Hunting & Trapping Digest 2008-2009 - (Page 5) On we thank you furtaking license, and we are Greetings: pleasedbehalf of the Pennsylvania Game Commission,booklet serves forapurchasing your hunting orof issues, such as seasons and to present you with this 2008-09 Digest. This as quick reference for a host bag limits and safety requirements, and includes a cut-out card with the hunting hours and major hunting seasons to carry with you. To keep updated on Pennsylvania Game Commission news and activities, we encourage you to visit our website — www.pgc.state.pa.us — which also provides a host of information on Pennsylvania wildlife, current research projects and HunterTrapper Education classes. Also, “The Outdoor Shop” offers our customers the ability to purchase anything from our full product line, including hunting and furtaking licenses and Pennsylvania Game News subscriptions, from the comfort and convenience of their home or office. Be sure to check out the supplement in the center of this Digest. Representing the best opportunity this agency has ever had to reach every license buyer, this supplement contains the most up-to-date information available on our popular wildlife species, and other important projects we’re working on to make Pennsylvania the best possible hunting and trapping state it can be. Again, we thank you for purchasing your license, and we wish you success and, most importantly, a safe, enjoyable season. Sincerely, Roxane S. Palone Carl G. Roe Executive Director Pennsylvania Game Commission Carl G. Roe Roxane S. Palone President Board of Game Commissioners Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797 2008-2009 PA DIGEST INDEX Annual, Hunting 61 Antlerless Licenses 52, 53, 96, 97 Unsold License Applications 54, 60 Antler Restrictions 50, 57 Archery Seasons, Licenses 11, 32, 50, 97 Armed Forces 53, 96, 97 ATV Use Policy 98 Assistance for People w/Disabilities 92 Baited Areas 21, 92 Bear Check Stations 41 Bear Feeding Ban 39 Bear Season 10, 32, 39, 40, 41, 64 Beaver Trapping 11, 82 Big Game Scoring Program 95, 99 Big Game Regulations 32, 33 Big Game Report Card 33 Big Game Unfit For Human Consumption 33 Blinds 32, 36 Bobcat Season, Application 11, 72, 73, 82-85 Boone & Crockett Club 95 Cable Restraints 86 Contacting the PGC 3 COPA 91 Coyotes 11, 14, 86 Crossbows 32, 36, 39, 50 CWD 55, 56 Decoys 21, 30, 36 DMAP 55 Deer Harvest (2007) 59 Deer Harvest Report Card 33 Deer Seasons 11, 50, 65 Deputy WCO 93 Dog Training Regs. & Info 32, 36, 59, 82 Doves 29, 30 Driving Deer & Bears 32 Duck Stamps 29, 96 Electronic Calls, Devices 20, 21 Elk License Application 102 Elk Hunt Zones 103-105 Elk Season 11, 68, 103 Executive Director Comments 5 Feral Swine 92 Firearms 20, 30, 32 First Big Game Harvest Recognition Program 51 Fluorescent Orange 20, 36, 50, 78, 79 Furtaking Seasons 11, 82 Game News Subscriptions 88 General Hunting Regulations 20, 21 Goose Blind Application 29 Grouse Survey Cooperator 30 Handguns 20 Hunter Education Requirements 76, 96 Hunting Ethics 94, 95 Hunting Hours Table 14, 30 Hunters Sharing Harvest 99 Identification Required 20, 96 Junior Licenses 96 Landowner Licenses 96 Landowner Thank You Note 7 Liberty Press Publications 83, 98 License Availability 97 License Information 96, 97 License Revocations 93 Mentored Youth Hunting Prog. 15, 33, 71 Migratory Game Birds 29, 30, 96 Mistake Kills 21, 51 Muzzleloader License 50, 97 Nonresident Firearms Regulations 33 Non-Toxic Shot 30 Number of Hunters in Party 25, 30, 32 Outdoor Shop Items 89, 90 Otters 82 PALS 7 PGC Sale Items 90 Pheasants 15, 25-28, 70 Possession Limits 20, 50 Possessing Wildlife 20 Private Property 7 Random Shooting 32 Recovering Dead/Injured Game 21 Replacement Licenses 53, 96 Road Hunting 20 Roadkilled Deer Permit Number 20 Rosters 32 Safety Zones 20, 105 Seasons & Bags Cut-Out Form 58 Shooting Range Regulations 21 Sights 20 Small Game Seasons 10, 25 Special Regulations Areas 50, 92 Spotlighting 21 State Game Lands Regulations 22 State Forests/Parks Regulations 87 Tagging & Transporting Wildlife 25, 33, 36, 39 TIP Program 94 Trapper Education 96 Tree Stands 32 Turkey Harvest Report Card 33 Turkey Seasons & Regulations 10, 36, 74 Turkey, 2nd License Application 38 Unlicensed Persons 15 Updates 7 Violation Report Form 94 Waterfowl 29, 30 Wildlife Classifications 59 Wildlife For Everyone 80 Wildlife Management Units 42-45 Woodcock 29, 30 Youth Essay Contest 81 Youth Hunts 15 Youth Pheasant Information 15, 26-28 The Digest is not the Game & Wildlife Code or its attendant regulations and should not be considered final on legal interpretation. We have simply summarized the more important and frequently misunderstood hunting and trapping regulations. Review this Digest carefully. If there is anything you do not understand, contact your nearest PA Game Commission office. Hunting and trapping are privileges in Pennsylvania. Remember, a license does not entitle you to trespass on private lands. Hunters and furtakers may be prosecuted for trespassing, whether or not a property is posted against hunting or trapping. Always ask permission to hunt or trap; make sure you are a welcomed guest of the landowner. A private landowner who permits hunting or trapping does not extend assurance that the premises are safe and does not assume responsibility or incur liability for injury. The color borders on the edges of some of the pages correspond to the color designations assigned to species on the 2008-09 Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits summary pages, that is: brown for small game; orange, turkey; yellow, furbearers; blue, elk; red, deer; and, of course, black for bear. http://www.pgc.state.pa.us
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