Hunting in Pennsylvania

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About hunting in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s hunting tradition is one of the richest in the nation. This is a state where schools in rural areas traditionally closed on the opening day of deer season, and where the original red-and-black-checked wool hunting jacket, the “Pennsylvania Tuxedo,” was born. Pennsylvanians are rabid about their white-tailed deer hunting, and with 1.3 million deer in the state, opportunities are plentiful. In 2016, hunters killed 333,254 whitetails, making Pennsylvania third in the nation in overall deer harvest behind Texas and Michigan. Antler sizes of whitetails have improved in recent years with the advent of antler-point restrictions; in the past ten years, hunters in Pennsylvania have entered 45 bucks into the Boone and Crockett record book. Deer season begins in October with a six-week archery season, and small game, waterfowl, and turkey seasons typically open in late October and early November. Upland bird species including ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasants, and woodcock are popular draws during this time. Waterfowl is abundant and one highlight is a large annual migration of snow geese through the center of the state. Black bear and deer seasons occur in late November. The traditional opener of the rifle deer season is the Monday after Thanksgiving; the season continues into December. After being extirpated from the state in the 1800s, elk were reintroduced into Pennsylvania in 1913. In recent years Pennsylvania’s elk population has experienced rapid growth and the herd now numbers about 1,000. An elk season has been held for the last several years, with some exceptionally large bulls being taken. Pennsylvania elk tags are available via a drawing; in 2017 25 bull and 93 cow tags were drawn out of 30,000 applications. Learn more about hunting in Pennsylvania at www.pgc.pa.gov or www.gohuntpa.org.

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Price distribution

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Package trips

3 hunts

Hunting methods

Bow Hunting 2 hunts

Rifle Hunting 1 hunt

Shotgun Hunting 1 hunt

Reviews

Joseph

United States

10.0

of 10

Verified review

Nov 20, 2024

High recommendation for "Hunt with a Purpose."

10.0

of 10

Hunt With A purpose

Outfitter

"Hunt with a Purpose" provides a unique opportunity to hunt in the state of Rhode Island. The outfitter works very hard to provide success & enjoyment.

There was nothing to dislike.

Ron

United States

10.0

of 10

Verified review

May 3, 2024

Great Hunt

10.0

of 10

Hunt With A purpose

Outfitter

Daniel

United States

7.2

of 10

Verified review

Jan 29, 2025

No sight of deer but still a great day in the woods

7.2

of 10

Hunt With A purpose

Outfitter

John is a professional who will try his hardest to ensure that you catch; however it didn’t happen for me. I did not see a single deer but was within 10ft of many turkeys. John offered to take me another time but it will have to be next season so whether that happens remains to be seen. I will update my review of the next hunt does happen.

Sadly there was no deer when I went.

Bryan

United States

8.4

of 10

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Dec 29, 2024

Great place, great guide...

8.4

of 10

Hunt With A purpose

Outfitter

Fast and simple to arrive, provided a portable heater... the only thing I wasn't able to do was pull the trigger for deer, lots of turkey... I did see track for deer, they just didn't cross my blind

paul

United States

10.0

of 10

Verified review

May 28, 2024

Great group

10.0

of 10

Hunt With A purpose

Outfitter

Communication and private land was great

Eoin

United States

10.0

of 10

Verified review

May 13, 2024

A great day in the field.

10.0

of 10

Hunt With A purpose

Outfitter

From the moment we arrived we knew we were in good hands. John had the first part of the day explained and we were off. The whole day we saw how hard John was working to get multiple opportunities for us to harvest and were truly impressed with the whole experience.