On Friday, January 23, and Saturday, January 24, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will meet to discuss several important proposed changes to the 2026 – 2027 hunting and trapping regulations, including opening day for the firearms deer season and a public comment period.
Meeting Location and Schedule
The meetings will be held at the Pennsylvania Game Commission Headquarters located at 2001 Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. Friday’s meetings begin at 1 p.m. with staff reports on elk and turkey management, followed by other agency presentations. Saturday’s meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., starting with a public comment period.
How to Participate in Public Comment
Public comments must be made in-person. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. on a first-to-register, first-to-speak basis. Each person will be given up to five minutes to address the board. Visual presentations are not permitted.
Key Proposed Regulation Changes for 2026-2027
The meeting agenda covers discussions on:
significant changes for the 2026-2027 hunting license year, including: expanding Sunday hunting opportunities across all seasons and shifting the regular firearms white-tailed deer season a week earlier to open on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, reducing spring gobbler bag limit, reducing black bear archery, muzzleloader, and special firearms seasons in several Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) by two days, proposing rule changes for furbearer hunting and trapping, and elk season adjustments real estate acquisitions and exchanges, and more. Protecting Our Outdoor Heritage
If you are unable to attend, you can watch the meeting on YouTube.
The Commissioners must hear from us – the sportsmen – because the future of our hunting and fishing traditions depends on it. These vital resources are entrusted to the Commission’s care, and if we remain silent, others will shape the outcome. Animal rights extremists are ready to fill that void and dismantle the heritage we hold dear. We cannot allow that to happen in the Keystone State. Our voices matter, let’s make sure they’re heard.
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