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Pennsylvania Deer Season Dates Set
| Scope | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Pennsylvania |
| Impact | state |
| Key Entities | |
| Regulatory body that sets statewide hunting and trapping season dates | Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners |
| State wildlife agency administering approved season calendar | Pennsylvania Game Commission |
| What It Means | |
| |
| Timeline | |
| 2024 (Saturday meeting) | Board of Game Commissioners votes to approve all hunting and trapping season dates |
| Saturday after Thanksgiving 2024 | Pennsylvania deer season opener |
Pennsylvania Deer Season Dates Set
The Keystone State locks in its 2024-25 hunting calendar, keeping the post-Thanksgiving Saturday opener intact
From The Boise Gun Club Handbook
Pennsylvania's Game Commission approved all hunting and trapping season dates Saturday, preserving the traditional opener the Saturday after Thanksgiving for deer hunters.
The Board of Game Commissioners voted to finalize the statewide calendar at its Saturday meeting, including a notable policy shift: seasons that previously ended on Saturdays will now be extended through the following Sunday.
State of play: Pennsylvania deer hunters have long anchored their season around that post-Thanksgiving Saturday — a tradition the Commission clearly had no appetite to disrupt.
The practical change worth noting is the Saturday-to-Sunday extension for season closings. If your season used to end Saturday, you now have one more morning. That's not nothing — it's another day to fill a tag or fill a freezer.
What to watch: The Commission hasn't released full season-date specifics beyond what was approved Saturday. Pennsylvania hunters should check the Pennsylvania Game Commission's official site for the complete calendar before finalizing any trip plans.
The bottom line: Pennsylvania's deer season stays where hunters expect it, and most seasons just got a little longer.
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