room for writing in appointments and other personal important dates and scheduling information.

The calendar also provides a brief overview of the Game Commission and a list of contact information for the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters and six regional offices.

For more information on the calendar, publication subscriptions and other merchandise or to make a donation, visit the Game Commission’s Outdoor Shop webpage.

12/3/2012