The following licenses are available from issuing agents,
county treasurers, Commission Headquarters and the Commission's six region field
offices. Questions concerning licenses should be directed to the License Division,
(717) 787-2084.
Resident Junior Hunting
Ages 12 through l6
$6.00
Resident Junior Furtaker
Ages l2 through l6
6.00
Resident Adult Hunting
Ages l7 through 64
20.00
Resident Adult Furtaker
Ages l7 through 64
20.00
Resident Senior Hunting**
Ages 65 and older
13.00
Resident Senior Furtaker**
Ages 65 and older
13.00
Non-Resident Adult Hunting
Ages l7 and older
101.00
Non-Resident 7-Day Small Game
Ages 12 and older
31.00
Resident Bear License
16.00
Non-resident Bear License
36.00
Archery***
16.00
Muzzleloader (Must be purchased before July
31)***
11.00
Migratory Game Bird License
Ages l2 and older
3.00
*Non-resident of Pennsylvania - l2 years of age and
older. Seven consecutive days and includes waterfowl, but not valid for big game,
including turkey. To hunt waterfowl, applicant must also possess a Federal duck
stamp and Migratory Game Bird License.
**Senior resident hunting and
furtaker (annual and
lifetime) licenses are available to those who will be 65 years old by Dec. 31 of the
current license year. Applications are available from PGC offices.
***Muzzleloader firearms and bows and arrows may be used
during the regular hunting season without purchasing muzzleloader or archery licenses.
Senior Lifetime Resident Hunting* (Age 65 and
older)
50.75
Senior Lifetime Resident Furtaker (Age 65 and
older)
50.75
*Yearly renewals for Senior Lifetime Resident Hunting
licenses are available
from all issuing agents. See any in-state
issuing agent for details or contact
the License Division at (7l7) 787-2084.
Available
at Commission Offices, County Treasurers,
Out-of-State Issuing Agents and Selected In-State Agents
Non-Resident Junior Hunting - Ages l2-16
40.75
Non-Resident Adult Furtaker* - Ages l7 and
Older
80.75
Non-Resident Junior Furtaker* - Ages l2-l6
40.75
*Non-Resident hunting
licenses, and archery and muzzleloader licenses,
are also available from out-of-state
issuing agents.
Available Only From County Treasurers
Antlerless Deer License
Surplus Antlerless License
Surplus
Antlerless License: Available in any county with unsold antlerless licenses
beginning
Monday, Aug. 24. Holders of a valid muzzleloader license may apply for a
surplus license
beginning Monday, Aug. l7.
Limitations:
A muzzleloader license holder may apply for only one surplus license.
There is no
limit to the number of surplus antlerless licenses any hunter may receive in
Special
Regulations Area counties.
An
Antlerless Deer License is valid only in the county of issuance. The
use or
attempted use of an antlerless license in another county is a violation of the law.
Checks or
Money Orders for antlerless licenses must be made payable to "County
Treasurer", except in Philadelphia and Potter counties. Application must be
mailed in an official envelope available from license-issuing agents.
All antlerless license applications must be made through the U.S. Mail, using an official antlerless deer
license envelope. In Special Regulation Area counties, over-the-counter applications
will be accepted beginning Monday, Aug. 24. In all other counties, on Monday, Nov.
2.
Validity
of Licenses: Only one hunting or furtaker license shall be valid
during any license year. Any replacement license, or purchase of a second or
subsequent license, shall immediately invalidate any license of the same kind that had
been previously issued.
Armed
Services Personnel: (Guaranteed Licenses) - Regardless of
allocations
set by the Commission, certain special licenses are guaranteed to resident Pennsylvania
military personnel serving on active duty in the Armed Forces or the United States Coast
Guard. These licenses include muzzleloader, bear, archery, migratory game bird and
antlerless deer, but not surplus tags. Muzzleloader, archery, migratory game bird
and bear licenses are available from any issuing agent; and antlerless deer licenses only
from county treasurers at current fees.
The Pennsylvania Game
Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All agency programs are administered
consistent with the goals and objectives of Affirmative Action. It is the policy of
the Commission to offer its services, facilities and accommodations to all orderly persons
without regard to age, race, religion, color, sex, handicap, national origin or
ancestry. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program,
activity or facility, or if you desire further information, please write to the Department
of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Washington, D. C. 20240.
