Calendar
Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006 International trap, Fayette Gun Club, 11 a.m. All shooters welcome.
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.
Dec. 4 – Open trap shooting, Nixon Gun Club Brownsville, 6-10 p.m. Public invited.
Dec. 9 – Deer season closes.
Dec. 11-23 – Late squirrel, grouse seasons.
Dec. 24 – Muzzleloader shoot, Nixon Gun Club, 1 p.m. A, B and C classes. Scoped in-line rifles OK. For more info call 785-2311.
Dec. 26 – Jan. 13 – Late archery deer season
Dec. 26-Jan. 27 – Late grouse season.
Dec. 26-Feb. 3, 2007 – Late squirrel season.
HUNTING SEASONS
DEER, ANTLERED OR ANTLERLESS FLINTLOCK (Statewide): Dec. 26-Jan. 13. One antlered per hunting license year, or one antlerless deer and an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
DEER, Antlerless (WMUs 2B): Dec. 26-Jan. 13. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
DEER, Antlerless (WMUs 5C and 5D): Dec. 11-23 and Dec. 26-Jan. 27. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
FURBEARER HUNTING SEASONS
COYOTES: No closed season.
RACCOON & FOXES: Season closes Feb. 17, unlimited.
OPOSSUM, SKUNKS & WEASELS: No closed season, except for prior to noon during the spring gobbler season. No limits.
TRAPPING SEASONS
MINK & MUSKRAT: Nov. 18-Jan. 6. Unlimited.
COYOTE, FOXES, OPOSSUM, RACCOON, SKUNKS, WEASELS: Season closes Feb. 17. No limit.
COYOTE & FOXES (Statewide) Cable Restraints: Jan. 1-Feb. 17. No limit. Participants must pass cable restraint certification course.
BEAVER (Statewide): Dec. 26-March 31 (Limits vary depending on WMU).
WATERFOWL SEASONS
DUCKS:
Lake Erie Zone: All ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Nov. 29-Jan. 2.
North Zone: All ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Nov. 8-Jan. 1.
Northwest Zone: All ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Dec. 11-Jan. 5.
South Zone: All ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Nov. 15-Jan. 15.
REGULAR CANADA GOOSE SEASON & BAG LIMITS (including WHITE-FRONTED GEESE): All of Pennsylvania will have a regular Canada goose season. However, season lengths and bag limits will vary by area as follows:
Resident Canada Goose Zone (RP)
The season is Dec. 8-Feb. 15, with a 5 goose daily bag limit.
Southern James Bay Population Zone (SJBP)
The season is Nov. 13-Dec 30, with a 2 goose daily bag limit, and Jan. 15-Feb 15, with a 5 goose daily bag limit.
Pymatuning Zone
The season is Dec 11-Jan. 8, with a 2 goose daily bag limit.
Atlantic Population Zone (AP)
The season is Dec. 12- Jan. 20, with a 3 goose daily limit.
SNOW GEESE (All Zones): Nov. 7-March 10, 15 daily, no possession limit.
SPECIES OTHER THAN CANADA GEESE
Ducks: 6 daily, 12 in possession; daily limit may not include more than 4 mallards including 2 hen mallards, 1 black duck, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, 1 fulvous tree duck, 2 wood ducks, 2 redheads, 1 canvasback, 4 scoters and 2 scaup. Possession limit may not include more than 8 mallards including 4 hens, 2 black ducks, 2 pintails, 2 mottled ducks, 2 fulvous tree ducks, 4 wood ducks, 4 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 8 scoters and 4 scaup.
Mergansers: 5 daily, 10 in possession (not more than 2 hooded merganser daily, 4 hooded in possession).
TROUT STOCKINGS
Following is the list of winter stockings for 2007.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Dunlap Creek Lake -Feb. 6, 2007
Virgin Run Dam – Feb. 6, 2007
Youghiogheny River – Feb. 1, 2007
SOMERSET COUNTY
Laurel Hill Lake – Feb. 1, 2007
WESTMORELAND COUNTY
Donegal Lake – Feb. 13, 20007
Keystone Lake – Feb. 13, 2007
Mammoth Dam – Feb. 13, 2007
Northmoreland Lake – Feb. 13, 2007
Lower Twin Lake – Feb. 13, 2007
Upper Twin Lake – Feb. 20, 2007