Jun 23, 2002 2 min read

.” A public drawing for the bobcat permits will be held on Friday, Sept. 13; elk license recipients will be selected on Saturday, Sept. 28. “Completing applications for the bobcat permits or elk licenses on-line guarantees hunters that their application was received and that they will be included in the public drawings, and eliminates concerns about lost mail or late arrivals,” Ross said. “And, in addition to cutting the agency’s administrative costs, those filing on-line reduce the chance of having their application declared ineligible because the filing system notifies individuals who attempt to submit an incomplete application.”

Resident hunters may begin applying for a county-specific antlerless license on Monday, Aug. 5. Nonresident hunters may begin applying for a county-specific antlerless license on Monday, Aug. 19. All hunters may apply for the first round of unsold antlerless licenses beginning Monday, Aug. 26; the second round of unsold antlerless licenses may be applied for beginning Sept. 9.

County treasurers are required to mail regular antlerless licenses and first-round unsold licenses to successful applicants no later than Monday, Sept. 16. Second-round unsold licenses will be mailed no later than Sept. 23.

Proceeds from license sales enable the Game Commission to fulfill its legislative mandate of managing Pennsylvania’s wildlife; acquiring new property to add to its 1.4 million acres of state game lands; improving wildlife habitat; and conducting wildlife research projects.