Pennsylvania hunting license sales were up by 10.5% over last year in mid-September, prompting speculation about whether the new automated doe tag system had driven the increase.
As of Sept. 18, 2,657,245 licenses were sold, compared to 2,404,803 by Sept. 20, 2022, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. General licenses totaled 636,030 compared to 604,025 at the same time last year, for a 5.3% increase. What the numbers mean, “time will tell,” said commission spokesman Travis Lau.
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