PA Opportunities

[203ntyp]

From 7-year-olds to 101 years old, love seeing all the youngsters and older hunters getting involved in hunting. Such a variety of hunting and fishing opportunities that more folks need to continue to protect our traditions.

 

[Sligh1]

From 7-year-olds to 101 years old, love seeing all the youngsters and older hunters getting involved in hunting. Such a variety of hunting and fishing opportunities that more folks need to continue to protect our traditions.

Are the hunter #’s in PA good or growing? I don’t follow other states super well. MI has lost a lot on an extreme example. How’s PA doing? Hope those kids got some good hunting & opportunities.

 

[203ntyp]

Are the hunter #’s in PA good or growing?

Ship, they have been dropping over the years but are up closing in on 1 million this year but that's expected to drop going forward. It's worrisome, highest tick Lyme disease in the country and one of the highest states with car related accidents. We have CWD spreading as well, getting close to my location, fingers crossed it stays away. Too many youngsters want to play on their phones instead of enjoying the outdoors!

In Pennsylvania, where hunters numbered 1.3 million in the early 1980s, overall general hunting license sales in 2020 were 887,221. From 2010 to 2020, resident adult license sales dropped from 647,242 to 577,140, while resident senior licenses climbed from 30,447 to 31,841 and resident junior/mentored youth licenses and permits fell from 114,274 to 92,738.