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/

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)

Digital Mentor Program
Are you in need of a few tips on how to scout and learn where to hunt? Do you regularly like to mentor people but are limited in time afield?

The new Digital Mentor program is a nationwide effort spearheaded by Powderhook, an outdoors-focused media company working to engage more participants in hunting and shooting sports.

To get the Powderhook App and get started as a mentor or mentee, simply type Powderhook into your smartphone’s app store. It’s free, fun to use, and a great way to connect with helpful outdoorsmen and women.

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

Powderhook App
https://powderhook.com/

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