State Forest vs park vs Game Lands

**Dredly** · October 17th, 2009, 04:39 PM

Anyone know what / if there are different hunting regs for what?

**Steve in PA** · October 17th, 2009, 07:45 PM

The regs are the same. The only difference may be certain parts of a State Park might be closed to hunting.

**Dredly** · October 17th, 2009, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Steve in PA

The regs are the same. The only difference may be certain parts of a State Park might be closed to hunting.

Awesome. for some reason I thought state forest was limited hunting? guess not! :P

**Steve in PA** · October 17th, 2009, 07:56 PM

Limited in what way?

The only thing that would be limited may be the areas open to hunting because of campers, etc.

**wis bang** · October 17th, 2009, 08:30 PM

There is about 4000 leased campsites on the state forest lands, I think only one state forest doesn't have campsites. Most were built by hunters.

There is almost as much state forest as game lands. Only thing is you may have more non-hunters wandering around and they don't know much about the orange requirements. I've hunted most of my life in state forest.

**jcabin** · October 18th, 2009, 06:23 PM

So I'm good to hunt state forest in my WMU during deer rifle season? Unless stated otherwise? Is there any reason why a state forest would be prohibited?

**God's Country** · October 18th, 2009, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by jcabin

So I'm good to hunt state forest in my WMU during deer rifle season? Unless stated otherwise? Is there any reason why a state forest would be prohibited?

Any off limits areas are usually either clearly posted or clearly identified on the DCNR website. There are no hunting limitations. In fact many sf's open gates to allow hunters in.

**wis bang** · October 18th, 2009, 09:53 PM

This is the DCNR web page showing the gated roads open during deer season this year:

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry...ingaccess.aspx

Delaware State Forest land provides thousands of acres of huntable land.

When you see those 'Entering Delaware State Forest' signs along the road, you can pull over and park [if safe] and hunt.

The state markes the boundary trees w/ white blazes AND every so often a metal disc w/ a Keystone and the words 'Pennsylvania State Forest Boundary'.

The latest cut near my cabin had it's haul road thru the site of a camp that had burned and wasn't rebuilt. Last year they fenced the cut and made the old camp site a parking area.

Since you are in Monroe go onto the DCNR web site and look up Thunder Swamp trail system on Rt 402 in Pike Cnty. Parking lots and marked trails; all huntable...