District Office 916-B North River Road
Park Plaza
Halifax, PA 17032
(717) 896-7714
Fax: (717) 896-7717
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Harrisburg Office Room 173
Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6801
Fax (717) 783-3722
1-888-PICCOLA
TTY: 1-800-364-1581
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Shifts in PA Hunting Seasons Pennsylvania hunters need not despair the close of firearms deer season in mid-December, according to the PA Game Commission (PGC). Upcoming hunting and trapping options include seasons for deer, snowshoe hare, ruffed grouse, squirrel, cottontail, pheasant, coyote, beaver, other fur bearers, crows, doves, and waterfowl.
(12/19/08)
Wild Holiday Gifts Now Available Plan a wild holiday giving gifts from the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) Outdoor Shop. Whether you are looking for gifts for a hunter, trapper, or wildlife enthusiast, you can select from gifts ranging from $5 award-winning wildlife videos to framed wildlife prints for $180.
(12/05/08)
Hunters Urged to Share the Harvest As hunters prepare for this year’s deer hunting season, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) is urging them to participate in the state’s venison donation program. Nearly 200,000 meals are annually delivered to food banks, churches, and social services feeding programs for meals to needy Pennsylvanian’s through the Hunters Sharing the Harvest (HSH) program, according to the PGC.
(11/21/08)
Deer, Roads & November – Recipe for Crashes Mating deer make for dangerous driving, most especially in November, according to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS). As suburbia and deer habitat continue to intersect through urban sprawl, a crash with a white-tailed deer may be waiting around the next corner.
(11/14/08)
It’s that time of year as Pennsylvania’s outdoor enthusiasts enjoy the beautiful scenery while many others find themselves enjoying hunting season. As we transition from small game and archery to rifle season for large game, it’s not just hunters who should be concerned with, when, and where the deer are moving.
11/19/08 - During his tour of the Ronald McDonald House, Piccola spoke with board members, Ed Jackson and Brenda Pettersen, about the expansion project underway to accommodate more families and ways in which the local community can get involved.
