Calendar
Sunday, Oct. 29, 20006 Turkey, ham and bacon shoot, Amend Gun Club, 1 p.m. Public welcome. For more information call 724-569-0610 from 9 a.m.
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.
Oct. 30 – Open trap shooting, Nixon Gun Club Brownsville, 6-10 p.m. Public invited.
Oct. 31 – Sporting clays, Fairbank Rod and Gun Club, 5 p.m. All shooters welcome
Nov. 11 – Early archery deer season closes
Nov. 18 – Turkey season closes in WMUs 2A, 2B, 2C.
Nov. 25 – Early squirrel, grouse, pheasant, rabbit seasons close.
Nov. 26 – dec. fourth Sunday – 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. 11-23 – Late squirrel, grouse seasons.
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
HARES (SNOWSHOE RABBITS) OR VARYING HARES: Dec. 26-Jan. 1 (1 daily, 2 possession).
WOODCHUCKS (GROUNDHOGS): No closed season, except: Sundays; during the antlered and antlerless deer seasons; and until noon daily during the spring gobbler turkey season.
BLACK BEAR (WMUs 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 4A, 4B and 4D) Bow and Arrow only: Nov. 15-16. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.
BLACK BEAR (Statewide): Nov. 20-22. Only 1 bear may be taken during the license year.
ELK (Antlered or Antlerless): Nov. 6-11. Only one elk may be taken during the license year.
ELK (Antlered or Antlerless): Sept. 17-22, 2007. Only one elk may be taken during the license year.
DEER (Antlered and Antlerless) Statewide: Nov. 27-Dec. 9. One antlered deer per hunting license year. An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.
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.
SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only): Special season for eligible junior hunters, with required license – April 21, 2007. Only 1 spring gobbler may be taken during this hunt.
SPRING GOBBLER (Bearded bird only): April 28-May 26, 2007. Daily limit 1, season limit 2. (Second spring gobbler may only be taken by persons who possess a valid special wild turkey license.)
FURBEARER HUNTING SEASONS
COYOTES: No closed season.
RACCOON & FOXES: Oct. 21-Feb. 17, unlimited.
OPOSSUM, SKUNKS & WEASELS: No closed season, except for prior to noon during the spring gobbler season. No limits.
BOBCAT (WMUs 2C, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D): Oct. 21-Feb. 17. One per permit. (Bobcats may only be taken by furtakers in possession of a Bobcat Hunting-Trapping permit.)
TRAPPING SEASONS
MINK & MUSKRAT: Nov. 18-Jan. 6. Unlimited.
COYOTE, FOXES, OPOSSUM, RACCOON, SKUNKS, WEASELS: Oct. 22-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).
BOBCAT (WMUs 2C, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D): Oct. 22-Feb. 17. One per permit. (Bobcats may only be taken by furtakers in possession of a Bobcat Hunting-Trapping permit.)
No open season on other wild birds or mammals. Waterfowl and Migratory Game Bird seasons will be established in accordance with Federal Regulations.
WATERFOWL SEASONS
DUCKS:
Lake Erie Zone: All ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers, Oct. 23-Nov. 25 and 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, Oct. 14-Nov. 25 and 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 Nov. 15-25, and 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 Oct. 28-Nov. 25 & Dec 11-Jan. 8, with a 2 goose daily bag limit.
Atlantic Population Zone (AP)
The season is Nov. 15-25 and Dec. 12- Jan. 20, with a 3 goose daily limit.
ATLANTIC BRANT (All Zones): Oct. 14-Nov. 17, 2 daily, 4 in possession.
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).
YOUTH-ONLY DAY AT CONTROLLED HUNTING AREAS: Middle Creek is Nov. 18, and Pymatuning is Nov. 25.
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