Pennsylvania Game Commission – Northcentral Region

Regular firearms Bear season is quickly winding down here in the Northcentral Region!

The regular firearms bear hunting season runs from Saturday, Nov. 18 through Tuesday, Nov. 21 statewide.

In the Northcentral Region, we have three Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) that offer an extended firearms bear season run from Saturday, Nov. 18 through Saturday, Dec. 2: WMUs 3A, 3B, and 4E.

As a reminder, all harvested bears must be checked within 24 hours of harvest at either a bear check station or checked in the field by a State Game Warden.

Some check stations are open limited hours during the extended seasons, you can find check station information here: https://bit.ly/3ummGSV.

Outside of open check station hours, hunters can call the Game Commission’s Centralized Dispatch Center at 1-833-PGC-HUNT to make arrangements for their bear to be checked.