Hunt Wild PA
Connecting YOU with Pennsylvania Wildlife
Hunting
Pennsylvania is a hunting powerhouse with unmatched whitetail traditions, thriving turkey populations, some of the best goose hunting in the Atlantic Flyway, 200,000+ pheasants stocked statewide yearly, world class elk hunting and some of the largest black bear in the world. Pennsylvania hunters provide…
Wildlife
Pennsylvania is home to 480 species of wild birds and wild mammals. The Game Commission is responsible for the sustainable management of these species and their habitats for future and current generations.
Conservation
From conducting controlled burns, to building wildlife nest structures, to creating early successional forests, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s land management team works to ensure our native species can thrive in a diverse array of healthy habitats. More than 100 state game wardens are working…
Considering a Pennsylvania Elk Hunt?
By Pennsylvania Game Commission Elk Biologist Jeremy Banfield For most hunters, we started off chasing small game, trailing our dads, grandpas, or maybe an uncle, through the forests and fields looking for squirrels or grouse. That’s basically my story, and it was those early…
When Hens are a Problem, Be the Hen
By Steve Sorensen Peak spring gobbler action arrives when gobblers get lonely. Be there and you’re halfway to success. But more often, gobblers are “henned-up.” They won’t gobble much, they’ll go only where the hens go, and they’ll frustrate turkey hunters from novices to…
Rekindled Fire: Bringing Back the Turkey Hunting Passion Through Mentoring
By Todd Holmes, Shooting Sports Outreach Coordinator I was born into a Pennsylvania hunting family. My great grandparents, grandparents and parents all were avid outdoorsmen and women in Penn’s Woods. So when I was old enough to take hunter education (age 11) it was…
