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Antlerless deer license allocations by WMU (2011-12 allocation figures)
1A:	 42,000	 (42,000) 1B:	 33,000	 (30,000) 2A:	 59,000	 (65,000) 2B:	 67,000	 (71,000) 2C:	 50,000	 (58,000) 2D:	 62,000	 (60,000) 2E:	 21,000	 (25,000) 2F:	 27,000	 (34,000) 2G:	 33,000	 (23,000) 3A:	 26,000	 (26,000) 3B:	 40,000	 (40,000) 3C:	 35,000	 (29,000) 3D:	 39,000	 (39,000) 4A:	 29,000	 (28,000) 4B:	 26,000	 (23,000) 4C:	 35,000	 (35,000) 4D:	 36,000	 (37,000) 4E:	 28,000	 (29,000) 5A:	 19,000	 (19,000) 5B:	 51,000	 (50,000) 5C:	 111,000	 (117,000) 5D:	 19,000	 (22,000)

ment	in	these	urban/suburban	areas.” Board adds fall turkey to the MYHP line-up The	 Board	 gave	 final	 approval	 to	 fall	turkey	seasons	for	2012	and	spring	 gobbler	dates	for	2013,	and	added	fall	 turkey	to	the	line-up	of	game	animals	 open	 to	 those	 participating	 in	 the	 Mentored	 Youth	 Hunting	 Program	 (MYHP).	 The	fall	season	dates	for	2012:	Oct.	 27-Nov.	10	and	Nov.	22-24	for	WMUs	 1A,	1B,	2A,	2C,	2D,	2E,	4A,	4B	and	 4D;	Oct.	27-Nov.	16	and	Nov.	22-24	 for	WMUs	2B,	2F,	2G,	3A,	3B,	3C,	3D,	 4C	and	4E.	Also,	fall	season	dates	of	 Oct.	30-Nov.	1	were	set	for	WMU	5A.	
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Remaining	closed	for	the	fall	seasons	 are	WMUs	5B,	5C	and	5D.	 In	 related	 action,	 the	 Board	 gave	 final	approval	to	remove	the	sporting	 arm	limitations	for	fall	turkey	hunting	 in	WMUs	1A,	1B	and	2A,	which	had	 been	 limited	 to	 the	 use	 of	 shotguns,	 crossbows	or	bows.	While	this	allows	 fall	turkey	hunters	to	now	use	rifles	in	 these	three	WMUs,	the	use	of	rifles	in	 that	small	portion	of	Allegheny	County	(a	designated	Special	Regulations	 Area	county)	in	2A,	will	continue	to	 be	prohibited,	just	like	all	of	2B. With	the	expanded	use	of	rifles	for	 fall	turkey	hunting	in	those	WMUs,	 the	Board	gave	preliminary	approval	 to	a	change	in	regulations	governing	 the	mandatory	wearing	of	fluorescent	 orange	to	be	consistent	with	the	present	orange	requirements	for	all	other	 WMUs	in	which	rifles	have	been	allowed	to	be	used	for	fall	turkey	hunting.	 Specifically,	 fall	 turkey	 hunters	 in	 WMUs	 1A,	 1B	 and	 2A	 now	 will	 be	required	to	wear	a	hat	containing	 a	 minimum	 of	 100	 square	 inches	 of	 orange	 while	 moving	 or	 relocating	 and,	if	the	orange	hat	is	removed,	to	 post	an	orange	band	within	15	feet	of	 their	stationary	hunting	location. For	the	2013	spring	gobbler	season,	 April	27-May	31,	the	Board	continued	 the	change	in	hunting	hours	to	reflect	 the	following:	from	April	27	until	May	 11,	 shooting	 hours	 will	 be	 one-half	 hour	 before	 sunrise	 until	 noon;	 and	 from	May	13-31,	hunters	may	hunt	all	 day,	from	one-half	hour	before	sunrise	 until	one-half	hour	after	sunset. The	one-day	Spring	Gobbler	Youth	 Hunt	 is	 set	 for	 April	 20,	 which	 will	 run	from	one-half	hour	before	sunrise	 until	noon.	All	junior	license	holders	 and	 Mentored	 Youth	 Hunting	 Program	permit	holders	may	hunt	in	this	 one-day	season,	as	well	as	the	regular	 spring	season. Additionally,	the	Board	adopted	a	
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