ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS BEGINS FOR HUNTERS
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminds hunters the agency will begin accepting regular antlerless deer license applications from resident hunters beginning Aug. 4, and nonresidents on Aug. 18. Antlerless deer license applications must be sent to the Game Commission via 22 different Post Office boxes and the agency, in turn, will forward them to county treasurers for processing.
All applications for antlerless deer licenses - regular, as well as unsold - must be submitted through the U.S. Mail (first-class only). Express and priority mail will not be accepted.
GAME COMMISSION POSTS DMAP INFORMATION ON WEBSITE
As hunters prepare for the upcoming antlerless deer license application period, those looking for new antlerless deer hunting opportunities are encouraged to review the list of Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) properties now available on the Pennsylvania Game Commission's website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us). Just click on "DMAP" in the center of the homepage, then choose "Qualified Landowners" and then select the county of interest from the map provided, or choose "Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Properties," which will link you to DCNR's website and their listing of state forests enrolled in DMAP.
DIGEST ERRORS CORRECTED ON AGENCY'S WEBSITE VERSION
Each year, after the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners April meeting, agency staff rush to get 1.3 million copies of the annual digest of regulations printed for distribution to license buyers by mid-June. Sometimes, an error gets through.
"This year, we have found a few corrections that were not made until after all of the 2008-09 digests were printed," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. "We have made the corrections to the version of the digest that appears on the agency's website, and encourage hunters to consider marking these changes in the printed copies they received when they purchased their licenses."
For more information, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=174695