Calendar
Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003 Bowhunter shoot, TNT Shooting Grounds, Smock. Course open 7 days a week for practice after..
Wing-shooting for hunters (trap and skeet), Fayette Gun Club, 1-5 p.m. Public invited. All shooters welcome.
Sporting clays shoot, California Hill Gun Club, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fifty- and 100-target rounds available. Breakfast served from 9-11 a.m.
Aug. 12 – Five stand sporting clays, Fairbank Rod and Gun Club, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 13 – Wing-shooting practice, Fayette Gun Club, 5-7 p.m. (under the lights). Public invited. All shooters welcome.
Aug. 17 – 3-D archery money shoot, Bobtown Rod and Gun Club. For more information call 724-839-7460.
Sept 6-7 (40 target bowhunter weekend) – Bowhunter shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association. Roving start, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information call 724-887-5404.
Aug. 17 – Primitive muzzleloader shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsman’s Association. Registration $5. Bring a prize worth $10 or for a donation, club will put a prize on the blanket for you. Shoot begins at 1 p.m. For more information, contact Mark Pushkis at 724-887-8359.
Aug. 25 – The Pennsylvania Game Commission will begin accepting applications for unsold antlerless deer licenses (first round).
Aug. 25 – County treasurers will be accepting over-the-counter sales for remaining antlerless deer licenses in WMU’s 2B, 5C and 5D.
Sept. 21 – Ruffed Grouse Society Fall Tune-Up Sporting Clays Shoot, Hunting Hills, Dilliner, Pa. To register or obtain more information contact Jim Vance at 724-785-4790.
Sept. 21 – Paper muzzleloader shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsman’s Association. Preregistration $2 per match. Prizes for first and second place.
Nov. 3 – County treasurers statewide will begin accepting over-the-counter sales for remaining antlerless deer licenses.
Nov. 9 – Novelty muzzleloader shoot, East Huntingdon Sportsmen’s Association. Registration $8. Prizes for first and second place.
YOUTH HUNTING SEASONS
Oct. 11-13 – Special squirrel season for eligible junior hunters, with or without required license.
Oct. 11-13 – Special pheasant season for eligible junior hunters, with or without required license.
April 24, 2004 – Special spring gobbler season for eligible junior hunters, with required license, and when properly accompanied (1 bird limit).
HUNTING SEASONS
SMALL GAME
July 4-Nov. 30, and Dec. 26-April 4, 2004 – Crow hunting season, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday only.
Oct. 18-Nov. 29 – regular squirrel season
Oct. 18-Nov. 29, Dec. 15-23 and Dec. 26-Jan. 10, 2004 – Ruffed grouse season.
Oct. 25-Nov. 29, Dec. 15-23 and Dec. 26-Feb. 7, 2004 – Cottontail rabbit season.
Oct. 25-Nov. 29 – Male only pheasant season in WMUs 1A, 2A, 2B, 2C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D
BIG GAME
Nov. 1-22 – Turkey season (Male or Female): Wildlife Management Units 1A, 2A and 2B (Shotgun and bow and arrow)
Nov. 1-8 – Turkey season WMUs 5C and 5D (Shotgun and bow and arrow)
Nov. 1-15 – Turkey season WMU 1B (Shotgun and bow and arrow).
Nov. 1-22 – Turkey season WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D
May 1-29, 2004 – Spring gobbler season. (Bearded bird only)
Nov. 24-26 – Black bear season (Statewide).
Nov. 10-15 – Elk (Antlered or Antlerless).
DEER
DEER, ARCHERY (Antlered and Antlerless) Statewide: Oct.4-Nov. 15 and Dec. 26-Jan. 10, 2004. One antlered deer per hunting license year. One antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
DEER (Antlered and Antlerless) Statewide: Dec. 1-13. One antlered deer per hunting license year. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
ANTLERLESS DEER (Statewide): Oct. 23-25. Junior and Senior License Holders, Disabled Person Permit (to use a vehicle) Holders, and Pennsylvania residents serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Services or in the U.S. Coast Guard only, with required antlerless license. Also included are 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. One antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
DEER, ANTLERLESS MUZZLELOADER (Statewide): Oct. 18-25. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
DEER, ANTLERED OR ANTLERLESS FLINTLOCK (Statewide): Dec. 26-Jan. 10, 2004. One antlered per hunting license year, or one antlerless deer and an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
DEER, Antlerless (WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D): Dec. 26-Jan. 10, 2004. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
FURBEARER
RACCOON & FOXES: Oct. 18-Feb. 21, 2004.
COYOTE, OPOSSUM, SKUNKS & WEASELS: No closed season, with certain exceptions during deer and spring turkey seasons.
BOBCAT (WMUs 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D): Oct. 18-Feb. 21, 2004. One per permit. (Bobcats may only be taken by furtakers in possession of a Bobcat Hunting-Trapping permit.)
TRAPPING
MINK & MUSKRAT: Nov. 22-Jan. 10, 2004.
COYOTE, FOXES, OPOSSUM, RACCOON, SKUNKS, WEASELS: Oct. 19-Feb. 21, 2004.
BEAVER (Statewide): Dec. 26-March 31, 2004 (Limits vary depending on WMU).
BOBCAT (WMUs 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D): Oct. 19-Feb. 21, 2004. One per permit. (Bobcats may only be taken by furtakers in possession of a Bobcat Hunting-Trapping permit.)
FISHING SEASONS
Sept. 1 – Trout delayed harvest ends.
HUNT-ED CLASSES
FAYETTE COUNTY
Saturday, Sept. 6 (8 a.m-4 p.m.) and Sunday, Sept. 7 (noon-5 p.m.) – Izaak Walton Park, Farmington. Lunch provided on Saturday. Preregistration required. Class limit 40. Contact Dave Anderson to preregister at 724-437-6101. Phone rings at Uniontown Telephone Answering Service.
Saturday, Sept. 27 (8 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Sunday, Sept. 28 (noon-5 p.m.) – The Shooting Academy at Nemacolin Woodlands, Pike School Rd., Markleysburg. Preregistration required. Class limit 40. To preregister contact Mike Mohr at 724-329-6770. Lunch provided.
GREENE COUNTY
Friday, Aug. 22 ((6:30-9:30 p.m.) and Sunday, Aug. 23 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.) – East Franklin Grange. Preregistration required. Class limit 70. Lunch provided. To preregister contact Edward Smith at 724-451-8263.
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Friday, Aug. 15 (6-10 p.m.) and Saturday, Aug. 16 (9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) – Youngwood Sportsmen’s Club – Class limit 40. Preregistration required. Lunch provided. To register or obtain more information contact Lawrence Hill at 724-547-4679. The club will also host a class Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13.
ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSE UPDATE
As of Friday, the Game Commission showed that 33,386 antlerless deer licenses remained for Wildlife Management Area 2A, 39,607 were left in Area 2B and 22,191 were still available in 2C.