Jacob Dingel Come Saturday, Nov. 30, Penn's Woods will be alive with activity as the state's hunters take part in the first deer season in 56 years to open on a day other than the Monday after Thanksgiving. Buck season to see Saturday opener New tradition adopted as part of the 2019-20 seasons and bag limits. For the first time in more than 50 years, Pennsylvania's firearms deer season will open on a day other than the Monday after Thanksgiving. In voting in April to adopt seasons and bag limits for the 2019-20 license year, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners set the firearms deer season to begin Saturday, Nov. 30. Moving the opening day to Saturday will create an expanded, 13-day season JUNE 2019 that includes three Saturdays. In recent months, the Game Commission received and reviewed a plethora of public comment on the issue, and hunters' opinions clearly were split. Many of those supporting the move to a Saturday opener said they are unable to hunt on a Monday opener because they are unable to take off work or school to do so. Many of those who supported sticking with a Monday 35