- The license year begins July 1 and ends June 30.
- 2024-25 Hunting & Trapping Digest
SUNDAY HUNTING: It is unlawful to hunt on Sundays except foxes, crows and coyotes.Other exceptions are included with species seasons below.
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No open season during the regular firearms deer season. No hunting on Sundays with the exceptions of Nov. 17,Nov. 24 and Dec. 1. No open season on other wild birds or mammals.
No open seasons on other wild birds or wild mammals.
1No hunting on Sunday authorized. See 34 Pa.C.S. § 2303.
2Hunting on Sunday authorized on separately delineated Sunday date(s) only. See 34 Pa.C.S. § 2303.
3Hunting on Sunday is authorized. See 34 Pa.C.S. § 2303.
4Only persons who possess a special wild turkey license as provided for in section 2709 of the act (relating to license costs and fees) may take a second spring gobbler during the hunting license year; all other persons, including mentored youth hunters, may take only one spring gobbler. A maximum of 2 spring gobblers per license year may be taken by any combination of licenses or exceptions for mentored youth.
5Only one antlered deer (buck) may be taken during the hunting license year.
6Includes resident and nonresident license holders who have reached or will reach their 65th birthday in the year of the application for the license and hold a valid adult license or qualify for license and fee exemptions under section 2706 of the act (relating to resident license and fee exemptions).
7Only one bear may be taken during the hunting license year with the required bear license.
8Only one elk may be taken during the hunting license year with the required elk license.
