Pennsylvania Game Commission holds squirrel hunting webinar tonight Wednesday, August 24 by Louise BennettHarrisburg – Are you interested in learning how to hunt?This evening, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is providing the first of four free webinars to help you.A “learn to hunt” webinar on squirrel hunting begins at 6pm on the Game Commission’s website – pgc.pa.gov.There... Read More.
2022-23 Pennsylvania Hunting Licenses available starting today Monday, June 13 by Louise BennettHarrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania's 2022-23 Hunting licenses go on sale today in the commonwealth.The new license year starts July 1st and will once again feature weeks of archery and firearm hunting.For a list of licensing requirements, visit pgc.pa.gov
Additional state forest roads opening across PA Friday, October 1 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Hunters and other outdoors enthusiasts heading into Pennsylvania’s state-owned woodlands this autumn will find additional roads open in 18 of the 20 state forest districts, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced.“This improved accessibility, coupled with DCNR’s promotion of... Read More.
PA’s archery deer season less than three weeks away Thursday, September 16 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - If something can be routine and record-breaking at the same time, Pennsylvania’s archery deer season is it.It’s routine in its consistency. Pennsylvania held its first statewide archery season in 1951; this year’s hunt is the 71st in a row since. It stretches... Read More.
This weekend is first Sunday of expanded Sunday hunting opportunities Friday, November 13 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania bowhunters are about to make history.The first ever day of regulated Sunday big-game hunting will take place on Sunday, Nov. 15, for archery deer hunting only.In total, there are three Sundays – all in consecutive weeks – when limited big-game... Read More.
Turkey season begins this Saturday, Oct. 31 Monday, October 26 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania’s fall turkey season kicks off Saturday, Oct. 31 in 19 of Pennsylvania’s 23 Wildlife Management Units (WMUs), with more fall turkey hunting – including the return of a three-day Thanksgiving season – around the corner in much of the state.Click... Read More.
Archery elk season started Saturday, lasts until Sept. 26 for selected hunters Monday, September 14 by wcednewsHARRISBURG, PA - Pennsylvania’s elk hunting season kicked off Saturday, Sept. 12 with the archery elk season, in which 26 hunters selected by lottery will be spread across nine of the 14 Elk Hunt Zones within the state’s elk range. Ten of those hunters... Read More.
Shooting ranges on state games lands open May 8 in yellow zones Wednesday, May 6 by wcednewsHarrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced that, on Friday, May 8, it will reopen to the public its Northwest and Northcentral Region Offices, and reopen shooting ranges on state game lands in counties to be upgraded to the yellow phase in... Read More.