Trapping

Species

Hunting Hours
Dates Season Limit
No limit No limit No limit

MINK & MUSKRAT Nov. 20-Jan. 9 COYOTE, FOXES, OPOSSUM, RACCOON, SKUNKS, WEASELS Oct. 24-Feb. 20 COYOTE & FOXES (Statewide) Dec. 26-Feb. 20 Cable Restraints
Participants must pass cable restraint certification course.

Hunting hours are set up by the commission by the week for the hunting license year. However, in the interest of safety, hunters must consider the effects weather and field conditions may have on positive target identification and a clear shot path. Obviously, taking a risky shot under poor visibility conditions during legal hunting hours is a safety concern.

See the PA Game Commissions 2010-2011 Hunting & Trapping Digest for complete details. Compliments of:

Compliments of:

State Representative

JESSE WHITE

BEAVER (Statewide) BOBCAT (WMUs 2A, 2C, 2E, 2F,

2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4D, and 4E)

(Limits vary depending on WMU)

Dec. 26-Mar. 31

Dec. 18-Jan. 9

Legal hunting hours for all small and big game in Pennsylvania are from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Note the following exceptions:
1) During the regular antlered or antlered/antlerless deer seasons, it is unlawful to take or attempt to take other wild birds or mammals, except game birds on regulated hunting grounds, migratory waterfowl, coyote* and furbearers listed in item number 2. 2) Raccoon, fox, skunk, opossum, coyote, bobcat and weasel may be hunted any hour, day or night, but groundhogs, opossums, skunks and weasels may not be hunted during spring gobbler season legal hunting hours. 3) Spring Gobbler Season: One-half hour before sunrise until noon from the opening day through the third Saturday, and then from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset for the remainder of the season. 4) Migratory birds (waterfowl, doves, woodcock, snipe, rails, moorhens and gallinules) may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset, except during the September resident Canada goose season, when Canada geese may be hunted from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset. 5) The September segment of dove season hunting hours are 12 noon to sunset (tentative depending on the USFWS). *Additional regulations apply to hunting coyotes.

State Representative
Serving the 46th Legislative District
Cecil: 3855 Millers Run Road P.O. Box 285 Cecil, PA 15321 (724) 746-3677 Fax: (724) 746-3799 Burgettstown: 1425 Burgettstown Plaza #5 Burgettstown, PA 15021 (724) 947-4422 Fax: (724) 947-5386 Canton Twp.: 2403 Jefferson Ave., Suite C Washington, PA 15301 (724) 222-4192 Fax: (724) 222-4194

Serving the 46th Legislative District

JESSE WHITE

(One bobcat per license year, all licensed furtakers may obtain one permit)

FISHER (WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E and 2F)

(One fisher per license year, all licensed furtakers may obtain one permit)

Dec. 18-Dec. 23

Falconry
Species Dates Season Limit

(Male or Female combined) Daily and Field Possession limits vary. (Migratory game bird seasons and bag limits for falconers will be set in accordance with federal regulations in August.)

SQUIRRELS (combined), Sept. 1-March 31 BOBWHITE QUAIL, RUFFED GROUSE, COTTONTAIL RABBITS, SNOWSHOE OR VARYING HARE, RINGNECK PHEASANT

No open season on other wild birds or mammals. Waterfowl and Migratory Game Bird seasons will be established in accordance with Federal Regulations this summer.

Hunting & Trapping

Pocket Guide

2010-11

Small Game

BOBWHITE QUAIL
Daily Limit

Closed in WMUs 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D. Limit 8 in possession.

Oct. 23-Nov. 27

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PA 2010 - 11 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits

Species

Dates

and Fox (Combined) Junior hunters, with or without required license and mentored youth. Limit 12 in possession after first day. SQUIRRELS, Red, Gray, Black Oct. 16-Nov. 27 and Fox (Combined) Dec. 13-Dec. 23
Limit 12 in possession.

WOODCHUCKS (GROUNDHOGS) 6 2 4 4 2
Species

BLACK BEAR (Statewide) ELK (Antlered or Antlerless) July 2-April 10

No limit

No closed season, except: Sundays; during the antlered and antlerless deer seasons; and during legal hunting hours of the spring gobbler turkey season.

CROWS
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday only.

Only one elk may be taken during the license year.

Nov. 20 & Nov. 22-Nov. 23 Nov. 1-Nov. 6

1 1 1 1
One antlered deer per hunting license year. One antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

RUFFED GROUSE
Limit 4 in possession.

Junior hunters, with or without required license.

Limit 8 in possession.

RABBIT (Cottontail)

Dec. 27-Feb. 5 Oct. 16-Nov. 27 Dec. 13-Dec. 23 Dec. 27-Jan. 22 Oct. 9-Oct. 16

ELK, Extended (Antlered & Antlerless) Nov. 8-Nov. 13 ELK (Special Conservation Tag)
(Antlered or Antlerless)

One antlered deer per hunting license year, or one antlerless deer and an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

STARLINGS & ENGLISH SPARROWS

No closed season, except during the antlered and antlerless deer seasons and until noon daily during the spring gobbler turkey season. No limit

Only one elk may be taken during the license year. Eligible elk license recipients who havent harvested an elk by Nov. 6, in designated areas.

Sept. 1-Nov. 6

Dec. 27-Jan. 29 DEER, Antlerless WMUs 2B, 5C, 5D Dec. 27-Jan. 29 DEER, ANTLERLESS (Military Bases)
WMUs 2B, 5C, 5D
Hunting permitted on days established by the U.S. Dept. of the Army at Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin Co.; New Cumberland Army Depot, York Co., and Fort Detrick, Raven Rock Site, Adams Co.

Big Game
Dates Daily Limit

One elk tag for one antlered or antlerless elk will be auctioned at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation annual banquet.

RABBIT (Cottontail)
Limit 8 in possession.

Junior hunters, with or without required license. Male pheasants only in WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A and 5B. Male and female pheasants may be taken in all other WMUs. Limit 4 in possession.

PHEASANT

Oct. 23-Nov. 27 Dec. 13-Dec. 23 Dec. 27-Feb. 26 Oct. 9-Oct. 16

WILD TURKEY (Male or Female)

WMU 2B (Shotgun, archery) WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 4A, 4B and 4D

WMUs 1A, 1B and 2A (Shotgun, archery)

PHEASANT

Male only in WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, Oct. 23-Nov. 27 4E, 5A and 5B Oct. 23-Nov. 27 Male and female may be taken in all other WMUs Dec. 13-Dec. 23

WMUs 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4C and 4E WMU 5A WMUs 5B, 5C and 5D CLOSED TO FALL TURKEY HUNTING

Nov. 13-Nov. 19 & Nov. 25-Nov. 27 Nov. 6-Nov. 19 & Nov. 25-Nov. 27 Nov. 13-Nov. 19 & Nov. 25-Nov. 27 Nov. 6-Nov. 19 & Nov. 25-Nov. 27 Nov. 16-Nov. 18 Apr. 23, 2011

WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D & Nov. 15-Nov. 27 DEER, ARCHERY (Antlered & Oct. 2-Nov. 13 Antlerless) WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D & Dec. 27-Jan. 29 DEER, ARCHERY (Antlered & Oct. 2-Nov. 13 Antlerless) (Statewide) & Dec. 27-Jan. 15 DEER (Antlered & Antlerless) Nov. 29-Dec. 11 WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2F, 3A, 3B,3D, 4A, 4C, 5A, 5B, 5C & 5D DEER (Antlered Only) Nov. 29-Dec. 3 WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2G, 3C, 4B, 4D & 4E
(Holders of valid DMAP antlerless deer permits may harvest antlerless deer on DMAP properties during this period.

DEER, ARCHERY (Antlerless Only)

Sept. 18-Oct. 1

Furbearer Hunting
Species Dates Season Limit

COYOTES No limit No closed season. Unlimited. Outside of any deer or bear season, coyotes may be taken with a hunting or furtaker license, without wearing orange. During any archery deer season, coyotes may be taken while lawfully hunting deer or with a furtaker license. During regular firearms deer and any bear seasons, coyotes may be taken while lawfully hunting deer or bear, or with a furtaker license while wearing 250 sq. in. of fluorescent orange. During spring gobbler season, may be taken by those with a valid tag meeting fluorescent orange and shot size requirements. RACCOON & FOXES Oct. 23-Feb. 19 OPOSSUM, SKUNKS & WEASELS BOBCAT (WMUs 2A, 2C, 2E, 2F,
2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4D & 4E)
No limit No limit No closed season, except Sundays and prior to noon during legal hunting hours of the spring gobbler season. One per permit One bobcat per license year, but all licensed furtakers may obtain one permit.

SPRING GOBBLER

Limit 4 in possession. Dec. 27-Feb. 5 There is no open season for taking pheasants in any Wild Pheasant Recovery Areas in any WMU.

mentored youth. Only 1 spring gobbler may be taken during this hunt.)

(Bearded bird only) Junior hunters, with required license and

DEER (Antlered & Antlerless)

SPRING GOBBLER
(Bearded bird only)

Season Limit 2 (Second spring gobbler may only be taken by persons who possess a valid

Apr. 30-May 31, 2011 1

WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2G, 3C, 4B, 4D & 4E DEER, ANTLERLESS (Statewide)

Dec. 4-Dec. 11 Oct. 21-Oct. 23

Junior and Senior License Holders, Disabled Person Permit (to use a vehicle) Holders, and Pa. residents on active duty in the U.S. Armed Services or Coast Guard only, with required antlerless

Dec. 18-Jan. 8

One antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

SQUIRRELS, Red, Gray, Black

Oct. 9-Oct. 15

HARES (SNOWSHOE RABBITS) OR VARYING HARES

Limit 2 in possession.

Dec. 27-Jan. 1

special wild turkey license.) From Apr. 30-May 14, legal hunting hours are onehalf hour before sunrise until noon; from May 16-31, legal hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.

BLACK BEAR (Statewide) (Archery only) Nov. 15-Nov. 19

(Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.)

license. Also included: persons who have reached or will reach their 65th birthday in the year of the application for a license and hold a valid adult license, or qualify for license and fee exemptions under section 2706.

DEER, MUZZLELOADER (Antlerless Only) Statewide Oct. 16-Oct. 23 DEER, FLINTLOCK (Antlered & Antlerless) Statewide Dec. 27-Jan. 15