P.J. Reilly

1 month ago | centredaily.com | P.J. Reilly

May 3-Pennsylvania has some of the biggest black bears in the world. Every time I hear that, I still find it hard to believe, yet the harvest numbers from the 2024 bear seasons released by the state Game Commission this week bear that out - if you'll pardon the pun. Three bears shot last fall weighed over 700 pounds and nine topped 600 pounds. If you don't follow black bear hunting, trust me, those are crazy numbers. And coming from Pennsylvania, of all places.

1 month ago | lancasteronline.com | P.J. Reilly

Pennsylvania has some of the biggest black bears in the world. Every time I hear that, I still find it hard to believe, yet the harvest numbers from the 2024 bear seasons released by the state Game Commission this week bear that out – if you’ll pardon the pun. Three bears shot last fall weighed over 700 pounds and nine topped 600 pounds. If you don’t follow black bear hunting, trust me, those are crazy numbers. And coming from Pennsylvania, of all places.

1 month ago | lancasteronline.com | P.J. Reilly

Additional weeks of antlerless deer hunting in parts of Pennsylvania, and a much shorter archery bear season highlight the slate of hunting seasons and hunting rules changes approved recently by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for the 2025-26 hunting season that begins July 1.

2 months ago | mahoningmatters.com | P.J. Reilly

Pennsylvania hunters bagged more deer this past season than they have in over two decades. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission's estimated harvest numbers for the 2024-25 hunting season, hunters here shot 476,880 deer in total, including 175,280 bucks and 301,600 antlerless deer. That's the most total deer shot since 2002, when Pennsylvania hunters bagged 517,529 deer. That's the highest buck harvest since 2001, when hunters took 203,247 bucks.

2 months ago | lancasteronline.com | P.J. Reilly

Pennsylvania hunters bagged more deer this past season than they have in over two decades. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s estimated harvest numbers for the 2024-25 hunting season, hunters here shot 476,880 deer in total, including 175,280 bucks and 301,600 antlerless deer. That’s the most total deer shot since 2002, when Pennsylvania hunters bagged 517,529 deer. That’s the highest buck harvest since 2001, when hunters took 203,247 bucks.