§ 139.4. Seasons and bag limits for the license year.
(SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS TABLE)
2009-2010 OPEN HUNTING AND FURTAKING SEASONS, DAILY LIMIT, FIELD POSSESSION LIMIT AND SEASON LIMIT
OPEN SEASON INCLUDES FIRST AND LAST DATES LISTED
2009-2010 OPEN HUNTING AND FURTAKING SEASONS, DAILY LIMIT, FIELD POSSESSION LIMIT AND SEASON LIMIT
OPEN SEASON INCLUDES FIRST AND LAST DATES LISTED
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| Possession | |||||
| Limit After | |||||
| Species | First Day | Last Day | Daily Limit | First Day | |
| Squirrels— (Combined species) | Oct. 10 | Oct. 16 | 6 | 12 | |
| Eligible Junior Hunters only, with or without the required license, when properly accompanied as required by law | |||||
| Squirrels— (Combined species) | Oct. 17 | Nov. 28 | 6 | 12 | |
| and | |||||
| Dec. 14 | Dec. 23 | ||||
| and | |||||
| Dec. 26 | Feb. 6, 2010 | ||||
| Ruffed Grouse | Oct. 17 | Nov. 28 | 2 | 4 | |
| and | |||||
| Dec. 14 | Dec. 23 | ||||
| and | |||||
| Dec. 26 | Jan. 23, 2010 | ||||
| Rabbits, Cottontail | Oct. 24 | Nov. 28 | 4 | 8 | |
| and | |||||
| Dec. 14 | Dec. 23 | ||||
| and | |||||
| Dec. 26 | Feb. 6, 2010 | ||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant—There is no open season for the taking of pheasants in any area designated as a wild pheasant recovery area within any wildlife management unit. | |||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant— Male only in WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A and 5B Eligible Junior Hunters only, with or without the required license, when properly accompanied as required by law. | Oct. 10 | Oct. 17 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant— Male or female combined in WMUs 1A, 1B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5C and 5D Eligible Junior Hunters only, with or without the required license, when properly accompanied as required by law. | Oct. 10 | Oct. 17 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant— Male only | Oct. 24 | Nov. 28 | 2 | 4 | |
| in WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 4C, 4E, 5A and 5B | |||||
| Ring-necked Pheasant— Male or female | Oct. 24 | Nov. 28 | 2 | 4 | |
| combined in WMUs 1A, 1B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, | and | ||||
| and 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4D, 5C and 5D | Dec. 14 | Dec. 23 | |||
| and | |||||
| Dec. 26 | Feb. 6, 2010 | ||||
| Bobwhite Quail— The hunting and taking of bobwhite quail is permitted in all WMUs except in WMUs 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D where the season is closed. | Oct. 24 | Nov. 28 | 4 | 8 | |
| Hares (Snowshoe Rabbits) | Dec. 26 | Jan. 1, 2010 | 1 | 2 | |
| or Varying Hares | |||||
| Woodchucks (Groundhog) | No closed season except during the regular firearms deer seasons and until noon daily during the spring gobbler turkey season. | Unlimited | |||
| Species | First Day | Last Day | Daily Limit | Season Limit | |
| Turkey—Male or Female | 1 | 1 | |||
| WMUs 1A, 1B and 2A | Oct. 31 | Nov. 14 | |||
| (Shotgun, Bow and Arrow only) | |||||
| WMU 2B | Oct. 31 | Nov. 21 | |||
| (Shotgun, Bow and Arrow only) | |||||
| WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 4A and 4B | Oct. 31 | Nov. 14 | |||
| WMUs 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4C, 4D and 4E | Oct. 31 | Nov. 21 | |||
| WMUs 5A and 5B | Closed to fall turkey hunting | ||||
| WMUs 5C and 5D | Oct. 31 | Nov. 4 | |||
| (Shotgun, Bow and Arrow only) | |||||
| Turkey (Spring Gobbler) Statewide1 Bearded Bird only | May 1, 2010 | May 31, 2010 | 1 | 2 | |
| Turkey (Spring Gobbler) Statewide Youth Hunt1 Bearded Bird only Eligible junior hunters only, with the required license and when properly accompanied | April 24, 2010 | April 24, 2010 | 1 | 1 | |
MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS
Except as further restricted by this chapter, the seasons, bag limits, hunting hours and hunting regulations for migratory game birds shall conform to regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior under authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C.A. § § 703—711) as published in the Federal Register on or about August 27 and September 28 of each year. Exceptions:
(a) Hunting hours in § 141.4 (relating to hunting hours).
(b) Nontoxic shot as approved by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is required for use Statewide in hunting and taking of migratory waterfowl.
| Field | |||||
| Possession | |||||
| Limit After | |||||
| Species | First Day | Last Day | Daily Limit | First Day | |
| Crows | July 3 | April 4, 2010 | Unlimited | ||
| (Hunting permitted on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only) | |||||
| Starlings and English Sparrows | No closed season except during the Unlimited regular firearms deer seasons and until noon daily during the spring gobbler turkey season | ||||
| FALCONRY | |||||
| Field | |||||
| Possession | |||||
| Limit After | |||||
| Species | First Day | Last Day | Daily Limit | First Day | |
| Squirrels—(Combined species) | Sept. 1 | Mar. 31, 2010 | 6 | 12 | |
| Quail | Sept. 1 | Mar. 31, 2010 | 4 | 8 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Sept. 1 | Mar. 31, 2010 | 2 | 4 | |
| Cottontail Rabbits | Sept. 1 | Mar. 31, 2010 | 4 | 8 | |
| Snowshoe or Varying Hare | Sept. 1 | Mar. 31, 2010 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant— Male and Female—(Combined) | Sept. 1 | Mar. 31, 2010 | 2 | 4 | |
| Migratory Game Birds—Seasons and bag limits shall be in accordance with Federal regulations. | |||||
WHITE-TAILED DEER
| Species | First Day | Last Day | Daily Limit | ||
| Deer, Archery (Antlered and Antlerless)2 | Oct. 3 | Nov. 14 | One antlered and an antlerless | ||
| (Statewide) | and | deer with each required antlerless | |||
| Dec. 26 | Jan. 9, 2010 | license. | |||
| Deer, Archery (Antlerless) | Sep. 19 | Oct. 2 | An antlerless deer | ||
| WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D | and | with each required antlerless license. | |||
| Nov. 16 | Nov. 28 | ||||
| and | |||||
| Dec. 14 | Dec. 23 | ||||
| Deer, Regular firearms (Antlered and Antlerless)2 WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E, 2F, 3A, 3B, 3D, 4A, 4C, 4D, 4E, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D | Nov. 30 | Dec. 12 | One antlered, and an antlerless deer with each required antlerless license. | ||
| Deer, Regular firearms (Antlered only)2 and 3 | Nov. 30 | Dec. 4 | One antlered deer. | ||
| WMUs 2D, 2G, 3C and 4B | |||||
| Deer, Regular firearms (Antlered and Antlerless)2 and 3 WMUs 2D, 2G, 3C and 4B | Dec. 5 | Dec. 12 | One antlered, and an antlerless deer with with each required antlerless license. | ||
| Deer, Special firearms (Antlerless only) (Statewide) Only Junior and Senior License Holders,4 Commission Disabled Person Permit Holders (to use a vehicle as a blind), and Residents serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, or in the U.S. Coast Guard, with required antlerless license | Oct. 22 | Oct. 24 | An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license. | ||
| Deer, Muzzleloading (Antlerless only) (Statewide) | Oct. 17 | Oct. 24 | An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license. | ||
| Deer, Flintlock (Antlered or Antlerless)2 (Statewide) | Dec. 26 | Jan. 9, 2010 | One antlered, or one antlerless-plus an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license. | ||
| Deer, Flintlock (Antlered or Antlerless)2 WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D | Dec. 26 | Jan. 23, 2010 | An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license. | ||
| Deer, Extended Regular firearms (Antlerless) | Dec. 14 | Dec. 23 | An antlerless deer and with each required antlerless license. | ||
| WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D | Dec. 26 | Jan. 23, 2010 | |||
| Deer, Antlerless (Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin County and New Cumberland Army Depot, York County and Fort Detrick, Raven Rock Site, Adams County) | Hunting is permitted on days established by the United States Department of the Army. | An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license. | |||
BLACK BEAR
| Species | First Day | Last Day | Daily Limit | Season Limit | |
| Bear, any age (Archery only)5 WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 4A, 4B & 4D | Nov. 18 | Nov. 19 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bear, any age (Statewide)5 | Nov. 23 | Nov. 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bear, any age5 | Nov. 30 | Dec. 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portions of WMU 3B, East of Rt. 14 from Troy to Canton, East of Rt. 154 from Canton to Rt. 220 at Laporte and East of Rt. 42 from Laporte to Rt. 118 and that portion of 4E, East of Rt. 42. | |||||
| Portions of WMUs 2G in Lycoming and Clinton Counties and 3B in Lycoming County that lie North of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River from the Rt. 405 Bridge, West to Rt. 15 at Williamsport, Rt. 15 to Rt. 220, and North of Rt. 220 to the Mill Hall exit, North of SR 2015 to Rt. 150; East of Rt. 150 to Lusk Run Rd. and South of Lusk Run Rd. to Rt. 120, Rt. 120 to Veterans Street Bridge to SR 1001; East of SR 1001 to Croak Hollow Rd., South of Croak Hollow Rd. to Rt. 664 (at Swissdale), South of Rt. 664 to Little Plum Rd. (the intersection of SR 1003), South of SR 1003 to SR 1006, South of SR 1006 to Sulphur Run Rd., South of Sulphur Run Rd. to Rt. 44, East of Rt. 44 to Rt. 973, South of Rt. 973 to Rt. 87, West of Rt. 87 to Rt. 864, South of Rt. 864 to Rt. 220 and West of Rt. 220 to Rt. 405 and West of Rt. 405 to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. | |||||
| Bear, any age5 WMUs 4C, 4D, 4E, 5B and 5C | Dec. 2 | Dec. 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| ELK | |||||
| Elk, (Antlered and Antlerless)6 With each required license | Nov. 2 | Nov. 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elk, (Antlered and Antlerless)6 With a special conservation license | Sept. 1 | Nov. 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| FURTAKING—TRAPPING | |||||
| Minks and Muskrats (Statewide) | Nov. 21 | Jan. 10, 2010 | Unlimited
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| Beaver | Dec. 26 | Mar. 31, 2010 | |||
| (Statewide) | |||||
| WMUs | |||||
| 2E, 2F and 2G (Combined) | 20 | 20 | |||
| WMUs 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D (Combined) | 20 | 40 | |||
| WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D (Combined) | 10 | 10 | |||
| Coyotes, Foxes, Opossums, Raccoons, Skunks, | Oct. 25 | Feb. 21, 2010 | Unlimited
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| Weasels—(Statewide) | |||||
| Coyotes & Foxes—(Statewide) | Jan. 1 | Feb. 21, 2010 | Unlimited
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| (Cable restraint devices may be used) | |||||
| Bobcat7 | |||||
| WMUs 2A, 2C, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4D and 4E | Oct. 25 | Feb. 21, 2010 | 1 | 1 | |
| FURTAKING—HUNTING | |||||
| Coyotes—(Statewide) | Outside of any deer or bear season may be | Unlimited | |||
| taken with a hunting license or a furtaker’s license and without wearing orange. | |||||
| Coyotes—(During any archery deer season) | May be taken while lawfully hunting deer or with a furtaker’s license. | ||||
| Coyotes—(During the regular firearms deer season and any bear season) | May be taken while lawfully hunting deer or bear or with a furtaker’s license while wearing 250 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange-colored material in a 360° arc. | ||||
| Coyotes—(During the spring gobbler turkey season) | May be taken by persons who have a valid tag and meet fluorescent orange and shot size requirements. | ||||
| Opossums, Skunks, | No closed season. These species may | ||||
| Weasels8 (Statewide) | not be hunted prior to noon during the spring gobbler turkey season. | ||||
| Raccoons and Foxes—(Statewide)8 | Oct. 24 | Feb. 20, 2010 | Unlimited | ||
| Bobcat7 | |||||
| WMUs 2A, 2C, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, | Oct. 24 | Feb. 20, 2010 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4A, 4D and 4E | |||||
| No open seasons on other wild birds or wild mammals. | |||||
1 Only 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 gobblers per license year may be taken by any combination of licenses or exceptions for mentored youth.
2 Only one antlered deer (buck) may be taken during the hunting license year.
3 Season changes in WMUs 2D, 2G, 3C and 4B are for the purpose of a 4 year study which must be completed before additional units are modified.
4 Includes persons 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).
5 Only one bear may be taken during the hunting license year.
6 Only one elk may be taken during the hunting license year.
7 Bobcat may only be taken by furtakers in possession of a Bobcat Hunting-Trapping Permit and may not be taken during the regular antlered and antlerless deer season.
8 May not be taken during the regular antlered and antlerless deer season.
APPENDIX A. [Reserved]
The provisions of this § 139.4 issued and amended under the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § § 322(c)(1) and 2102(b)(1).
The provisions of this § 139.4 adopted June 3, 1971, effective July 3, 1971, 1 Pa.B. 1473; amended July 8, 1977, effective July 9, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 1915; amended April 30, 1982, effective May 1, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1396; amended June 19, 1987, effective July 1, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended October 30, 1987, effective October 31, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 4320; amended June 3, 1988, effective June 4, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 2530; amended April 28, 1989, effective April 29, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 1842; amended May 25, 1990, effective July 1, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 2752; amended May 29, 1992, effective July 1, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 2839; amended November 27, 1992, effective November 28, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5685; amended May 28, 1993, effective July 1, 1993, 23 Pa.B. 2565; amended June 3, 1994, effective June 4, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2797; amended May 26, 1995, effective from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1996, 25 Pa.B. 2072; amended October 27, 1995, effective from December 1995, to June 30, 1996, 25 Pa.B. 4614; amended September 6, 1996, effective July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997, 26 Pa.B. 4339; amended May 16, 1997, effective May 17, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 2417; amended May 29, 1998, effective May 30, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 2504; amended October 30, 1998, effective October 31, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 5486; amended May 7, 1999, effective May 8, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2454; amended May 12, 2000, effective May 13, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 2366; amended June 1, 2001, effective July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002, 31 Pa.B. 2793; amended July 12, 2002, effective July 13, 2002, and apply retroactively to July 1, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 3392; amended June 20, 2003, effective June 21, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 2872; amended July 16, 2004, effective July 17, 2004, and apply retroactively to July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 3705; amended July 15, 2005, effective from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006, 35 Pa.B. 3928; amended June 30, 2006, effective July 1, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 3244; amended June 29, 2007, effective June 30, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 2949; amended June 27, 2008, effective June 28, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 3491; amended June 5, 2009, effective July 1, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 2792. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (335309) to (335318) and (341021) to (341022).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 139.6 (relating to field possession and transportation limits); 58 Pa. Code § 143.243 (relating to general); 58 Pa. Code § 147.664 (relating to permit); and 58 Pa. Code § 147.701 (relating to general).
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