arrowchukker
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I feel sorry for you guys.
Seems way too complicated.
Seems way too complicated.
Well, here is how YOU can change all of the things you just vented about. Call your state representative and voice your opinion. If your representative has a history of voting these things down, vote them out, because almost everything you vented about is controlled by politicians, not the PAGC.PA has some of the worst hunting laws in the country. The doe tag system is scam to make everyone panic buy all the tags for sale. Honest hunters only end up with one doe tag for their favorite area while a-holes sign up everyone in their family to get the tags first round. They make millions off this tag system so it will never stop. They went through this huge fight for years about legalizing Sunday hunting and the end result was 3 Sunday’s for the whole season. They also close deer hunting for a week during the November rut, usually the third week. Sorry for the venting, just tired of all their nonsense.
Ever went to court house to get a doe tag after season opened? That's about as over the counter as it getsYes, that. Having never hunted outside PA, I marvel at the concept of OTC tags.
Well, here is how YOU can change all of the things you just vented about. Call your state representative and voice your opinion. If your representative has a history of voting these things down, vote them out, because almost everything you vented about is controlled by politicians, not the PAGC.
Sorry man, but I've lived and recreated in alot of places in my life, and PA has some of the most access opportunities available for free, i.e. public land. Conversely, with all of the aforementioned opportunities, we have some of, if not the lowest license fees around. So, TONS of public land, very liberal license fees, and hunting opportunities almost year round. Also, every WMU except for 2B & 5D have DMAP tags available the second licenses go on sale. Some WMUs still have a TON of DMAP tags left, so there is that.
For all of you guys who think its complicated, as a guy who has lived and hunted in multiple states, its actually pretty simple, no more complicated than any other state.
What part of PA will you be hunting?My state rep is in NY...I really look forward to all my hunts in PA.
I agree PA lic
What part of PA will you be hunting?
Nice! Yeah the big hardwoods of PA is really nice. We have a cabin in Potter Co. which is surrounded with beautiful State Forrest
As an FYI, bowhunter education is not a requirement here, just recommended.Just bought my non resident PA license last night and I found it odd that I didn't need to show any proof that I possess a hunting license from my home state (NY) or that I have completed a bow hunter safety course. When I went for my first non res hunting license for Connecticut a few years ago I needed to send them my bowhunter safety certificate before they would sell the license. I guess PA still believes in people's honesty.
PA's requirements seem pretty simple to me, easy to comply when you know what they want.
We can get 6 doe tags this year...
There is actually no limit anymore, you can just only hold 6 at a time, you have to report a harvest on a doe tag to be awarded another..
Also you can get 4 from a property that issues coupons or two from non-coupon properties, and thats per dmap property, there is no limit that a hunter can't get in total.No dmap is an entirely separate program...