The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners voted to preliminarily approve regulations that will guide the agency’s Certified Hunter Program, which connects hunters and landowners as a means of addressing crop-damage concerns.
Pennsylvania’s certified hunter program may expand Read More »
The Pennsylvania Game Commissions Northeast Region will host a four-part wildlife educational series that’s open to the public and designed to provide engaging informational programs on wildlife and conservation.
Pennsylvania NE Office is offering four wildlife education programs Read More »
Pennsylvania game commissioners at their Jan. 24 meeting, approved 13 real estate transactions – eight land acquisitions and five land exchanges – that would add more than 1,125 acres to state game lands.
Pennsylvania Game Commission deals add more than 1,000 acres to game lands Read More »
With the former prohibition on Sunday hunting now removed from Pennsylvania law, Sundays can be included within hunting seasons.
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Sundays for regulated hunting grounds Read More »
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at their recent quarterly meeting adopted a measure renaming State Game Land 339 as Poquessing Creek Wildlife Management Area.
The change will make the parcel the Game Commission’s third official special wildlife management area, joining Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lancaster and Lebanon counties and Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area in Crawford County.
Philadelphia game land now a special wildlife area Read More »
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Deer Control Program, commonly referred to as Ag Tag, not so long ago only allowed hunting during periods when other deer seasons were closed.
As crop-damage complaints escalated, however, the program was adjusted to allow hunters with Ag Tag permits for antlerless deer to hunt and harvest deer during all established deer seasons where they hunt, better serving the program’s purpose.
Firearms could be used all deer seasons for ag control Read More »
New hunters may be getting more than their first hunting license when they complete their Hunter-Trapper Education course.
Sen. James Malone, D-Lancaster, has introduced a bill making first-time hunters eligible for a free antlerless tag, good for one year after completing the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s hunter safety course. Currently, an antlerless deer license costs $6.97.
Pennsylvania legislation would give free antlerless tags for new hunters Read More »
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Feb. 13, 2026 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Shorten the archery season Read More »
Got a snarky note from a reader recently commenting on our use of “doe” tags in a headline above a story about antlerless licenses.
The guy proceeded to explain how the antlerless category also includes male fawns, and how the number of “button bucks” in the antlerless harvest is an important factor for biologists to consider when managing the deer herd.
Notes off a soiled cuff: A few thoughts on antlerless harvest in Pennsylvania Read More »
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