Pennsylvania Hunting Resources 

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Last updated: December 16, 2025

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Quick Menu

1. Licenses & Regulations

2. Public Hunting Lands & Maps

3. Species Reports & Data (2024+)

4. Veterans & Hunters with Disabilities

5. Shooting Ranges

6. Local Gun Shops & Archery (PA)

7. PA-Made Hunting Small Businesses

8. Hunter Education & Safety

9. Buckeye Hunter Hub (Free Map • Free Membership • Social)

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1) Licenses & Regulations

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• 2025–26 Pennsylvania Hunting & Trapping Digest (PDF): https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pgc/documents/hunttrap/law/2025-26%20hunttrap%20digest%206-4%20lr%20webmobile.pdf

• Seasons & Bag Limits (2025–26): https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/regulations/seasons-and-bag-limits

• Buy a PA Hunting & Trapping License (official service page): https://www.pa.gov/services/pgc/purchase-a-hunting-and-trapping-license

• License portal (HuntFishPA): https://www.huntfish.pa.gov/

• Sunday hunting rules (important in PA): https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/sunday-hunting

• Reporting a harvest (rules + methods): https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/regulations/reporting-a-harvest

• Harvest reporting tool (HuntFishPA): https://www.huntfish.pa.gov/wildlife/harvest

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2) Public Hunting Lands & Maps

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• PA Game Commission Maps hub: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/maps

• PA Hunting Interactive Map (DCNR + PGC dataset page): https://pa-geo-data-pennmap.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/DCNR::pa-hunting-interactive-map

• State Game Lands overview: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/where-to-hunt/state-game-lands

• Find a specific State Game Lands PDF map: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/where-to-hunt/state-game-land-maps

• PGC Mapping Center (build/print your own maps & layers):
  https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?extent=-9271693.5065%2C4780137.0406%2C-8053593.0238%2C5220414.3235%2C102100&id=c9c7c8912356450fa77fc34d30b131fb

• DCNR Hunting on State Parks/Forests (what’s open + key rules): https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/hunting

• Allegheny National Forest (PA) hunting info: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/allegheny/recreation/opportunities/hunting-fishing-and-shooting

• Allegheny National Forest interactive hunting/map tools: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/allegheny/data-tools/interactive-maps

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3) Species Reports & Data (2024+)

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• 2024–25 Deer Harvest Estimates (PDF):
  https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pgc/documents/wildlife/mammals/white-taileddeer/documents/2024-25%20deer%20harvest%20estimates%20report.pdf

• Turkey: Wild Turkey Spring Harvest Trends (2024) (PDF):
  https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pgc/documents/about-us/mediareportssurveys/annualwildlifemanagementreports/documents/27013-24.pdf

• Waterfowl: Waterfowl Research/Management (2024–25) (PDF):
  https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/pgc/documents/about-us/mediareportssurveys/annualwildlifemanagementreports/documents/51004-24.pdf

• Harvest Data & Maps hub (dashboards + tables):
  https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/harvest-survey-and-data/harvest-data-and-maps

• Big Game Harvest Dashboard (interactive):
  https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7d3ebe86eb4348f1b8ec9d5ada5a5ca7

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4) Veterans & Hunters with Disabilities

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• Permits for Hunters with Disabilities (PGC):
  https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/licenses-and-permits/permits-for-hunters-with-disabilities

• License Types (includes Disabled Veteran details):
  https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/licenses-and-permits/license-types

• Pennsylvania Disabled Hunters Program (nonprofit): https://www.ubpdhp.org/

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5) Shooting Ranges

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• State Game Lands public shooting ranges (PGC):
  https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/where-to-hunt/shooting-ranges.html

• Range use permit (official service page):
  https://www.pa.gov/services/pgc/purchase-a-shooting-range-permit

• Use the PGC Mapping Center to locate nearby ranges & SGL features:
  https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?extent=-9271693.5065%2C4780137.0406%2C-8053593.0238%2C5220414.3235%2C102100&id=c9c7c8912356450fa77fc34d30b131fb

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6) Local Gun Shops & Archery (PA)

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• Shyda’s Outdoor Center (Lebanon, PA): https://shydasoutdoorcenter.com/

• Tanner’s Sport Center (Jamison, PA): https://www.tannersportcenter.com/

• Keystone Shooting Center (Mars, PA): https://keystoneshootingcenter.com/

• Freedom Armory – Elizabethtown, PA (formerly Trop Gun Shop): https://freedomarmory.com/elizabethtown-pa/

• Lancaster Archery Supply (PA-based) – main site: https://lancasterarchery.com/

• Lancaster Archery Supply – Pro Shop: https://lancasterarchery.com/pages/pro-shop

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7) PA-Made Hunting Small Businesses

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• Tipton Creek Turkey Calls (Tyrone, PA): https://tiptoncreekturkeycalls.com/shop

• Mill Creek Valley Game Calls (Corsica, PA): https://www.millcreekvalleygamecalls.com/about-us

• Keystone Calls (turkey calls): https://keystonecalls.com/post.php?pid=3

• Paul Pollick’s Whitetail Deer Lures (PA-based): https://deerlures.com/welcome/

• Rubline Scents: https://www.rublinescents.com/

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8) Hunter Education & Safety

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• Register for a Hunter Safety Course (official service page):
  https://www.pa.gov/services/pgc/register-for-a-hunter-safety-course-

• Hunter-Trapper Education (PGC):
  https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/education/hunter-trapper-education

• Learn to Hunt Program (PGC):
  https://www.pa.gov/agencies/pgc/huntingandtrapping/get-started-hunting/learn-to-hunt-program

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9) Buckeye Hunter Hub (Always Free Options)

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• Free Hunting Map: https://www.buckeyehunterhub.com/bhh-hunting-map

• Free Membership options: https://www.buckeyehunterhub.com/pricing-plans/list

• Social platform for hunters (BHH Group): https://www.buckeyehunterhub.com/group/bhh-group/discussion

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