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marked. A hunter could engrave his or her
CID number onto a metal tag and wire it
to the stand or ladder, or do the same with
a painted plastic tag. Many methods will
meet requirements.

Why is tagging required?

The regulation to require tree stands
and blinds on state game lands and
Hunter Access properties to be marked
with information identifying their
owners serves to address the problem
of the stands too often becoming
permanent fixtures on some of these
properties.
When stands are placed out earlier than
allowed, or are not removed as required
following the close of the final deer season, the stands may be taken down by
Game Commission personnel.
But without a way to contact the owner,
the stands typically must be stored and,
eventually, given away if the owner does
not come forward.
Requiring stands and blinds left on
state game lands and Hunter Access
properties be tagged provides the Game
Commission with a mechanism to contact
the owners if stands are placed too early
or left out too long.
Violating the requirement to tag tree
stands and blinds left on Game Commission-controlled property is punishable by

a fine up to $200.
Tree stands and portable hunting blinds
left on game lands and other public-access
hunting properties under the Game Commission's management need to be marked
to identify the owner, under a new requirement.

Game Commission-controlled property

The requirement for hunters to tag tree
stands and blinds left overnight applies
on state game lands and private lands enrolled in the Game Commission's Hunter
Access program.
Lands enrolled in the Hunter Access
program might be known as Forest
Game, Farm Game or Safety Zone access
properties.
All of these tracts appear on maps
available through the State Game Lands
Mapping Center at the Game Commission's website, www.pgc.state.pa.us.
The State Game Lands Mapping
Center can be accessed by clicking on
the "State Game Lands Mapping Center"
button at the top of the home page at the
Game Commission's website.
At the Mapping Center page, you
can watch a number of video tutorials
on how to use the Mapping Center, and
you can access the Mapping Center itself
by clicking on the map or the "Mapping
Center" link.

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