BOBCAT APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHES
Hunters and trappers seeking to participate in Pennsylvania's upcoming bobcat seasons have until Sept. 1 to submit an application via the Pennsylvania Game Commission's new Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS) to be included in the public drawing to award 1,780 permits. This can be done at any issuing agent or through the "Buy Your Hunting License Now" icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Game Commission's website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us). There is no paper application process this year.
There is a $5.70 non-refundable application fee to be entered into the drawing. Details on the season can be found on page 76 of the 2009-10 Pennsylvania Digest of Hunting & Trapping Regulations.
ELK APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHES
Hunters looking to participate in this year's Pennsylvania elk season have until Aug. 28 to submit an application through the Pennsylvania Game Commission's new Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS). This can be done at any issuing agent or through the "Buy Your Hunting License Now" icon in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage. There is no paper application process this year.
Applicants must pay a $10.70 non-refundable application fee to be included in the drawing. Details on the elk season and drawing are available on pages 89-91 of the 2009-10 Pennsylvania Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, which is provided to license buyers.
GAME COMMISSION PLANS TO WEBCAST PUBLIC DRAWINGS
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that agency is planning to webcast its public drawings for the 2009 elk hunting licenses and the 2009-10 bobcat season permits. To view the drawing, a special icon will be posted online on Sept. 11, the day of the public drawing, for individuals to click on and watch the drawing
"Each year, tens of thousands of individuals apply for an elk license or bobcat permit," Roe said. "Unfortunately, not all of them can make it to the public drawings and we are unable - due to financial limitations - to send everyone who applied a letter to let them know whether they were drawn.
"By webcasting the drawings, we hope to allow more people to view these events without having to travel."
Roe also noted that those who have submitted applications can check the status of their applications for the elk and bobcat drawings, as well as their antlerless deer license applications, thanks to the new Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS).
To access the information, go to the Game Commission website (
www.pgc.state.pa.us), and click on the blue box in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage. Click on the "Purchase License Permit and or Application/Replace License and or Permit" option, which includes the ability to "Check on the status of any Lottery Application," scroll down and click on the "Start Here" button at the bottom of the page. At this page, choose one of the identification options below to check your records, fill in the necessary information and click on the "Continue" button. Click on the appropriate residency status, which will display your current personal information. At the bottom of the page, choose the "Check on the status of any Lottery Application" button, and then hit "Continue."
For more information on these three topics, please visit the Pennsylvania Game Commission - State Wildlife Management Agency website:
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=176921