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Waterfowl hunters have plenty of hunting opportunities to pursue from December into April. Hunters may take Canada geese and white-fronted geese during the following upcoming seasons: Atlantic Population Zone, Dec. 21-Jan. 29; Southern James Bay Canada Goose Hunting Zone, Dec. 13-Jan. 26; and Resident Canada Goose Zone, from Dec. 18-Feb. 19. Statewide snow goose season is open and runs until April 16; special permit required Feb 21-April 16. Ducks, sea ducks, coots and mer-

gansers may be hunted in the Lake Erie Zone until Jan. 1; in the North Zone, until Jan. 4; in the Northwest Zone through Dec. 30; and in the South Zone through Jan. 17. For details on waterfowl bag limits in each of the zones, consult the Pennsylvania 2010-11 Guide to Migratory Game Bird Hunting, on the agency’s website in the Quick Clicks Box under “Waterfowl hunting 2010-11.” Also, visit the agency’s website for complete details on all the upcoming hunting and furtaking seasons.

Tips for those planning to head afield
WITH the PALS license sale system providing a different look and feel to hunting licenses issued prior to 2009, licenses still need to be displayed, because of state law. Licenses may, however, be pinned to any outer garment, including a hat or coat. The Game Commission continues to support legislation that would remove the displaying requirement from law, and allow hunters and trappers to carry their licenses in their pockets or wallets, with any other form of identification hunters and trappers are required to have while afield. Hunters and trappers are also advised to not mistakenly place their licenses in the dryer or near any source of heat, such as a vehicle dashboard, as the high heat will cause the license material to shrivel and turn black. This year’s license is printed on the same color material — yellow — as the 2009-10 licenses, so hunters and trappers should be certain to remove last year’s licenses from their hunting equipment before heading afield this year. Hunters should also make sure all their license tags have “10/11” on them, not “09/10.” For filling out deer, turkey or bear tags, hunters should use a ball-point
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pen; felt tip pens will smear, pencils will wipe off easily, and other sharp implements used in the past, such as the pin tip of most back-tag holders, will not work on the new license material. Each tag — deer, bear or turkey — has two pre-punched holes to make it easier to attach the tag to the animal. When attaching the tag to a deer’s ear, please position it so the barcode on the right hand side is clearly exposed, as shown here. This will make it easy for deer aging teams to scan the tag information. Within 10 days of taking a deer, hunters are required to send in a deer harvest report card or, better, report the kill online. To do so, go to the PGC website, click on the “Report Your Harvest” box in the upper right corner of the homepage, and then follow the directions.
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