LIGHT GEESE (Snow Geese & Ross’ Geese)
Closed on Sundays
25 daily, no possession limit
RESIDENT POPULATION ZONE
REGULAR SEASONOct. 21-Feb. 21
CONSERVATION SEASONFeb. 23-April 24
ATLANTIC POPULATION ZONE
REGULAR SEASONOct. 1-Jan. 24
CONSERVATION SEASONJan. 26-April 24
Conservation Season
During the conservation season, recorded or amplified calls or sounds are permitted. Hunters need a Conservation Season permit (also known as a Snow Goose permit; $1.97 transaction fee), a federal duck stamp (E-Stamp), and a Pennsylvania Migratory Game Bird License.
Except for crows, migratory bird hunting is closed on Sundays.
BRANT
1 daily, 3 possessionFederal duck stamp needed
BOTH GOOSE ZONES
Oct. 11-Nov. 14
WOODCOCK
3 daily, 9 possession
STATEWIDE
Oct. 18-Nov. 28Dec. 15-24
GALLINULES
Sept. 1-Nov. 20
VIRGINIA & SORA RAILS
Bag limit singly or combined
Sept. 1-Nov. 20Clapper and King Rail hunting is closed statewide.
WILSON’S SNIPE
8 daily, 24 possession
DOVES
15 daily, 45 possession
Sept. 1-Nov. 28Dec. 20-Jan. 3
SWANS
Mute swans are non-native and not protected under state or federal law. Hunters may harvest mute swans and they do not count as part of the daily bag. Taking mute swans on private property requires landowner permis-sion. Mute swans have an orange bill with a black fleshy knob on top at the feather line. Mute swans do not feed in fields and are encountered only in wetlands. Native tundra and trumpeter swans are protected. They have a black bill and commonly are found in fields and wetlands. Sandhill cranes are likely to be present in certain areas and are protected.
