Special youth hunts coming up in state

The good old days of hunting are right now, at least if you're a sportsman 16 years old or younger.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has four special Youths Hunts scheduled over the next month and a half for young hunters. These special seasons include a waterfowl hunt, a squirrel hunt, a ring-necked pheasant hunt and an antlerless deer hunt.

The first special hunt will be the Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day on Sept. 24. Ducks, mergansers, Canada geese, coots and moorhens are legal game.

Licensed junior hunters 12 through 15 may participate. Junior hunters will need a general Pennsylvania hunting license, along with a Pennsylvania Migratory Game Bird License. They do not need a Federal Waterfowl Stamp.

Regular season bag limits and restrictions apply. The Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day falls during the Early Resident Canada Goose Season and goose hunting is prohibited at Pymatuning or SGL 46 in Middle Creek.

Next up are the Youth Pheasant Hunt and the Youth Squirrel Hunt. The special seasons will run concurrently from Oct. 8-14.

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