58 Pa. Code § 141.4 - [Effective until 6/30/2026] Hunting hours

Except as otherwise provided in this section, wild birds and mammals may be hunted 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

(1) [Reserved].

(2) Furbearer seasons. Raccoon, fox, skunk, opossum, coyote, bobcat and weasel may be hunted any hour, day or night.

(3) Spring turkey season. Turkey may be hunted 1/2 hour before sunrise to 12 noon from the opening day of the spring gobbler season through the third Saturday and for the remainder of the season from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset.

(4) Migratory bird seasons. Migratory birds may only be hunted 1/2 hour before sunrise until sunset, except during the snow goose conservation season and the September resident goose season, when geese may be hunted 1/2 hour before sunrise until 1/2 hour after sunset.

Notes

58 Pa. Code § 141.4

The provisions of this § 141.4 amended July 6, 1979, effective 9/1/1979, 9 Pa.B. 2265; amended July 10, 1981, effective 7/11/1981, 11 Pa.B. 2493; amended July 13, 1984, effective 7/14/1984, 14 Pa.B. 2414; amended June 19, 1987, effective 7/1/1987, 17 Pa.B. 2464; amended July 7, 1989, effective 7/8/1989, 19 Pa.B. 2956; amended May 26, 1990, effective 7/1/1990, 20 Pa.B. 2752; amended April 9, 1993, effective 4/10/1993, 23 Pa.B. 1719; amended May 28, 1993, effective 7/1/1993, 23 Pa.B. 2565; amended March 25, 1994, effective 3/26/1994, 24 Pa.B. 1582; amended July 23, 1999, effective 7/24/1999, 29 Pa.B. 3886; amended February 11, 2000, effective 2/12/2000, 30 Pa.B. 765; amended May 26, 2000, effective 5/27/2000, 30 Pa.B. 2601; amended August 11, 2000, effective 8/12/2000, 30 Pa.B. 4250; amended August 9, 2002, effective 8/10/2002, 32 Pa.B. 3945; amended June 13, 2003, effective 6/14/2003, 33 Pa.B. 2752; amended October 24, 2003, effective 10/25/2003, 33 Pa.B. 5316; amended April 30, 2004, effective 7/1/2004, 34 Pa.B. 2328; amended June 29, 2007, effective 6/30/2007, 37 Pa.B. 1323; amended March 28, 2008, effective 3/29/2008, 38 Pa.B. 1472; amended June 11, 2010, effective 6/12/2010, 40 Pa.B. 3103; amended May 27, 2011, effective 5/28/2011, 41 Pa.B. 2695; amended May 31, 2013, effective 6/1/2013, 43 Pa.B. 3006; amended May 25, 2018, effective 7/1/2018, to June 30, 2019, 48 Pa.B. 3089; amended August 26, 2022, effective 7/1/2022, to June 30, 2023, 52 Pa.B. 5466.

The provisions of this § 141.4 amended under 34 Pa.C.S. §§ 322(c)(1), 2102(a) and (b)(1), 2524 and 2901.

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 135.106 (relating to Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area); 58 Pa. Code § 139.4 (relating to seasons and bag limits for the license year); 58 Pa. Code § 147.553 (relating to agriculture deer control harvest permit); and 58 Pa. Code § 147.783 (relating to permit).