• Calendar of Hunter Education Classes
  Hunter-Trapper Education courses across the state of Pennsylvania are listed on this site, along with other special courses and activities like Field Days, Public Hunting and Shooting Programs, and Special Hunts. Select your program of choice and then click “View upcoming events.”
  https://www.register-ed.com/programs/pennsylvania

• Online Hunter Education Course
  To help comply with COVID-19 restrictions, the online course is temporarily free of charge for anyone at least 11 years of age. Study, pass the course, and then print your course completion. You will then be authorized to purchase your hunting license through any Pennsylvania hunting license vendor.

  To take the online course, visit:
  https://www.hunter-ed.com/pennsylvania/

• ​Purchase a General Hunting License online or in person. 
  WATCH: How To Purchase A License Online at www.huntfish.pa.gov.
  Descriptions of the various licenses and permits

• Applications are required for some opportunities
  Antlerless deer licenses. Resident applications open July 12, 2021. 
  Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits to harvest antlerless deer. Permits are limited. Sales open with general license sales mid-June.
  Elk License. Hunters must apply by July 31.

• Some license sales have deadlines
  Bobcat and Fisher permits must be purchased by Dec. 17, 2021.
  Special Spring Turkey License purchase deadline: April 29, 2022
  River Otter Permit deadline: Feb. 11, 2022

• Hunters with Disabilities may qualify for special provisions.

Find recipes, tips, videos and articles about turkey hunting on the Turkey Hunting page.

• Hunting in Pennsylvania Map
  An interactive map with searchable layers like habitat, seasons and bag limits, wildlife management units, and check stations.
  http://www.hunting.pa.gov/bof/huntmap/index.html

• Hunter Access Program

  In addition to the millions of public land acres available to hunters statewide, the Pennsylvania Game Commission partners with private landowners to provide public hunting opportunities through its Hunter Access Program. For more than 80 years, the program continues to provide hunting and trapping opportunities to the Commonwealth's sportsmen on millions of acres of private lands.

• Youth Hunt Days
  Special days are designated during the hunting seasons so that youth under the age of 16 may head afield with their parent or other adult mentor.

  Youth Spring Turkey Hunt 
  Junior Squirrel, Pheasant, Rabbit Hunts
  Youth Waterfowl Hunt
  Special Firearms Junior Deer Hunt

• Youth Field Days
  Hosted by Pennsylvania Game Commission partners, these events connect youth and families to a variety of hunting and shooting sports experiences. Try activities like archery, air rifle, shotgun shooting, and more in these outdoor-focused and family-friendly.
  https://www.register-ed.com/programs/39

• Junior Pheasant Hunts
  The excitement of flushing pheasants and energetic bird dogs is what makes these events very popular with youth hunters. Graduates of the Hunter-Trapper Education program between the ages of 12 ands 16 are eligible to register for these free hunts, which are offered statewide in early October each Fall.
  www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/Hunting/Pages/JrPheasantHunt.aspx

• Mentored Hunting Programs

• Find a Mentor
  Looking for help getting started as a new hunter? Or are you an experienced hunter who enjoys sharing your knowledge and passing on the hunting tradition to new folks?

  The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Hunter Education team is partnering with Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever to bring the National Hunter Mentor program to our state and provide a well-designed resource that helps both mentors and mentees.

  A curriculum developed by the International Hunter Education Association provides the framework for training and preparing mentors to take new adult hunters afield. All Hunter Mentors in Pennsylvania will be certified as Hunter-Trapper Education instructors and receive state background checks.

  If you would like to connect with a Hunter Mentor in your area to get started hunting or ask questions about hunting, please contact: mentoredhunting@pa.gov

• Hunter Mentor Resources
  Hunter Mentor Training Presentation 2019 (PowerPoint)
  Hunter Mentor Code of Conduct (PDF)
  Hunter Mentor Reporting Form (PDF)
  Mentee Reporting Form (PDF)

• Game News Articles
  http://www.penngamenews.com/

• Call of the Outdoors Podcast
  The Game Commission’s podcast, is all about wildlife, hunting, habitat and conservation efforts in the Keystone State. Each episode includes a unique look into a Pennsylvania wildlife-related subject, a few laughs, and is sure to leave listeners with a renewed sense of knowledge and pride in the work being done on behalf of wildlife.

• Deer Hunting 101 from the National Deer Alliance
  https://www.deerassociation.com/hunt/deer-hunting-101/

• Pennsylvania Game Commission App
  https://www.pgc.pa.gov/InformationResources/Pages/Game-Commission-Mobile-App.aspx

• Pennsylvania Hunt Central and OnX Maps
  https://www.onxmaps.com/maps/hunting/pennsylvania/