Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing a big change to Pennsylvania’s deer hunting season. State Senators Gene Yaw (R-23) ...

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a bill to move rifle deer season back to Monday after Thanksgiving, citing harm to rural ...

The bipartisan Senate Bill 1244 would restore the first Monday after Thanksgiving as deer hunting's opening day after a ...

For more than 50 years, the Monday after Thanksgiving marked the start of rifle season in Pennsylvania.

In this 2,000-acre Pennsylvania forest, visitors can walk along a long-forgotten turnpike and discover a rare mix of nature ...

State rules quietly shape rifles, ammo, access, and habits, changing what hunters pursue long before each shot is taken in ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has released deer harvest totals for the 2025-2026 hunting seasons.

Pennsylvania's 2025-26 deer harvest increased by 6%, with archery hunters taking more bucks than rifle hunters.

Pennsylvania hunters shot more deer this past season than they did the year before. According to estimates released by the ...

The total harvest comprised 185,310 antlered deer and 320,290 antlerless deer, according to the Pennsylvania Game ...

Pennsylvania hunters harvested about 6% more deer in the 2025-26 hunting seasons than they did the year before, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates. The statewide 2025-26 deer harvest ...