Hunting & Trapping Digest 2008-2009 - (Page 92) Special Regulations Areas include: In western Pennsylvania, all of Allegheny County. In southeastern Special Regulations Areas include: In western Pennsylvania, all of Allegheny County. In southeastern Pennsylvania, all of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Pennsylvania, all of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Deer: All Special Regulations Area counties are now contained within the Wildlife Management Unit system. Seasons and antler restriction requirements are based on these units and general deer seasons. However, certain laws and regulations in regards to arms and ammunition still apply to specific counties in Special Regulations Areas. It is now lawful to hunt or take deer on private lands in the southeast special regulations areas through the use of or taking advantage of bait. (See baiting section on General Hunting Regulations page elsewhere in this Digest for more information.) SPECIAL REGULATIONS AREAS SPECIAL REGULATIONS AREAS Arms & Ammunition: Muzzleloading long guns .44 caliber or larger, bows and arrows, manual or autoloading shotguns, .410 or larger using slugs and 20-gauge or larger using buckshot. Buckshot is not permitted in Allegheny County. Only bows and arrows, including crossbows, are permitted in Philadelphia County. Crossbows may be used during any firearm deer season statewide, and during any established deer season in Wildlife Management Units 2B, 5C and 5D. In WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D, hunters using a crossbow during the archery seasons must purchase an archery stamp in addition to their general hunting license and appropriate WMU antlerless deer license. Hunters using crossbows during the muzzleloader seasons must have a muzzleloader stamp in addition to their general hunting license and appropriate WMU antlerless deer license. Crossbows must have a minimum draw weight of 125 pounds and a maximum draw weight not to exceed 200 pounds. Small Game, Huntable Furbearers & Crows: Manually operated or autoloading shotguns plugged to a 3-shell capacity; manually operated .22 caliber or less rimfire rifles and handguns; and bows and arrows. Lawful While Trapping: Manually operated .22 caliber or less rimfire rifles and handguns, except as noted under specific “Furtaking” regulations elsewhere in the Digest. Feral swine have no place in Pennsylvania. Feral swine refers to any pig that is found outside of captivity, which is where they usually originate. They pose a very real threat to native Pennsylvania wildlife and wildlife habitats. Not only do they damage wildlife habitats, but they will kill birds, the young of many mammalian species, including deer fawns, and transmit a host of dangerous diseases. Because they have no natural predators, can live anywhere, and reproduce rapidly, they will be difficult to control in the best of circumstances. In many areas of the state, protection has been removed from feral swine by an executive order of the director; however, to increase the efficiency of eradication efforts, protection may be applied to townships or counties where eradication trapping operations are funded and being actively conducted. Please refer to our website for specific details on townships or counties that may have restrictions on incidental shooting of feral swine. Firearm and archery equipment are restricted to lawful arms and ammunition identified in the Game & Wildlife Code Sec. 2308: http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=478&q=151077#2308 Be sure to sign your license and any accompanying stamps. Federal Duck Stamp and Migratory Game Bird License must be signed and carried by the hunter, but it’s not necessary to display them in the license holder. Do not cover Back Tag number with a Duck Stamp or Migratory Game Bird License. This is an example of a Back Tag number, including the letter on a hunting license. This is the number needed on antlerless license applications, Bobcat Permit Application (will be from a Furtaker or Combination License, but number will be in the same location and Furtaker Licenses do not have letters), Big Game Harvest Report Cards and Goose Blind Application. Assistance For Persons With Disabilities A telephone service is available to help deaf, hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired and speech-impaired persons communicate with the Game Commission. Those persons who use a telecommunications device (TDD) may call 717-705-8816 to be connected directly to the Harrisburg Office or call 1-800-654-5984 to reach an AT&T Pennsylvania relay Center Communications assistant to be connected to any of the Game Commission’s six region offices. Voice users may contact the AT&T Pennsylvania Relay Center at 1-800-654-5988. For more information on this service, please refer to the customer service section of your local telephone directory. Information is also available by writing: AT&T Pennsylvania Relay Center, 600 West Ave., 2nd Floor, Wayne, PA 19087. People with disabilities who wish to attend Game Commission public functions and need special assistance should contact the appropriate region office or the Harrisburg Headquarters. http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=478&q=151077#2308
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