Pa. State Parks Limit Sunday Hunting to Three Dates This Year, State Forests Still Have 13

Pa. state parks will permit hunting only on these Sundays

State parks will be open for Sunday hunting on only three of the 13 dates in 2025 approved by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

Pa. state parks limit Sunday hunting to three dates this year, state forests still have 13

The Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has limited Sunday hunting in parks that allow hunting to 3 of the 13 dates. Here's why.

Pennsylvania to phase in Sunday hunting in state parks with three dates this fall

A hunter walks across a field. (Getty Images)With Pennsylvania’s expansion of Sunday hunting taking effect next month, state park and forestry officials announced a “phased approach” to opening public land this fall on days previously off limits to hunters. Sunday hunting in state parks will be limited to three Sundays in 2025: Nov. 16, 23, and 30. Hunting in state forests will be permitted all 13 Sundays from Sept. 14 to Dec. 7 previously appro…

Can you hunt on Sundays in Pennsylvania state parks?

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Following Governor Josh Shapiro's signature, hunters in Pennsylvania now have a plethora of Sundays on which they can hunt, but does this include state parks and forests? The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) shared that the ban-ending legislation has led them to create a phased introduction to Sunday hunting on state park land and forests. For the 2025-26 season, hunting on Sunday will be…

Pennsylvania state parks will only permit hunting on some Sundays. Here’s when.

DCNR announces a phased approach, while state forests will allow hunting on all 13 Sundays approved by Game Commission from September into December.

Sunday hunting dates in state parks finalized by DCNR, with 3 set for the season

“With the expansion of Sunday hunting, we have a responsibility to roll out these opportunities in a way that reflects the many ways Pennsylvanians use our public lands.”