State Parks and State Forests
Firearms and archery equipment may be uncased
only in designated hunting areas during the seasons state
recreation areas are open to hunting. In park areas not
open to hunting, or during nonhunting seasons, firearms
and archery equipment must be kept in the owner’s car,
trailer or camp. Hunting, trapping, pursuing, molesting or
intentionally disturbing wildlife in state parks is prohibited,
except that hunting and trapping by licensed hunters
and furtakers is permitted in designated areas in compliance
with Game Commission regulations. Trapping may
be permitted in areas not designated for hunting, but only
upon written approval, which is granted only when
effective wildlife administration of the area requires
trapping. Dog training is permitted from the day following
Labor Day through March 31 in designated hunting
areas. Woodchuck hunting is prohibited in state parks.
The Bureau of Forestry welcomes hunters and
trappers to over 2,000,000 acres of State Forests. Only
small areas around occupied buildings are posted.
Overnight camping is permitted only in areas designated
by the district forester. Required permits are available
from local forestry offices.
For further information concerning hunting on state
parks, contact the Bureau of State Parks, 1-888-PA-PARKS,
visit
www.dcnr.state.pa.us, or write State Parks, 8th Floor,
P.O.Box 8551, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8551, or call your
nearest state park. For information and maps concerning
hunting and recreational activities on state forests, contact
the Bureau of Forestry, 6th Floor, P.O. Box 8552, Harrisburg,
PA 17105-8552. Phone 717-783-7941, or your nearest
forestry office.
