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OriginatorPennsylvania Game Commission Publication_Date2019 Title. For a complete breakdown of antler restrictions WMU boundaries and other regulations consult the 2020-21 Pennsylvania Hunting Trapping Digest which is available online at the Game Commissions website wwwpgcpagov.

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. In place since 2002 they have transformed the smaller bucks that once dominated our deer harvests into a buck population that is the envy of deer hunters everywhere. Whether antler-point restrictions will be eliminated in disease management areas in the Keystone State will be up to Pennsylvania Game commissioners Walter said and the actions will likely only come after a study of deer dispersal. In 2002 the Pennsylvania Game Commission changed the antler restriction to harvest an antlered deer. By doing so benefits of a more natural breeding ecology an older buck age structure and greater hunter satisfaction.

In 2002 the Pennsylvania Game Commission changed the antler restriction to harvest an antlered deer. TOM FEGELY special to The Morning Call - Freelance THE MORNING CALL. A statewide 14-day concurrent antlered and antlerless firearms season which was proposed to simplify regulations and provide increased opportunity especially for younger. But that was before antler restrictions.

Prior to 2002 the antler restriction was 2. Game Commission meeting will be lively Controversy should abound especially regarding proposed antler restrictions gamelands. Feature Layer Geometry Type. A NEW DAY DAWNING.

Junior license holders mentored youth disabled hunters and resident active duty US. The recent deer seasons truly have been seasons of change for Pennsylvania hunters noted Game Commission Executive Director Vern Ross. Two new proposals have been added to the Pennsylvania Game Commissions Response Plan aimed at decreasing chronic wasting disease CWD among the states whitetail and elk population. The Commonwealths antler restrictions have succeeded in providing more older bucks for Pennsylvanias deer hunters said Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans.

From 2002 to 2010 the antler point restrictions APR were 3 or 4. For decades 1 12-year-old bucks made up about 80 percent of the antlered-deer harvest according to Dr. Few had the larger antlers of an adult buck. The commonwealths antler restrictions have succeeded in providing more older bucks for Pennsylvanias deer hunters said Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans.

Antler Restrictions Area Rules Display Field. 2 nearly one million hunters are preparing for the first change in antler restrictions since 1953. Coast Guard only with required antlerless license. Its clear that years of antler restrictions have allowed bucks to grow older and larger.

Also spoke to why he feels the PA Game Commission is removing antler point restrictions. We the Senior hunters of Pennsylvania call for the Pennsylvania Game Commission to change the game laws to hold seniors to the same guidelines as. Of all the deer hunting regulations that the Pennsylvania Game Commission has passed in recent years antler restrictions are one rule that in my opinion the majority of hunters agree on. Armed Services or in the US.

An unused antlered deer harvest tag from a general hunting license can be used to take an antlerless deer during the after-Christmas flintlock muzzleloader season. PA Game Commission News. Modifications adopted for the 2021-22 seasons include. The primary goal of antler point restrictions APR was to increase the number of adult bucks 25 years of age or older in the population.

Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Prior to 2002 the antler restriction was 2 points to an antler or a spike at least 3 inches in length. One way to change this situation was implementation of antler restrictions. Roe reminds deer hunters that the Board of Game Commissioners approved a change in antler restriction definitions in.

Removal of deer antler restrictions Increased antlerless permit allocations Allowing hunters to take additional antlered deer where new isolated CWD-positive deer are detected is also being. PENNSYLVANIA BAN ON FEEDING AND LURING DEER Deer hunters in Pennsylvania may be seeing new restrictions applied to their hunting strategy before the season opens. Prior to 2002 the antler restriction was two points to an antler or a spike at least three inches in length. Christopher Rosenberry Pennsylvania Game Commission biologist.

The board retained the antler restrictions that have been in place for adult and senior license holders since the 2011-12 seasons. One antlered deer per license year can be taken with a general hunting license. HARRISBURG PA The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners gave final approval to hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits for the 2021-22 license year. A general hunting license is required to hunt in any season.

Junior and Senior License Holders Mentored Youth Permit Holders Disabled Person Permit to use a vehicle Holders and Pennsylvania residents serving on active duty in US. In 2002 commissioners changed the antler restriction to harvest an antlered deer. Armed Services personnel that can harvest antlered deer with two or more points on one antler or a spike three or more inches in length. It remains three-up on one side not counting a brow tine for the western Wildlife Management Units of 1A 1B 2A 2B.

The Game Commission recently announced that hunting license sales were up since moving the opening day of deer firearms to Saturday. PENNSYLVANIA ANTLER RESTRICTIONS Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Formvector digital data Online_Linkage. With Pennsylvanias two-week firearms deer season beginning Dec.

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