
Hefty 780-pound bruin highlights 2018 Pennsylvania hunt
State also sees 10 percent increase in black bear harvest – 1,993 compared to 1,796 in 2017 – and more bears are yet to be taken in extended seasons in many Wildlife Management Units.
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State also sees 10 percent increase in black bear harvest – 1,993 compared to 1,796 in 2017 – and more bears are yet to be taken in extended seasons in many Wildlife Management Units.

More Pennsylvanians have collided with white-tailed deer than ever before, according to claims stats, and more than half of the drivers who participated in an online poll said they have hit a deer while driving

With the first crack of a rifle on the opening morning of the gun season for deer, hunters know they’re in the woods at a special time.

There are multiple game birds and waterfowl worth pursuing for Pennsylvania hunters during their time away from work and school.

One of the more intriguing bears taken was a 679-pound male shot at 5 yards with a .357 handgun.

Harvest included some large elk – 13 bulls were estimated to weigh 700 pounds or more, with two more than 800 pounds and the heaviest estimated at 894 pounds – 7-by-8. An 806-pounder with a

Too many days of rain along with flooded woods and fields have hurt prime-time archery hunting in Pennsylvania.

With cooperative weather, particularly on opening day Nov. 17, hunters primed to overtake state’s record 4,350 bear harvest, set in 2011. And Game Commission bear biologist says Penn’s Woods hold bigger bears, too, at least

There was plenty of activity at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s elk check station on Tuesday, Nov. 6, as successful hunters were required to bring their harvested elk to the Elk Country Visitor Center for aging
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