NOTE! If you visit any State Game Lands from 15 November to 15 December you must wear a minimum of 250 square inches of fluorescent orange-colored material on the head, chest and back combined - whether you are hunting or not. Be safe! Wear Orange! Wear Orange sign (PA Game Commission), Blaze Orange Vest available on Amazon But, during a working group meeting in Harrisburg this week, agency biologists. In Pennsylvania Small Game and Big Game seasons run from September through February (plus Wild Turkey in May). Pennsylvania Game Commissioners won’t even give preliminary approval to hunting seasons and trapping ones along with bag limits for 2020-21 until their January board meeting. Sunday hunting is easiest to see on a calendar. November 21: Small Game + Bear Archery + Bear Rifle + Deer Archery.November 14: Small Game + Bear Archery + Deer Archery.The rules are complicated so click here if you want to know the details. No hunting is allowed on Sundays except for foxes, crows, coyotes and the three dates summarized below. Contrary to the belief of some, hunting on private property without permission is trespassing even if the property is unoccupied, and not posted or fenced. Pennsylvania hunting seasons are regulated by the PA Game Commission and vary by species, region, date, firearm methods and antlers/antlerless deer. What you may not know is that Sunday hunting, banned since 1682, has been allowed since 2020 on Sundays designated by the PA Game Commission. If you spend time outdoors in Pennsylvania you know that November is prime hunting season, especially for deer.
For some game animals, like squirrels, deer, and rabbit, there are multiple seasons. Most hunting seasons start on and around September 30 and end at the end of February each year. White-tailed deer at sunrise (photo from Wikimedia Commons) Every year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission sets the bag limits for the hunting and trapping season for each game animal.