archery

[3rd_PLaneT]

Can you hunt small game at this time of year with a firearm. being that its archery season.

[Steve in PA]

General small game season doesn't start until Saturday. Once saturday comes, you can hunt game that are in season with a firearm.

Coyotes are in all year and you can hunt them now.

[Arch007er]

you can hunt crows and ground hogs right now, squirrel season comes in oct 18 and rabbit season is oct 25, but yes you can use your firearm to hunt the small game during archery deer season

[tobyking8773]

OK, so I don't think I've ever found a true answer in the old, small digests and haven't looked in recent years but can someone tell me or show me anywhere that says it is illegal to carry a shotgun AND a bow in fall turkey/archery season overlaps? Yeah, I know, it's a task and a half lugging TWO weapons up and down a mountain(though I know I am capable of doing it... :cough: Heck I think there have even been round trips w/ a climber in there as well ) BUT I'd like to know if it is "legal" or not...

[Dredly]

it is 100% illegal to carry a firearm and bow at any time in the woods UNLESS you have a LTCF permit and then you can carry a pistol for defense, the open carry rule does NOT apply, you can only carry while hunting with a LTCF permit...

You can hunt turkey with a bow during all firearm seasons and for all game that are legal to harvest with a rifle. it doesn't work the other way though obviously and you can never carry a bow and a rifle

[Andrea]

Originally Posted by 3rd_PLaneT

Can you hunt small game at this time of year with a firearm. being that its archery season.

The best thing I can say..."Hire a professional reader to read and try to interperate the Pa Game book."
As you are a young hunter, please get used to reading The Book.
And it ain't easy. The game books used to be so simple, but the last few years-
(since they went to advertisment books) it is a weeks worth of work to try and read the thing and be correct with what ya read.
But Please---learn ho to READ THE BOOK. You are young and have allot of good years ahead and don't want to loss yur licence because ya didn't take the time to read.
The book needs re-written but who are we to judge....
Be blessed & safe, Andrea

[PocketProtector]

Originally Posted by Andrea

The best thing I can say..."Hire a professional reader to read and try to interperate the Pa Game book."
As you are a young hunter, please get used to reading The Book.
And it ain't easy. The game books used to be so simple, but the last few years-
(since they went to advertisment books) it is a weeks worth of work to try and read the thing and be correct with what ya read.

Ain't that the truth, typical government, make the simple as complicated as possible.

[Andrea]

Thank you for the support concerning THE BOOK>
I thought it was just me and the Nun's from school that did a bad job...LOL
They raise ya with an Iron Hand and I was not the best student because of it. Thanks for the reply. Be safe out there.