1) ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS BEGINS FOR HUNTERS
2) GAME COMMISSION POSTS DMAP INFORMATION ON WEBSITE

ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS BEGINS FOR HUNTERS
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G.
Roe reminds hunters that the agency will begin accepting regular
antlerless deer license applications from resident hunters beginning Aug. 6,
and non-residents on Aug. 20.  Antlerless deer license applications must
be sent to the Game Commission via 22 different Post Office boxes and
the agency, in turn, will forward them to county treasurers for
processing.  

All applications for antlerless deer licenses - regular, as well as
unsold - must be submitted through the U.S. Mail (first-class only).
 Express and priority mail will not be accepted.

Hunters are provided with a regular antlerless deer license application
when they purchase their general hunting license.  Applications for
unsold antlerless deer licenses can be found on pages 54 and 62 of the
2007-08 Pennsylvania Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, which is
presented to each license buyer, along with harvest report cards, an
antlerless deer license application and envelopes.  

For convenience, a copy of the 2007-08 Digest has been posted on the
agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), and can be viewed by clicking on
"2007-08 Digest" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand
corner of the homepage.

Antlerless deer licenses cost $6 for residents and $26 for
nonresidents.  Checks should be made payable to "County Treasurer," not the Game
Commission.  Also, applicants should not designate a specific county.

With the implementation of Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) in 2003,
hunters began applying for antlerless deer licenses based on WMUs, not
specific counties.  Pre-printed mailing labels for each WMU are provided
to affix to the yellow application envelope.  They are bar-coded to
speed the application process.  Hunters should ensure the label is affixed
securely to the envelope before mailing it.  If it appears that the
label is not attached properly, the U.S. Postal Service allows applicants
to place transparent tape over the label to secure it.

To further ensure proper delivery, hunters also should write the WMU
they are applying for in the lower left-hand corner box on the envelope.
 This step enables the agency to continue processing the envelope
without having to open and check the application's WMU designation and then
re-sealing the envelope for shipment to a county treasurer.

"Hunters should give serious thought to which WMU they will apply to
during the regular antlerless deer license round, because some WMUs may
run out of licenses earlier in the process than in previous years," Roe
said.  "Hunters also may want to consider applying for Deer Management
Assistance Program (DMAP) antlerless deer permits, which offer them
additional opportunities to hunt on specific properties where landowners
are trying to increase deer hunting pressure."

Roe also noted that hunters seeking to participate in the early archery
antlerless deer seasons in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D (Sept. 15-28) should
write the words "Early Archery" in red ink above the white box in the
lower left-hand corner of the front of the yellow envelope.  The white box
is where hunters are instructed to write in the number and letter of
the WMU to which they are applying for an antlerless deer license.

"By writing these words on the front of the yellow envelopes, hunters
will let county treasurers and their employees who issue the licenses
know that these applications need to be expedited so hunters can receive
their licenses prior to the start of the early antlerless deer archery
seasons in WMU 2B, 5C and 5D," Roe said.

After Aug. 6, the Game Commission will launch the "Doe License Update"
page on its website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) to provide hunters with
updates on the availability of antlerless deer licenses.  Notices for WMUs
that have sold out will be posted as soon as possible.  Look in the
"Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the agency's homepage
and choose "Doe License Update."  A link to the listing of
participating DMAP public landowners will be posted in the "Quick Clicks" box, as
well as those private landowners who asked to be included on the
agency's website.

Roe emphasized that, as required by state law, county treasurers will
continue to issue antlerless deer licenses.  Except for
"over-the-counter sales," county treasurers will receive a pre-determined number of
applications from the Game Commission based on the county's geographic
representation in the WMU.  

The Game Commission will begin accepting antlerless license
applications through the mail from residents on Monday, Aug. 6; nonresident
applications will be accepted through the mail starting Monday, Aug. 20.  The
Game Commission will begin accepting resident and nonresident hunter
applications through the mail for the first round of "unsold licenses"
on Monday, Aug. 27; the second round will be accepted through the mail
beginning Monday, Sept. 10.

Over-the-counter applications will not be accepted by county treasurers
until Nov. 5, except in Wildlife Management Units 2B, 5C and 5D, where
county treasurers will begin accepting over-the-counter applications
on Monday, Sept. 17.  There is no limit on the number of applications a
hunter can submit during this period for WMUs 2B, 5C or 5D.  However,
for all other WMUs, applying for and receiving more than one antlerless
license at a time is against the law and, if convicted, violators could
be sentenced to pay a fine.  

While individuals are permitted to mail up to three antlerless deer
license applications in one envelope, the applications must be for
different individuals.  Hunters may apply for only one license during the
regular antlerless deer license round.  During the first round of unsold
licenses, hunters may apply for a second license.  During the second
round of unsold licenses, hunters may apply for a third license.  The
exception to this is when hunters are applying over the counter in WMUs 2B,
5C and 5D.

Applications that do not include return postage will be placed in a
"dead letter" file maintained by the Game Commission's License Division in
the Harrisburg headquarters.  Applicants who believe that their
antlerless license application may be in the dead letter file may contact the
License Division at 717-787-2084 during business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday.  This telephone service will be activated
after Tuesday, Sept. 4. An answering machine enables callers to leave
messages so that Game Commission staff may return their calls.

County treasurers will mail regular and first round unsold antlerless
licenses to successful applicants no later than Monday, Sept. 17.
 County treasurers will mail second and subsequent rounds of unsold
antlerless licenses to successful applicants no later than Oct. 1.

Following is a listing of the antlerless deer license allocation by
Wildlife Management Unit, with last year's allocation in parenthesis: WMU
1A, 42,000 (42,000); WMU 1B, 30,000 (30,000); WMU 2A, 60,000 (55,000);
WMU 2B, 68,000 (68,000); WMU 2C, 49,000 (49,000); WMU 2D, 56,000
(56,000); WMU 2E, 21,000 (21,000); WMU 2F, 28,000 (28,000); WMU 2G, 26,000
(19,000); WMU 3A, 29,000 (29,000); WMU 3B, 43,000 (43,000); WMU 3C,
27,000 (27,000); WMU 3D, 38,000 (38,000); WMU 4A, 29,000 (29,000); WMU 4B,
23,000 (31,000); WMU 4C, 39,000 (39,000); WMU 4D, 40,000 (40,000); WMU
4E, 38,000 (38,000); WMU 5A, 22,000 (25,000); WMU 5B, 53,000 (53,000);
WMU 5C, 84,000 (79,000); and WMU 5D, 20,000 (20,000).

For a descrïption of each WMUs' boundaries, please refer to pages 42-45 of the 2007-08 Digest.  

(2)GAME COMMISSION POSTS DMAP INFORMATION ON WEBSITE
As hunters prepare for the upcoming antlerless deer license application
period, those looking for new antlerless deer hunting opportunities
are encouraged to review the list of Deer Management Assistance Program
(DMAP) properties now available on the Pennsylvania Game Commission's
website (www.pgc.state.pa.us).  Just click on "DMAP" in the center of the
homepage, then choose "Qualified Landowners" and then select the
county of interest from the map provided, or choose "Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources Properties," which will link you to DCNR's
website and their listing of state forests enrolled in DMAP.

"DMAP is a Game Commission program designed to help landowners manage
deer numbers on their properties," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission
executive director.  "Qualified landowners participating in DMAP receive a
limited number of coupons - determined by acreage - that they will
make available to hunters, who, in turn, may redeem them for a DMAP
antlerless deer permit to hunt on the property for which they are issued.
Hunters may use them during any established deer hunting season for
2007-08."

Roe noted that, because new properties continue to be entered into the
DMAP database, the agency does not have final enrollment figures
available at this time.  The deadline for landowners to apply for DMAP was
July 1.

Landowners are permitted to give up to two DMAP coupons per property to
a licensed hunter, who then must use the coupon to apply for DMAP
permits.  This will enable hunters to possess up to two DMAP permits for a
specific DMAP area.  Landowners may not charge or accept any
contribution from a hunter for a DMAP coupon

Eligible landowners include those owning: public lands; private lands
where no fee is charged for hunting; and hunting clubs established prior
to Jan. 1, 2000, that are owned in fee title and have provided a club
charter and list of current members to the agency.

"Hunters may obtain up to two DMAP coupons per area, and DMAP permits
do not impact a hunter's eligibility to apply for and receive antlerless
deer licenses issued for Wildlife Management Units (WMUs)," Roe said.
 "DMAP permit allotments are not part of the annual general antlerless
deer license allocations for WMUs."

Resident hunters must mail DMAP coupons in a regular envelope, along
with a check for $10 made payable to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, to
the address listed on the coupon to receive their DMAP antlerless deer
permit. Nonresidents must include a check for $35 made payable to the
Pennsylvania Game Commission.  The permit can be used to harvest one
antlerless deer on the specific DMAP area.  Maps for the properties are
to be provided to hunters by the landowners.

Hunters may not use DMAP permits to harvest an antlered deer.

All public landowners enrolled in DMAP will be posted on the website,
as well as those private landowners who have requested to appear on the
website.  Those private landowners not appearing on the website
generally have a limited number of coupons available and already have
identified a sufficient number of hunters to receive their allotted coupons.

The website provides an alphabetical listing of DMAP properties for
each county in which DMAP properties are located. Each listing will
provide the following information: landowner type (either public or private);
contact information, including name, address, telephone number and
e-mail address (when available); DMAP property number; total number of
acres for the property; total number of coupons issued for the property;
and total number coupons that remain available for hunters.

Hunters without access to the Internet can send a stamped,
self-addressed envelope, along with a letter indicating the county or counties of
interest, to the appropriate Game Commission Region Office.  Following
is a listing of each of the six Game Commission Region Offices'
addresses and the counties they serve:

Northwest Region Office, P.O. Box 31, Franklin, PA 16323.  Butler,
Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and
Warren counties.

Southwest Region Office, 4820 Route 711, Bolivar, PA 15923.  Allegheny,
Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset,
Washington and Westmoreland counties.

Northcentral Region Office, P.O. Box 5038, Jersey Shore, PA 17740.
 Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean, Potter,
Tioga, and Union counties.

Southcentral Region Office, 8627 William Penn Highway, Huntingdon, PA
16652.  Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Juniata, Mifflin, Perry and Snyder counties.

Northeast Region Office, P.O. Box 220, Dallas, PA 18612.  Bradford,
Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland,
Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Southeast Region Office, 448 Snyder Rd., Reading, PA 19605.  Berks,
Bucks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery,
Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York counties.  

--Last edited by Dr Trout on 2007-07-25 07:45:28 --

I have my doe license and DMAP application ready to be mailed Friday.

When are the clear creek DMAP to be sent ???

They start accepting them by mail only on Monday Aug 6.

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/dmap/application.aspx

I guess I better get to the store and buy this year license