Permitted for years for deer and bear in special regulations areas, semiautomatic slug guns get statewide approval.
Semiautomatic shotguns approved for hunters across Pennsylvania, and for elk hunt, too Read More »
Commissioners boost antlerless deer licenses to 838,000 for 2018-19.
Pennsylvania OKs 2018-19 hunting, trapping regs Read More »
Turkeys are coming through a relatively mild winter, and they again had a tremendous acorn crop last fall to help them with winter survival. And a light fall harvest sparked by greater supplies of fall foods and fewer hunters afield also has helped kindle increased expectations for the spring hunt.
Optimism surrounds 50th anniversary of spring gobbler hunt Read More »
Hunters harvested 3,438 bears in the 2017 seasons, with the archery harvest of 493 bears and the extended season harvest of 1,083 bears setting records for those seasons. Overall, 48 weighed 500 pounds or more, including 14 600 pounds or more and two 700 pounds or more.
Another top-10 all-time bear harvest in Pennsylvania Read More »
Special rules now apply in parts of Lancaster, Lebanon and Berks counties.
New CWD management area established in Pennsylvania Read More »
National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament expected to draw close to 1,000 participants from more than 45 schools across the state.
Student archery tournament setting up to be biggest ever in Pennsylvania Read More »
Harrisburg — Pennsylvania’s statewide deer seasons have come to a close, and all final chronic wasting disease test results will soon return from deer harvested by hunters in the 2017-18 seasons. The Pennsylvania Game Commission collects samples from deer harvested across the state and tests them for chronic wasting disease, as part of the agency’s
Pennsylvania finds more deer with CWD Read More »
Modifications would include implementing a new four-day extended black bear firearms season in WMUs 4A and 5A and increasing from four days to six days the length of the extended black bear firearms season in WMU 3A.
Pennsylvania hunting/trapping seasons, bag limits get preliminary OK Read More »
The Game Commission historically has permitted the use of semiautomatic shotguns for deer and bear seasons within its special regulations areas near Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The preliminarily approved proposal would extend this authorization to the remainder of the Commonwealth, as well as permit semiautomatic shotguns using single-projectile ammunition for elk hunting.
Semiautomatic shotguns considered for deer, bear, elk in Pennsylvania Read More »
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