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1A: From Ohio/PA state line, US Rt. 6 east to US Rt. 322 at Conneaut Lake. US Rt. 322 east to PA Rt. 8 at Franklin. PA Rt. 8 south to PA Rt. 228 near Gibsonia. PA Rt. 228 west to I-76 (PA Turnpike) to I-376 near New Beaver. I-376 to Ohio River to Ohio/PA state line.
1B: From the New York/PA state line, US Rt. 62 south to US Rt. 6 near Warren. US Rt. 6 west to PA Rt. 27 at Pittsfield.
PA Rt. 27 south to PA Rt. 8 at Titusville. PA Rt. 8 south to US Rt. 322 at Franklin. US Rt. 322 west to US Rt. 6 to Conneaut Lake. US Rt. 6 west to Ohio/PA state line.
2A: From the Ohio/PA state line, Ohio River east to I-376 near Vanport. I-376 east to US Rt. 22 near Moon Run. US Rt. 22 west to PA Rt. 980 near Santiago. PA Rt 980 south to I-79 to I-70 at Washington. I-70 east to US Rt. 119 near New Stanton. US Rt. 119 south to West Virginia/PA state line.
2B: From Washington, I-79 north to PA Rt. 980 near Canonsburg. PA Rt. 980 north to US Rt. 22 near Santiago. US Rt. 22 east to I-376 near Moon Run. I-376 west to I-76 near New Beaver. I-76 east to PA Rt. 228 at Cranberry to PA Rt. 356 near Sarver to PA Rt. 66 near North Washington. Toll Road Rt. 66 south to US Rt. 119 south to I-70 near New Stanton. I-70 west to I-79 at Washington.
2C: From the West Virginia/PA state line, US Rt. 119 north to Toll Road Rt. 66 near New Stanton. Toll Road Rt. 66 north to US Rt. 22 near Delmont. US Rt. 22 east to US Rt. 119 to US Rt. 422 near Indiana. US Rt. 422 east to US Rt. 22 near Ebensburg. Use US Rt. 219 just west of Ebensburg to join US Rt. 22 and 422. US Rt. 22 east to I-99 near Hollidaysburg. I-99 south to US Rt. 220 near Bedford. US Rt. 220 south to Maryland/PA state line.
2D: From Franklin, US Rt. 322 east to I-80 near Corsica. I-80 east to US Rt. 219 near DuBois. US Rt. 219 south to US Rt. 119 near DuBois. US Rt. 119 south to US Rt. 22 near Black Lick. US Rt. 22 west to PA Rt. 66 near Delmont. PA Rt. 66 north to PA Rt. 356 to PA Rt. 228 near Sarver. PA Rt. 228 west to PA Rt. 8 near Gibsonia. PA Rt. 8 north to US Rt. 322 at Franklin.
2E: From near DuBois, I-80 east to PA Rt. 53 near Klyertown. PA Rt. 53 south to US Rt. 22 near Cresson. US Rt. 22 west to US Rt. 422 near Ebensburg. US Rt. 422 west to US Rt. 119 near Indiana. US Rt. 119 north to US Rt. 219 near DuBois. US Rt. 219 north to I-80 near DuBois.
2F: From New York/PA state line, US Rt. 219 south to I-80 near DuBois. I-80 west to US Rt. 322 near Corsica. US Rt. 322 west to PA Rt. 8 at Franklin. PA Rt. 8 north to PA Rt. 27 at Titusville. PA Rt. 27 north to US Rt. 6 at Pittsfield. US Rt. 6 east to US Rt. 62 near Warren. US Rt. 62 north to New York/PA state line.
2G: From Lantz Corners, US Rt. 6 east to US 15 at Mansfield. US Rt. 15 south to US Rt. 220 at Williamsport. US Rt. 220 west to I-80 to US Rt. 219 near DuBois. US Rt. 219 north to US Rt. 6 at Lantz Corners.
3A: From New York/PA state line, PA Rt. 14 south to US Rt. 6 near Troy. US Rt. 6 west to US Rt. 219 at Lantz Corners. US Rt. 219 north to New York/PA state line.
3B: From Mansfield, US Rt. 6 east to Susquehanna River at Towanda. Susquehanna River east to U.S. Rt. 6 at Tunkhannock. U.S. Rt. 6 east to I-81 near Scranton. I-81 south to PA Rt. 29 near Nanticoke. PA Rt. 29 north to PA Rt. 118 near Pikes Creek. PA Rt.118 west to PA Rt. 405 at Hughesville. PA Rt. 405 south to Susquehanna River at Muncy. Susquehanna River north to US Rt. 15 at Williamsport. US Rt. 15 north to US Rt. 6 at Mansfield.
3C: From New York/PA state line, PA Rt. 652 west to US Rt. 6 at Indian Orchard. US Rt. 6 west to Tunkhannock. The boundary between WMUs 3C and 3B between Tunkhannock and Towanda is the Susquehanna River. US Rt. 6 west to PA Rt. 14 near Troy. PA Rt. 14 north to New York/PA state line.
3D: From New Jersey/PA line, Portland Toll Bridge to PA Rt. 611 at Portland. PA Rt. 611 south to PA Rt. 512 near Mount Bethel. PA Rt. 512 west to PA Rt. 946 near Moorestown. PA Rt. 946 west to PA Rt. 248 near Berlinsville. PA Rt. 248 north to I-476. I-476 north to I-80 near White Haven. I-80 west to I-81 near Drums. I-81 north to US Rt. 6 near Scranton. US Rt. 6 east to PA Rt. 652 at Indian Orchard. PA Rt. 652 east to New York/PA state line.
4A: Maryland/PA state line, US Rt. 220 north to I-99 near Bedford. I-99 north to US Rt. 22 near Hollidaysburg. US Rt. 22 east to US Rt. 522 near Mount Union. US Rt. 522 south to US Rt. 30 near McConnellsburg. US Rt. 30 east to PA Rt. 75 near Fort Loudon. PA Rt. 75 south to Maryland/PA state line.
4B: From MountUnion, US Rt. 22/522 east to Lewistown. From Lewistown, US Rt.22/322 east to PA Rt. 35 near Mifflintown. PA Rt. 35 east to PA Rt. 104 at Mount Pleasant Mills. PA Rt.104 south to intersection with US Rt.11/15. From this intersection, directly east to Susquehanna River. Susquehanna River south to I-81 near Harrisburg. I-81 south to I-76 near Carlisle. I-76 west to PA Rt. 997 near Newburg. PA Rt. 997 south to US Rt. 11 at Green Village. US Rt. 11 south to US Rt. 30 at Chambersburg. US Rt. 30 west to US Rt. 522 near McConnellsburg. US Rt. 522 north to US Rt. 22 at Mount Union.
4C: From Millersburg, US Rt. 209 east to I-81 near Joliett. 81 north to PA Rt. 61 near Frackville. PA Rt. 61 north
to PA Rt. 42 at Centralia. PA Rt. 42 north to I-80 near Bloomsburg. I-80 east to I- 476 near White Haven. I-476 south to Rt. 248. Rt. 248 east to Rt. 873. Rt. 873 south to Rt. 309. Rt. 309 west to Rt. 143. Rt. 143 south to I-78. I-78 to I-81 to Susquehanna River near Harrisburg. Susquehanna River north to Millersburg ferry to US Rt. 209.
4D: From Williamsport, US Rt. 15 to Susquehanna River. Susquehanna River south to PA Rt. 45 at Lewisburg. PA Rt. 45 west to PA Rt.104 at Mifflinburg. PA Rt. 104 south to PA Rt. 35 at Mount Pleasant Mills. PA Rt. 35 west to US Rt. 22/322 near Mifflintown. US Rt. 22/322 west to Lewistown. From Lewistown, US Rt. 22/522 west to Mount Union. From Mount Union, US Rt. 22 west to PA Rt. 53 near Cresson. PA Rt. 53 north to I-80 near Kylertown. I-80 east to US Rt. 220 near Mackeyville. US Rt. 220 north to US Rt. 15 at Williamsport.
4E: From Muncy, PA Rt. 405 east to PA Rt. 118 at Hughesville. PA Rt. 118 east to PA Rt. 29 near Pikes Creek. PA Rt. 29 south to I-81 near Nanticoke. I-81 south to I-80. I-80 west to PA Rt. 42 near Bloomsburg. PA Rt. 42 south to PA Rt. 61 at Centralia. PA Rt. 61 south to I-81 near Frackville. I-81 south to US Rt. 209 near Joliett. US Rt. 209 west to Millersburg Ferry. From the Millersburg Ferry on the Susquehanna River north to a point directly east of the intersection of US Rts. 11 & 15 and PA Rt. 104. From this point, directly west to PA Rt. 104. PA Rt. 104 north to PA Rt. 45 at Mifflinburg. PA Rt. 45 east to Susquehanna River. Susquehanna River north to PA Rt. 405 at Muncy.
5A: From Maryland/PA state line, PA Rt. 75 north to US Rt. 30 at Fort Loudon. US Rt. 30 east to US Rt. 11 at Chambersburg. US Rt. 11 north to PA Rt. 997 at Green Village. PA Rt. 997 north to I-76 near Newburg. I-76 east to I-81 at Carlisle. I-81 east to US Rt. 15 near Harrisburg. US Rt. 15 south to PA Rt. 94 near York Springs. PA Rt. 94 south to Maryland/PA state line.
5B: From the Maryland/PA state line, PA Rt. 94 north to US Rt. 15 near York Springs. US Rt. 15 north to I-81 near Harrisburg. I-81 east to I-78 to PA Rt. 61 near Hamburg. Rt. 61 south to US Rt. 222 near Reading. Rt. 222 south to I-76. I-76 east to PA Rt. 10 near Morgantown. Rt. 10 south to PA Rt. 372 near Parkesburg. Rt. 372 west to the Octoraro Creek near Christiana and then south to the Maryland line.
5C: From Maryland/PA state line, north along the Octoraro Creek to Rt. 372. Rt. 372 east to PA Rt. 10 north to Interstate 76. I-76 west to US Rt. 222. Rt. 222 north to PA Rt. 61 west of Reading. Rt. 61 north to I-78 near Hamburg. I-78 east to Rt. 143. Rt. 143 north to Rt. 309. Rt. 309 south to PA Rt. 873 northwest of Allentown. Rt. 873 north to PA Rt. 248. Rt. 248 east to PA Rt. 946. Rt. 946 east to PA Rt. 512. Rt. 512 to PA Rt. 611 near Mount Bethel. Rt. 611 north to Portland Toll Bridge at Portland. Portland Toll Bridge east to New Jersey/PA state line. New Jersey/PA state line south to US Rt. 202 near New Hope. Rt. 202 south to Delaware/PA state line near Elam.
5D: From the New Jersey/PA state line near New Hope, US Rt. 202 south to Delaware/PA state line near Elam.
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Use the map to determine if you need to add minutes to the times listed below.
Scroll down for Migratory Game Bird hunting hours.
July 1 - 7, 5:09a–9:02p
July 8 - 14, 5:14a–8:59p
July 15 - 21, 5:20a–8:54p
July 22 - 28, 5:26a–8:48p
July 29 - Aug 4, 5:32a–8:40p
Aug 5 - 11, 5:39a–8:32p
Aug 12 - 18, 5:46a–8:22p
Aug 19 - 25, 5:52a–8:12p
Aug 26 - Sept 1, 5:59a–8:01p
Sept 2 - 8, 6:05a–8:00p
Sept 9 - 15, 6:12a–7:39p
Sept 16 - 22, 6:19a–7:27p
Sept 23 - 29, 6:25a–7:15p
Sept 30 - Oct 6, 6:32a–7:04p
Oct 7 - 13, 6:39a–6:53p
Oct 14 - 20, 6:47a–6:43p
Oct 21 - 27, 6:54a–6:34p
Oct 28- Nov 3, 7:02a–6:25p
*Nov 4 - Nov 10, 6:10a–5:18p
Nov 11 - 17, 6:18a–5:12p
Nov 18 - 24, 6:26a–5:08p
Nov 25 - Dec 1, 6:34a–5:06p
Dec 2 - 8, 6:40a–5:05p
Dec 9 - 15, 6:45a–5:05p
Dec 16 - 22, 6:49a–5:07p
Dec 23 - 29, 6:52a–5:10p
Dec 30 - Jan 5, 6:53a–5:09p
Jan 6 - 12, 6:52a–5:21p
Jan 13 - 19, 6:51a–5:28p
Jan 20 - 26, 6:48a–5:36p
Jan 27 - Feb 2, 6:43a–5:44p
Feb 3 - 9, 6:37a–5:53p
Feb 10 - 16, 6:29a–6:01p
Feb 17 - 23, 6:21a–6:09p
Feb 24 - Mar 2, 6:11a–6:17p
Mar 3 - 9, 6:01a–6:25p
*Mar 10 - 16, 6:50a–7:32p
Mar 17 - 23, 6:39a–7:40p
Mar 24 - 30, 6:27a–7:47p
Mar 31 - Apr 6, 6:16a–7:54p
Apr 7 - 13, 6:05a–8:01p
Apr 14 - 20, 5:54a–8:08p
Apr 21 - 27, 5:44a–8:15p
Apr 28 - May 4, 5:34a–8:22p
May 5 - 11, 5:26a–8:29p
May 12 - 18, 5:18a–8:36p
May 19 - 25, 5:12a–8:43p
May 26 - June 1, 5:07a–8:49p
June 2 - 8, 5:04a–8:54p
June 9 - 15, 5:02a–8:58p
June 16 - 22, 5:02a–9:01p
June 23 - 30, 5:05a–9:03p
* Daylight Saving Time
Hunting hours for all migratory birds, including Canada geese, close at sunset on the 2 youth waterfowl days.
Aug26 - Sept 1, 5:59a–7:31p
Sept 2 - 8, 6:05a–7: 30p
Sept 9 - 15, 6:12a–7:09p
Sept 16 - 22, 6:19a–6:57p
Sept 23 - 29, 6:25a–6:45p
Sept 30 - Oct 6, 6:32a–6:34p
Oct 7 - 13, 6:39a–6:23p
Oct 14 - 20, 6:47a–6:13p
Oct 21- 27, 6:54a–6:04p
Oct 28 - Nov 3, 7:02a–5:55p
*Nov 4 - 10, 6:10a–4:48p
Nov 11 - 17, 6:18a–4:42p
Nov 18 - 24, 6:26a–4:38p
Nov 25 - Dec 1, 6:34a–4:36p
Dec 2 - 8, 6:40a–4:35p
Dec 9 - 15, 6:45a–4:35p
Dec 16 - 22, 6:49a–4:37p
Dec 23 - 29, 6:52a–4:40p
Dec 30 - Jan 5, 6:53a–4:39p
Jan 6 - 12, 6:52a–4:51p
Jan 13 - 19, 6:51a–4:58p
Jan 20 - 26, 6:48a–5:06p
Jan 27 - Feb 2, 6:43a–5:14p
Feb 3 - 9, 6:37a–5:23p
Feb 10 - 16, 6:29a–5:31p
Feb 17 - 23, 6:21a–5:39p
Feb 24 - Mar 2, 6:11a–5:47p
Mar 3 - 9, 6:01a–5:55p
*Mar 10 - 16, 6:50a–7:02p
Mar 17 - 23, 6:39a–7:10p
Mar 24 - 30, 6:27a–7:17p
Mar 31 - Apr 6, 6:16a–7:24p
Apr 7 - 13, 6:05a–7:31p
Apr 14-20, 5:54a–7:38p
Apr 21-27, 5:44a–7:45p
* Daylight Saving Time
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Have your Customer Identification Number (CID—hunting license number) and field harvest tag information available. You may report multiple harvests in one call or PALS visit.
1. Call toll-free:
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Hours: Sat. Nov. 17, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m.; Sun. Nov. 18, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Mon. Nov. 19, Tues. Nov. 20, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. & Wed. Nov. 21, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
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Improperly field-dressing a deer carcass and warm weather can impact the quality of venison quickly.
After properly tagging and field dressing your deer, you should cool it down as soon as possible. Consider skinning the deer and hanging the carcass in the shade, refrigerating it or placing a bag of ice in the body cavity. Never place a deer carcass - with or without the hide on it - in direct sunlight.
Removing the hide is easier if the front legs are cut off at the wrists, and the rear legs are removed just below the knee joint, with a saw. Use a knife to cut the hide from where each leg was sawed off at the wrist, back to the body trunk. Cutting the rear legs at the joint also makes it easier to hang a carcass on a gambrel or meat hooks. Hang the carcass by the large tendons on the back legs.
Next, pull the hide from the carcass, starting at the rear end and working downward toward the head. Peal it from the hind-quarters first, then cut the tailbone and pull it down to the shoulders. Work the hide over the shoulders and pull it away from the legs. Finally, pull the hide down the neck as close to the base of the skull as possible and cut the carcass free from the head with a clean saw. Remove the trachea.
The hide-free carcass should be wiped off immediately. If you use water to clean the cavity or carcass, dry the meat immediately. Wet or damp meat spoils more quickly and is more prone to bacteria. Rinsing meat with water also can hasten the spread of bacteria. Any blood clotting and hair should be removed. It's a good idea to remove large fatty deposits to improve the quality of your meat. It helps lessen that "game taste" some people dislike about venison.
Following these steps will prepare your carcass for hanging in a meat processor's refrigerator, or quartering and placing it in your refrigerator. If the air temperature is above 50 degrees, hunters should get their carcass refrigerated as soon as possible.
De-boning the carcass. These cuts are relatively simple and can be made while the deer is hanging or from a plastic sheet-covered table. Use a plastic fluorescent light cover for an inexpensive cutting board. They can be purchased at any home supplies store. First, remove the front shoulders with a filleting knife. This can be done without cutting a bone by cutting behind the shoulder-blade. Next, remove the meat from the shoulder with a filleting knife.
Hindquarters can be removed from the carcass by using a saw. If you plan to have steaks or jerky made from them, don't make any cuts. Leave them intact.
Inside the body cavity, against the backbone, are the tenderloins, considered the best cut of meat on a deer. Use your hand, and a knife when necessary, to pull them free. Outside the cavity, along the backbone, are the loin muscles or back-straps, which also are outstanding cuts. Using a filleting knife, slide the blade along the spine to separate each back-strap and then finish each piece by cutting in along the top of the ribs and under the muscle to the first cut you've made.
The remainder of the carcass can be de-boned with a filleting knife. Try to trim fat from meat where you can and wipe off blood whenever it is encountered. De-boning can be done relatively quickly, but remember, every ounce of meat you remove increases your trimmings for sausage, bologna, meat sticks or other products. De-boned meat can be taken to a meat processor immediately, or frozen and taken later. Hindquarters may be frozen for processing later as jerky or dried venison. Steaks should be cut fresh.
Transporting & Processing Game
Kitchen Processing
Freezing Tips
For more information about food safety, contact Penn State’s Department of Food Science at 814-865-5444 or visit Penn State’s food safety website at extension.psu.edu/food-safety. The information above is a summary of their 'Proper Care and Handling of Venison from Field to Table' document.
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This chart will help you estimate your deer's live weight, field dressed weight & edible meat weight. All estimates are in pounds.
Measure the chest/girth just behind the deer's front legs.
* The above chart was produced with information collected Department of Dairy and Animal Science, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
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Bring These Items When You Hunt
Field Dressing
Hints for Field Dressing
For more information about food safety, contact Penn State’s Department of Food Science at 814-865-5444 or visit Penn State’s food safety website at extension.psu.edu/food-safety. The information above is a summary of their 'Proper Care and Handling of Venison from Field to Table' document.
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Enjoy this PGC video on aging your deer by tooth wear.
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Duck Bag Limits: 6 daily, 12 in possession of any species, except for the following restrictions: daily limit may not include more than 4 mallards including 2 hen mallards, 4 scaup, 1 black duck, 3 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 canvasback, 2 pintails, 1 mottled duck, 1 fulvous whistling duck and 4 scoters. Possession limits are double the daily limits.
Merganser Bag Limits: 5 daily, 10 in possession (not more than 2 hooded mergansers daily, 4 hooded in possession).
Coot Bag Limits: 15 daily, 30 in possession.
September Canada Goose Season: A statewide season from September 1-25 (8 daily, 16 in possession) except:
(1.) In the SJBP Zone the daily limit is 3, possession limit 6
(2.) In the area south of SR 198 from the Ohio state line to intersection of SR 18, SR 18 south to SR 618, SR 618 south to US Route 6, US Route 6 east to US Route 322/SR 18, US Route 322/SR 18 west to intersection of SR 3013, SR 3013 south to the Crawford/Mercer County line. The daily bag limit is 1, possession limit 2; except on SGL 214 where the season is closed to September goose hunting.
(3.) Canada geese may be taken on Pymatuning State Park Reservoir and an area to extend 100 yards inland from the shoreline of the reservoir, excluding the area east of SR 3011 (Hartstown Road). The daily bag limit is 3, possession limit of 6.
(4.) In the area of Lancaster and Lebanon counties north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76, east of SR 501 to SR 419, south of SR 419 to Lebanon-Berks county line, west of Lebanon-Berks county line and the Lancaster-Berks county line to SR 1053 (also known as Peartown Road and Greenville Road), west of SR 1053 to Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76, the daily bag limit is 1, possession limit 2; except on SGL 46 (Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area) where the season is closed.
Note: Numbers 2 and 4 do not apply to youth participating in Sept 15 and Sept 22 Youth Waterfowl Days; regular season regulations apply.
Pennsylvania’s other Canada goose season lengths and bag limits vary by zone.
Resident Population Goose Zone: All of Pennsylvania, excluding the Southern James Bay Population Zone and the Atlantic Population Zone. The season is Oct 27-Nov 24, Dec 11-Jan 15, and Feb 1-28, with a five goose daily bag limit.
Southern James Bay Population Zone: That area north of I-80 and west of I-79 including in the city of Erie west of Bay Front Parkway to and including the Lake Erie Duck zone (Lake Erie, Presque Isle and the area within 150 yards of Lake Erie shoreline). The season is Oct 6-Nov 24, Dec 10-Jan 18, with a three goose daily limit.
Atlantic Population Zone: That area east of SR 97 from the Maryland state line to the intersection of SR 194, east of SR 194 to intersection of US 30, south of US 30 to SR 441, east of SR 441 to SR 743, east of SR 743 to intersection of I-81, east of I-81 to intersection of I-80, south of I-80 to New Jersey state line. The season is Nov 13-24 and Dec 13-Jan 26, with a three goose daily limit.
Oct 6-Dec 3, 2 daily, 4 in possession.
Advisory: Snow Goose Conservation Season lengths vary from Zone to Zone and in addition to a hunting license, migratory game bird license and a federal duck stamp, you must have a Snow Goose Conservation Hunt Permit to participate.
Atlantic Population Zone: Oct 27-Jan 26 and during the Snow Goose Conservation Hunt, Jan 28 – April 26; 25 daily, no possession limit.
Southern James Bay Population Zone: Oct 27-Jan 18 and during the Snow Goose Conservation Hunt: Jan 19-April 26; 25 daily, no possession limit.
Resident Population Zone: Oct 27-Feb 28 and during the Snow Goose Conservation Hunt: March 1 – April 26; 25 daily, no possession limit.
No open season.
Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area: Shooting days at Pymatuning are Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, one-half hour before sunrise to 12:30 p.m. Ducks: Oct 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24 (junior-only day), 26, 27, 29, and 31; Nov 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, and 30; and Dec 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 14. Geese: Oct 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, and 31; Nov 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 24 (junior-only day); Dec 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, and 31; and Jan 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, and 18.
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area: shooting days at Middle Creek are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to 1:30 p.m. Geese only: Nov 13; and Jan 17, 19, 22, 24, and 26. Geese and ducks: Nov 15, 17 (junior-only day), 20, 22, and 24; Dec 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 27, and 29; and Jan 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, and 15.
Junior Waterfowl Hunting Days (Statewide): Saturday, Sept 15 and 22. Open to licensed junior hunters ages 12-15, when properly accompanied, for ducks, mergansers, moorhens and coots, and Canada goose as permitted. Same daily bag limits as regular season. Hunting hours close at sunset.
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Please refer to the 2012-13 PA Hunting & Trapping Digest for detailed information. No Sunday hunting for any wildlife except foxes, coyotes & crows.
Squirrels
Red, Gray, Black and Fox (Combined)
Ruffed Grouse-Statewide
Rabbit (Cottontail)
Pheasant
Bobwhite Quail
Hares (Snowshoe Rabbits or Varying Hares)
Porcupines
Groundhogs (Woodchucks)
Crows
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Please refer to the 2012-13 PA Hunting & Trapping Digest for detailed information. No Sunday hunting for any wildlife except foxes, coyotes & crows.
Wild Turkey (Male or Female)
Spring Gobbler (Bearded bird only)
*Second Spring Gobbler may be taken only by persons who possess a valid special wild turkey license.
Hunting Hours are from one half hour before sunrise until noon April 20 and April 27-May 11, and until one half hour after sunset May 13-31.
Black Bear
Elk (Antlered or Antlerless) with required license
Deer
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Please refer to the 2012-13 PA Hunting & Trapping Digest for detailed information. No Sunday hunting for any wildlife except foxes, coyotes & crows.
Foxes (Red and Gray, statewide, Sundays included*)
Skunks, Opossums, Weasels, Coyotes
Raccoons (Statewide)
Bobcat
Raccoons, Skunks, Opossums, Foxes, Weasels and Coyotes
Coyotes and Foxes (Cable restraint devices may be used)
Minks and Muskrats
Beavers (Statewide)
Bobcat
Fisher
*During the regular antlered and antlerless deer seasons, Nov 26 - Dec. 8, and any extensions thereof, it shall be unlawful to hunt any other wild bird or animal (except coyotes if the hunter has a valid, unused deer tag) from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset — migratory waterfowl and game birds on regulated shooting grounds are excepted. During bear season, coyote hunters must have a valid, unused bear tag to lawfully hunt coyotes. With the exception of coyotes, hunting during spring turkey season, April 27-May 31 for species other than turkeys is prohibited during the hours of spring turkey hunting, and coyote hunters must have a valid, unused spring turkey tag and meet shot size requirements. With the exception of foxes and coyotes, furbearers may not be hunted on Sundays.
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