Antlerless deer licenses to go on sale July 13

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Antlerless deer licenses will go on sale in Pennsylvania starting July 13, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission

Agency officials said state residents are given preference when applying for an antlerless license. Residents need to make checks and money orders payable to “County Treasurer” for $6.90 for each license they would like to purchase. The fee for nonresidents is $26.90 per license.

Applications that are incomplete or sent without proper remittance will be rejected and returned to the applicant. Applications received before the Monday start of any round also will be returned to sender.

In any WMU where antlerless licenses remain, resident and nonresident applicants may apply for a second license beginning Aug. 3, and a third license Aug. 17.

Applications during these rounds are accepted by mail only, and must be mailed with proper remittance in an official pink envelope, which ordinarily is provided by the license-issuing agent at the time a general hunting license is purchased.

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In most parts of the state, hunters are limited to purchasing a total of three antlerless licenses.

However, in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D, there is no limit to how many tags a hunter may acquire until the total allocation has been exhausted. Each hunter may apply for only one license per round in those WMUs until Aug. 3, when an unlimited number of applications can be submitted. Only three applications can be mailed in each envelope.

If licenses remain, over-the-counter sales are slated to begin Aug. 24 in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D, and Oct. 5 in all other WMUs, though over-the-counter sales could be affected by COVID-19 restrictions.

State law requires antlerless licenses be issued by county treasurers.

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