Fall Archery Season Begins Statewide Today
Bow hunters may begin hunting antlered and antlerless deer across the state until Nov. 12.
Bow hunters may begin hunting antlered and antlerless deer on Saturday across the state and may do so until Nov. 12 during the first of Pennsylvania's big-game seasons for 2011-12, state Game Commission officials said. Fall archery season begins statewide on Saturday, although licensed hunters in urban wildlife management areas in Allegheny County and in eastern Pennsylvania have been able to hunt antlerless deer since Sept. 17. Bow hunters in those areas also may hunt from Nov. 14-26 and from Dec. 26-Jan. 28. The late bow-hunting season will be Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, according to the Game Commission. Bow hunters may use a long, recurve or compound bow or a crossbow. Landowners must give hunters written permission to use tree stands, tree …
