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Elk Application Deadlines Approach
8/15/07
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Hunters looking to be included in this year's drawing for one of 50 elk hunting licenses - 40 for the November 2007 season and 10 for the September 2008 season - have until Friday, Aug. 17, to get their paper applications into the Pennsylvania Game Commission's U.S. Post Office box or submitted over- the-counter at any of the agency's six region offices or Harrisburg
headquarters. Online applications will continue to be accepted
through Aug. 31.
A $10 non-refundable fee must be submitted with the paper application. Forms submitted through the mail must be accompanied by a check or money order (do not send cash) made payable to "Pennsylvania Game Commission." Applications can be downloaded from the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) by clicking on "2007 Elk Hunt Application," completing it and mailing it to: Pennsylvania Game Commission, Elk License Application, P.O. Box 61890, Harrisburg, PA 17106-1890. An application also appears on page 108 of the 2007-08 Pennsylvania Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, which is provided to license buyers.
Individuals submitting applications via "The Outdoor Shop" on the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) have until Aug. 31, and online submissions must be accompanied by a $10 credit card payment (VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express accepted).
The Game Commission established an earlier deadline for paper applications to enable the agency to properly process them in time for the public drawing on Sept. 15, which will be held as part of the annual Elk Expo held in Elk County. At that time, the agency will conduct a computerized drawing to award 40 elk licenses (15 antlered and 25 antlerless) for the Nov. 5-10, 2007 season, and 10 elk licenses (2 either-sex and 8 antlerless) for the Sept. 1-27, 2008 season. The 10 licenses for the Sept. 3-29, 2007, elk hunt were awarded last year.
When the drawing begins, enough applications will be selected to award 50 elk licenses for the November 2007 and September 2008 hunts. The first 17 individuals drawn will be awarded one of the 15 antlered or the two either-sex licenses. The next 33 will be awarded antlerless elk licenses.
By law, only one application is permitted per person. If a person submits more than one application, all of the hunter's applications
will be ineligible and the applicant will be subject to prosecution.
All application fees are non-refundable.
Individuals are not required to purchase a resident or nonresident general hunting license to apply for the drawing. However, if they are drawn for one of the elk licenses, hunters then will be required to purchase the appropriate resident or nonresident general hunting license and view the elk hunt orientation video produced by the Game Commission before being permitted to purchase the elk license. The elk license fees are $25 for residents and $250 for nonresidents.
There is no cap, or limit, for the number of licenses that may be awarded to nonresidents. Individuals who were not awarded an elk license in 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 have four preference points applied to this year's drawing if they submit an application this year, and will have their name entered into the drawing five times (four preference points plus the point for this year's application).
As part of the preference point system established by the agency in 2003, consecutive applications are not required to maintain previously earned preference points, but those points can be activated only in years that a hunter submits an application. For instance, if a hunter has four preference points, but does not enter the 2007-08 drawing, he/she will not have any chances in the upcoming drawing. However, their preference points will remain on hold until they apply again. Once a hunter is awarded an elk license - either an antlered or antlerless elk license - the hunter's preference points will revert to zero.
Those applying for an elk license can choose either an antlered or antlerless elk license, or they may select both categories on their application. For those who select "antlered only," if they are drawn after the antlered licenses are allocated, they will not receive an elk license. For those who do receive an antlered or either sex elk license, they will not be permitted to re-apply for future elk hunting opportunities for five years. However, those who received an antlerless elk license in any of the previous hunts may submit an application this year.
Applicants also have the opportunity to identify their elk hunt zone preference, or they may select "any." If drawn and their preference hunt zone is filled, applicants will be assigned a specific area by the Game Commission. To assist applicants in making this decision, information about the elk hunt zones, as well as an elk harvest map depicting the locations of every elk taken by hunters over the past five years, are posted on the website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) along with the application.
Created in 1895 as an independent state agency, the Game Commission is responsible for conserving and managing all wild birds and mammals in the Commonwealth, establishing hunting seasons and bag limits, enforcing hunting and trapping laws, and managing habitat on the 1.4 million acres of State Game Lands it has purchased over the years with hunting and furtaking license dollars to safeguard wildlife habitat. The agency also conducts numerous wildlife conservation programs for schools, civic organizations and sportsmen's clubs.
The Game Commission does not receive any general state taxpayer dollars for its annual operating budget. The agency is funded by license sales revenues; the state's share of the federal Pittman- Robertson program, which is an excise tax collected through the sale of sporting arms and ammunition; and monies from the sale of oil, gas, coal, timber and minerals derived from State Game Lands.
Media Contact:
Jerry Feaser (717) 705-6541 PGCNEWS@state.pa.us
8/15/07
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Hunters looking to be included in this year's drawing for one of 50 elk hunting licenses - 40 for the November 2007 season and 10 for the September 2008 season - have until Friday, Aug. 17, to get their paper applications into the Pennsylvania Game Commission's U.S. Post Office box or submitted over- the-counter at any of the agency's six region offices or Harrisburg
headquarters. Online applications will continue to be accepted
through Aug. 31.
A $10 non-refundable fee must be submitted with the paper application. Forms submitted through the mail must be accompanied by a check or money order (do not send cash) made payable to "Pennsylvania Game Commission." Applications can be downloaded from the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) by clicking on "2007 Elk Hunt Application," completing it and mailing it to: Pennsylvania Game Commission, Elk License Application, P.O. Box 61890, Harrisburg, PA 17106-1890. An application also appears on page 108 of the 2007-08 Pennsylvania Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, which is provided to license buyers.
Individuals submitting applications via "The Outdoor Shop" on the agency's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) have until Aug. 31, and online submissions must be accompanied by a $10 credit card payment (VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express accepted).
The Game Commission established an earlier deadline for paper applications to enable the agency to properly process them in time for the public drawing on Sept. 15, which will be held as part of the annual Elk Expo held in Elk County. At that time, the agency will conduct a computerized drawing to award 40 elk licenses (15 antlered and 25 antlerless) for the Nov. 5-10, 2007 season, and 10 elk licenses (2 either-sex and 8 antlerless) for the Sept. 1-27, 2008 season. The 10 licenses for the Sept. 3-29, 2007, elk hunt were awarded last year.
When the drawing begins, enough applications will be selected to award 50 elk licenses for the November 2007 and September 2008 hunts. The first 17 individuals drawn will be awarded one of the 15 antlered or the two either-sex licenses. The next 33 will be awarded antlerless elk licenses.
By law, only one application is permitted per person. If a person submits more than one application, all of the hunter's applications
will be ineligible and the applicant will be subject to prosecution.
All application fees are non-refundable.
Individuals are not required to purchase a resident or nonresident general hunting license to apply for the drawing. However, if they are drawn for one of the elk licenses, hunters then will be required to purchase the appropriate resident or nonresident general hunting license and view the elk hunt orientation video produced by the Game Commission before being permitted to purchase the elk license. The elk license fees are $25 for residents and $250 for nonresidents.
There is no cap, or limit, for the number of licenses that may be awarded to nonresidents. Individuals who were not awarded an elk license in 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 have four preference points applied to this year's drawing if they submit an application this year, and will have their name entered into the drawing five times (four preference points plus the point for this year's application).
As part of the preference point system established by the agency in 2003, consecutive applications are not required to maintain previously earned preference points, but those points can be activated only in years that a hunter submits an application. For instance, if a hunter has four preference points, but does not enter the 2007-08 drawing, he/she will not have any chances in the upcoming drawing. However, their preference points will remain on hold until they apply again. Once a hunter is awarded an elk license - either an antlered or antlerless elk license - the hunter's preference points will revert to zero.
Those applying for an elk license can choose either an antlered or antlerless elk license, or they may select both categories on their application. For those who select "antlered only," if they are drawn after the antlered licenses are allocated, they will not receive an elk license. For those who do receive an antlered or either sex elk license, they will not be permitted to re-apply for future elk hunting opportunities for five years. However, those who received an antlerless elk license in any of the previous hunts may submit an application this year.
Applicants also have the opportunity to identify their elk hunt zone preference, or they may select "any." If drawn and their preference hunt zone is filled, applicants will be assigned a specific area by the Game Commission. To assist applicants in making this decision, information about the elk hunt zones, as well as an elk harvest map depicting the locations of every elk taken by hunters over the past five years, are posted on the website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) along with the application.
Created in 1895 as an independent state agency, the Game Commission is responsible for conserving and managing all wild birds and mammals in the Commonwealth, establishing hunting seasons and bag limits, enforcing hunting and trapping laws, and managing habitat on the 1.4 million acres of State Game Lands it has purchased over the years with hunting and furtaking license dollars to safeguard wildlife habitat. The agency also conducts numerous wildlife conservation programs for schools, civic organizations and sportsmen's clubs.
The Game Commission does not receive any general state taxpayer dollars for its annual operating budget. The agency is funded by license sales revenues; the state's share of the federal Pittman- Robertson program, which is an excise tax collected through the sale of sporting arms and ammunition; and monies from the sale of oil, gas, coal, timber and minerals derived from State Game Lands.
Media Contact:
Jerry Feaser (717) 705-6541 PGCNEWS@state.pa.us
