(File Photo of Deer Approaching Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Game Commission is now looking at easing some of the restrictions for deer hunters in the areas where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been found and there will also be improvements for those applying for an elk license. That commission is meeting today at 1 p.m. and tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. for its quarterly meeting in Harrisburg to discuss a variety of topics, which includes deer and elk regulations. Chronic Wasting Disease is a neurological disease that is fatal to deer and can be transmitted to other deer through liquids, such as saliva and feces. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is also looking at both offering an early October firearms season segment for elk and a new process for applying for an elk license that will benefit those who live in Pennsylvania.