If you spot wild turkeys this summer, let us know!  Report your wild turkey sightings through our online survey now through August 31, 2024. Learn more at: bit.ly/4bjx4uC.

Discover the thrill of hitting your target in a supportive and professional environment with certified instructors at the Pennsylvania Game Commission ’s Learn to Shoot Event. Join us Sat., July 20 at State Game Lands 205. LEARN MORE: bit.ly/49ILeoj.

The PA Game Commission just launched the Shooting Range Improvement Program. This new grant program will provide funding to increase opportunity, access, and safety at sportsmen’s clubs throughout Pennsylvania. Learn more here: bit.ly/45NJaLg.

Hunters, the countdown is ON! You only have a few more days to apply for a Pennsylvania elk license for your chance at the hunt of a lifetime! Apply online, 24/7, at huntfish.pa.gov or at any license issuing agent through July 14.

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will meet on Friday, July 12, 2024, at the agency’s headquarters, located at 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. Learn more: bit.ly/3XXnHgZ.

A new issue each month! Pennsylvania Game News is the perfect magazine for outdoor enthusiasts! This magazine is produced by YOUR state wildlife agency with the latest content from wardens, hunters, outdoor writers, and more! Subscribe here: bit.ly/45YZQQg.

Nature speaks, are you listening? Listen to the sound of the eastern meadowlark, a characteristic bird of larger grasslands in Pennsylvania. Their population has declined in the northeastern U.S. You can help meadowlarks by waiting until late July to cut hay. #WorldListeningDay

🎶 “If there's something strange in your neighborhood [with wildlife], who you gonna call?” 🎶 The Pennsylvania Game Commission! Don’t ghost us. If you see sick or injured wildlife, give us a call at 1-833-PGC-WILD (1-833-742-9453). Please do not touch or approach wild animals.

🦌🌲 If starting your day with wildlife conservation sounds like your dream job, the Pennsylvania Game Commission could be your perfect fit. Check out our Career page: bit.ly/3MJAJr9. We frequently update it with new opportunities.

Ready to kick off Shooting Sports Month with a blast? The Game Commission has 66 public shooting ranges across the state waiting for you and your friends to take your best shot! Find a range here (a hunting license or range permit is required): bit.ly/48K9mGn.

#DYK The first Tuesday in August is #NationalNightOut? NNO is an annual community event that promotes police-community partnerships and camaraderie. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is participating in NNO events all across our state. Will you be attending an event?

Pennsylvania’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits become available on Monday, August 12, 2024, during the third round of antlerless license sales. You can purchase a DMAP permit at huntfish.pa.gov. Learn more here: bit.ly/4d4p1D9.

Pennsylvania’s Purple Paint Law gives landowners the option of using purple paint, rather than signs, to post their properties and alert others that lands are private, and trespassing is not permitted. Learn more: bit.ly/3A2Hy4x.

This is your sign to STOP, put down the phone, walk outside, and just sit. Today is #NationalRelaxationDay and the Pennsylvania Game Commission wants to encourage you to slow down and unwind outdoors, of course! Take a deep breath and take in everything that Penn’s Woods has to offer!

#DYK that page 2 of your 2024-25 Hunting & Trapping Digest contains ALL the updates and changes for the new year? Check it out in your own digest or view it online at bit.ly/4dc97qG.

PA once again has wild bobwhite following the release at the Letterkenny Army Depot Bobwhite Quail Recovery Area. Hunters are reminded there is no hunting in this area, though put-and-take opportunities for captive-reared quail remain elsewhere. More: bit.ly/3YELOBk.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a pocket guide for Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 hunting seasons and bag limits? Well, good news — there is one! Find it here: bit.ly/3Ys6Jrf. Print it out on legal-size paper (8.5 x 14 inches).

It's beginning to look a lot like elk rut! When visiting PA elk country, we remind visitors to be #ELKSMART. When visiting, do YOUR part to preserve the wild nature of the elk! To learn more, visit: bit.ly/4dBP19a. #PAElkCountry @ThePAWilds Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Keystone Elk Country Alliance PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources

#DYK Canada geese eat a lot of grains and green plants? In the morning, they leave their roost sites to feed. PA’s Canada goose season is open! See the PA Hunting & Trapping Digest for rules, regulations, seasons, and bag limits: bit.ly/3WOZZkZ. Good luck, goose hunters!

Whether we are hunters, trappers, bird watchers, or others who enjoy walking in the woods, wildlife crimes affect us all. Poachers are thieves — help us catch them! Report wildlife crimes to 1-888-PGC-8001. Learn more: bit.ly/3yvgdHW. #NationalCrimePreventionWeek