08-21-2007, 02:10 AM
WMU 1B SELLS OUT OF ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSES Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 1B, covering a large portion of northwestern corner of Pennsylvania, has exhausted its entire allocation of 30,000 antlerless deer licenses as of today, announced Pennsylvania Game Commission
Executive Director Carl G. Roe.
WMU 2G sold out of its allocation of 26,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug.<br />
13, and WMU 2F sold out of its allocation of 28,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 14.
Of the 865,000 antlerless licenses originally allocated, agency employees have distributed to county treasurers 464,931 applications. Following is a listing of the remaining Wildlife Management Units antlerless deer licenses as of today (along with the initial allocation for each WMU): WMU 1A, 19,997 (42,000); WMU 2A, 42,653 (60,000); WMU 2B, 64,213 (68,000); WMU 2C, 12,865 (49,000); WMU 2D, 18,124 (56,000); WMU 2E, 3,246 (21,000); WMU 3A, 11,340 (29,000); WMU 3B, 20,822 (43,000); WMU 3C, 5,757 (27,000); WMU 3D, 17,512 (38,000); WMU 4A, 6,099 (29,000); WMU 4B, 828 (23,000); WMU 4C, 11,151 (39,000); WMU 4D, 5,789 (40,000); WMU 4E, 22,343 (38,000); WMU 5A, 13,916 (22,000); WMU 5B, 33,399 (53,000); WMU 5C, 70,826 (84,000); and WMU 5D,<br />
19,189 (20,000).
For more updates on the availability of antlerless deer licenses by WMU, visit the Game Commission's "Doe License Update" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the agency's homepage (www.pgc.state.pa.us).
The timetable for applying for remaining antlerless deer licenses is:
Monday, Aug. 20, the Game Commission will accept regular antlerless deer license applications through first-class mail from nonresidents.
Monday, Aug. 27, the Game Commission will accept, only through first-class mail, applications for the first round of unsold antlerless licenses.<br />
Hunters may apply for and receive only one antlerless deer license during this first round in any one of the WMUs, except for WMUs 2B, 5C or 5D.<br />
Applying for and receiving more than one "unsold" antlerless license prior to Sept. 10 - except in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D - is against the law.
In WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D, during the first round of unsold antlerless deer licenses, hunters may apply for multiple antlerless deer licenses, provided they submit no more than three applications per envelope, in addition to the one unsold antlerless deer license they may apply for in the 19 other WMUs.<br />
However, they may mail as many envelopes as they desire for unsold antlerless licenses in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D.
Beginning Monday, Sept. 10, the Game Commission will accept, only through first-class mail, applications for the second round of unsold antlerless licenses. Hunters who applied for an unsold antlerless license during the first round may apply for and receive only one antlerless deer license during the second round. Those hunters who did not apply for an unsold license during the first round may make separate applications for and receive up to two unsold antlerless licenses during the second round. The separate applications may be submitted to one or two WMUs.
Regular antlerless deer licenses and first-round unsold licenses will be mailed by county treasurers to successful applicants no later than Monday, Sept. 17. Second-round unsold licenses will be mailed no later than Oct. 1.
Also, beginning Monday, Sept. 17, applicants may apply over-the-counter at county treasurers' offices in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D. Beginning Monday, Nov. 5, hunters may apply over-the-counter for unsold antlerless licenses in all other WMUs.
Created in 1895 as an independent state agency, the Game Commission is responsible for conserving and managing all wild birds and mammals in the Commonwealth, establishing hunting seasons and bag limits, enforcing hunting and trapping laws, and managing habitat on the 1.4 million acres of State Game Lands it has purchased over the years with hunting and furtaking license dollars to safeguard wildlife habitat. The agency also conducts numerous wildlife conservation programs for schools, civic organizations and sportsmen's clubs.
The Game Commission does not receive any general state taxpayer dollars for its annual operating budget. The agency is funded by license sales revenues; the state's share of the federal Pittman-Robertson program, which is an excise tax collected through the sale of sporting arms and ammunition; and monies from the sale of oil, gas, coal, timber and minerals derived from State Game Lands.
Executive Director Carl G. Roe.
WMU 2G sold out of its allocation of 26,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug.<br />
13, and WMU 2F sold out of its allocation of 28,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 14.
Of the 865,000 antlerless licenses originally allocated, agency employees have distributed to county treasurers 464,931 applications. Following is a listing of the remaining Wildlife Management Units antlerless deer licenses as of today (along with the initial allocation for each WMU): WMU 1A, 19,997 (42,000); WMU 2A, 42,653 (60,000); WMU 2B, 64,213 (68,000); WMU 2C, 12,865 (49,000); WMU 2D, 18,124 (56,000); WMU 2E, 3,246 (21,000); WMU 3A, 11,340 (29,000); WMU 3B, 20,822 (43,000); WMU 3C, 5,757 (27,000); WMU 3D, 17,512 (38,000); WMU 4A, 6,099 (29,000); WMU 4B, 828 (23,000); WMU 4C, 11,151 (39,000); WMU 4D, 5,789 (40,000); WMU 4E, 22,343 (38,000); WMU 5A, 13,916 (22,000); WMU 5B, 33,399 (53,000); WMU 5C, 70,826 (84,000); and WMU 5D,<br />
19,189 (20,000).
For more updates on the availability of antlerless deer licenses by WMU, visit the Game Commission's "Doe License Update" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the agency's homepage (www.pgc.state.pa.us).
The timetable for applying for remaining antlerless deer licenses is:
Monday, Aug. 20, the Game Commission will accept regular antlerless deer license applications through first-class mail from nonresidents.
Monday, Aug. 27, the Game Commission will accept, only through first-class mail, applications for the first round of unsold antlerless licenses.<br />
Hunters may apply for and receive only one antlerless deer license during this first round in any one of the WMUs, except for WMUs 2B, 5C or 5D.<br />
Applying for and receiving more than one "unsold" antlerless license prior to Sept. 10 - except in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D - is against the law.
In WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D, during the first round of unsold antlerless deer licenses, hunters may apply for multiple antlerless deer licenses, provided they submit no more than three applications per envelope, in addition to the one unsold antlerless deer license they may apply for in the 19 other WMUs.<br />
However, they may mail as many envelopes as they desire for unsold antlerless licenses in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D.
Beginning Monday, Sept. 10, the Game Commission will accept, only through first-class mail, applications for the second round of unsold antlerless licenses. Hunters who applied for an unsold antlerless license during the first round may apply for and receive only one antlerless deer license during the second round. Those hunters who did not apply for an unsold license during the first round may make separate applications for and receive up to two unsold antlerless licenses during the second round. The separate applications may be submitted to one or two WMUs.
Regular antlerless deer licenses and first-round unsold licenses will be mailed by county treasurers to successful applicants no later than Monday, Sept. 17. Second-round unsold licenses will be mailed no later than Oct. 1.
Also, beginning Monday, Sept. 17, applicants may apply over-the-counter at county treasurers' offices in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D. Beginning Monday, Nov. 5, hunters may apply over-the-counter for unsold antlerless licenses in all other WMUs.
Created in 1895 as an independent state agency, the Game Commission is responsible for conserving and managing all wild birds and mammals in the Commonwealth, establishing hunting seasons and bag limits, enforcing hunting and trapping laws, and managing habitat on the 1.4 million acres of State Game Lands it has purchased over the years with hunting and furtaking license dollars to safeguard wildlife habitat. The agency also conducts numerous wildlife conservation programs for schools, civic organizations and sportsmen's clubs.
The Game Commission does not receive any general state taxpayer dollars for its annual operating budget. The agency is funded by license sales revenues; the state's share of the federal Pittman-Robertson program, which is an excise tax collected through the sale of sporting arms and ammunition; and monies from the sale of oil, gas, coal, timber and minerals derived from State Game Lands.