Bag game large and small during the Pennsylvania hunting seasons. jQuery.post( "/wp-content/plugins/entity-closing-lite/post/list-front.php", { wcdAlphabet: "All", wcdPageSize: "10", wcdPagenumber:"1", wcdType:"" , liteClosingAlert:"1" }) The board also voted to issue 164 elk licenses (36 antlered, 128 antlerless) across three 2020-21 seasons. No limit. No limit. The Game Commission says Pennsylvania drivers have a 1-in-51 chance of hitting a deer. DEER, ANTLERLESS EXTENDED REGULAR FIREARMS: (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties): Dec. 26-Jan. 23.
BLACK BEAR, MUZZLELOADER (Statewide): Oct. 17-24.
Permitting either-sex pheasant hunting statewide, outside of Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas. //WD-2023 SQUIRRELS (combined) Sept. 1-March 31, 2021 (6 daily, 18 possession), BOBWHITE QUAIL Sept. 1-March 31, 2021 (8 daily, 24 possession), RUFFED GROUSE Sept. 1-March 31, 2021 (2 daily, 6 possession), COTTONTAIL RABBITS Sept. 1-March 31, 2021 (4 daily, 12 possession), SNOWSHOE OR VARYING HARES Sept. 1-March 31, 2021 (1 daily, 3 possession), RINGNECK PHEASANTS (Male or Female combined): Sept. 1-March 31, 2021 (2 daily, 6 possession). WOODCHUCKS (GROUNDHOGS): No closed season, except on Sundays and during the regular firearms deer seasons. Prescribed Fire Map 2019 Annual Report #WildSciPAElkCorralTrap #WildSciPATameGrouse #WildSciPAElkUltrasound Celebrating 125 Years CWD In Pennsylvania (15:53) DIY Brushpile (4:36) Hidden Habitats (2:43) RIVER OTTERS (WMUs 1A, 1B, 2F, 3C and 3D): Feb. 13-20, 2021.
The Game Commission offers a variety of hunting seasons, youth hunt days and special seasons for regular firearms, archery and muzzleloaders. (Second spring gobbler may be only taken by persons who possess a valid special wild turkey license.) There is no open season for taking pheasants in Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas, except within the Central Susquehanna Wild Pheasant Recovery Area, as authorized by executive order. For the first time, the season will run for 7 weeks. Fisher (WMUs 1B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E): December 19-January 3. Deer, antlerless, muzzleloader (statewide): October 17-24. Pennsylvania offers some of the best deer hunting on the east coast. We need your support. There is no open season for taking pheasants in Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas, except within the Central Susquehanna Wild Pheasant Recovery Area, as authorized by executive order.
One antlered deer per hunting license year. Deer, archery (antlered and antlerless) WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D: September 19-November 14; Sunday, November 15; November 16-27 and December 26-January 23, 2021. Please consider supporting our work. Woodchuck/groundhog: No closed season, except on Sundays and during the regular firearms deer seasons. Pa. Game Commission expands part of state with concurrent firearms seasons on deer Black bear, archery (WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D): September 19-November 27. **Season dates vary by zone.
Moving the start of the extended bear seasons to Monday of the first week of firearms deer season in all WMUs with extended bear seasons. } Thanks for visiting PennLive. Deer, antlered or antlerless, flintlock (WMUs 2B, 5C, 5D): December 26-January 23, 2021.
Deer, antlerless, special firearms (statewide): October 22-24. There is no open season for taking pheasants in Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas, except within the Central Susquehanna Wild Pheasant Recovery Area, as authorized by executive order. Hunters and trappers in Pennsylvania face wide-ranging changes in hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits in the upcoming 2020-21 license year, as a result of voting Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners. PHEASANT: Oct. 24-Nov. 27, Dec. 14-24 and Dec. 26-Feb. 27 (2 daily, 6 in possession).
FINAL 2020-21 HUNTING SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS. No limit. One antlered deer per hunting license year. ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license or permit. One bobcat per license year. Crow: July 3-April 11, 2021, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. RUFFED GROUSE: Oct. 17–Nov. //jQuery("#message_alertIMG_0").html("No closings reported yet..."); Also included are persons who have reached or will reach their 65th birthday in the year of the application for a license and hold a valid adult license or qualify for license and fee exemptions under section 2706. Successful hunters who intend to do their own processing and who need to transport deer meat or other low-risk parts outside a DMA may stop by one of the many disposal sites established within the DMAs. No limit. jQuery.post( "/wp-content/plugins/entity-closing-lite/post/list-front.php", { wcdAlphabet: "All", wcdPageSize: "10", wcdPagenumber:"1", wcdType:"" , liteClosingAlert:"1" }) One antlerless deer with each required antlerless license or permit. Licensed furtakers may obtain one permit each. Also, turning back the clocks for Daylight Savings Time ending this weekend will put more drivers on the road after dark. Pennsylvania Election Results Updates: The Count Continues In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia And Across The State, Pa. State Police Cancel Amber Alert For Two Children Abducted In New York, Police In Riot Gear Arrive At 'Stop The Steal' Rally Downtown Where Tensions Rise Between Opposing Groups, Judge Tosses Out Trump Campaign Lawsuit Attempting To Stop Vote Count In Pennsylvania, Pitt Researchers Discover Llama 'Nanobodies' Are Powerful New Coronavirus Treatment, Family Counselor In Westmoreland Co. ELK, LATE (Antlerless only): Jan. 2-9, 2021. Food availability changes from year to year, and in areas where food is spotty, deer often move to find better feed. DEER, ANTLERLESS SPECIAL FIREARMS (Statewide): Oct. 22-24. Elk: November 2-7. Hunters who harvest deer within the state’s Disease Management Areas must comply with special rules aimed at slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease in Pennsylvania. Pa. Game Commission boosts doe hunting licenses for 2020-21 seasons. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year. The backbone and other deer parts may be deposited at high-risk parts dumpsters set up in some of the same locations. No limit. RACCOONS and FOXES: Oct. 24-Feb. 20, unlimited.
One antlered deer per hunting license year, or one antlerless deer and an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license or permit. What did you see along the stream or at the lake on Tuesday? Each application costs $11.90, meaning a hunter can enter all three drawings for $35.70. Hotspots change from one year to the next, even from early to later weeks of the season, so tracking deer activity and their keying on food sources is important to success. Opossum: October 25-February 21. The Game Commission says Pa. drivers have a 1-in-51 chance of hitting a deer. An interactive map showing the location of all parts-collection sites is available on the commission’s CWD information page. During any big game season, coyotes may be taken while lawfully hunting big game or with a furtaker license. Extending the statewide archery deer season to end November 20, giving bowhunters the opportunity to take advantage of peak and post-rut activity. jQuery("#aws_ec_insertEC_alertIMG_0").show();
While hunting in October often offers pleasant days afield, the warm weather also presents challenges for successful deer hunters in assuring harvests result in high-quality venison.
in Dauphin County as Pennsylvania's rifle deer hunting season opened today, Nov. 30, 2019. Harvested deer can be taken to a cooperating taxidermist or deer processor associated with a DMA in which they’re taken, and the processed meat and finished taxidermy mounts may be removed from the DMA when ready.
The skull plate with attached antlers, also may be removed if no visible brain or spinal cord material is present. Black bear, special firearms (statewide): October 22-24, Junior and Senior License Holders, Disabled Person Permit (to use a vehicle) Holders, and Pennsylvania residents serving on active duty in U.S. Armed Services only.
Archery hunters across the state will be in their deer stands Saturday, October 3, for the first day of Pennsylvania’s statewide archery deer season. No limit. One antlered deer per hunting license year.
Spring gobbler: Special season for eligible junior hunters, with required license, and mentored youth – April 24, 2021. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com. © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC.
Licensed furtakers may obtain one permit each. Licenses and Permits.
In response to those comments, the Board voted to continue with the split firearm deer season in much of the state for the first week of the rifle deer season. jQuery("#aws_ec_insertEC_alertIMG_1").show(); Beaver (statewide): December 19-March 31 (Limits vary depending on WMU).
No limits. Opening bobcat hunting and trapping seasons in WMU 2B, and river otter trapping seasons in WMUs 1A, 1B and 2F. One bobcat per license year. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). Male and female pheasants may be taken in all WMUs. Licensed furtakers may obtain one permit each. The antlered deer season opens on Saturday, Nov. 28, includes a day of Sunday buck hunting on Sunday, Nov. 29, then runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.