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          Game Commission Executive Director R. Matthew Hough said Junior Pheasant Hunts are action-packed and provide a great opportunity to give youngsters a taste of hunting excitement and success. 
          "If you're starting out a new hunter and you're looking for a way to show them how much fun hunting can be, it really doesn't get any better than this," Hough said. "But it's an opportunity that could pass you by if you don't take the time to register soon."
          Junior Pheasant Hunts are events for youngsters between the ages of 12 and 16 who have successfully completed a Hunter-Trapper Education course. The events are held on Saturdays during the one-week junior pheasant season, which this year runs from Saturday, Oct. 11 to Saturday, Oct. 18.
          Junior Pheasant Hunts all are held on lands open to public hunting, and the Game Commission is providing about 3,000 pheasants to be split among 28 conservation groups to stock for the hunts. The commission stocks another 15,000 pheasants statewide ahead of the junior season, and this year plans to release more than 200,000 pheasants across Pennsylvania.
          Youngsters taking part in a Junior Pheasant Hunt event are not required to purchase a license, but they must wear the necessary amount of fluorescent orange and be accompanied by an adult as required by law.
          Juniors who register to hunt in a special event, or who otherwise hunt pheasants in the junior season, must adhere to Pennsylvania's long-standing daily bag limit of two pheasants. In some of the state's wildlife management units, only cock pheasants may be harvested. 
          Those looking to register for events, can click on the Junior Pheasant Hunt button on the home page of the Game Commission's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us). The registration deadline for most events is Sept. 17. 
          Information on Junior Pheasant Hunts also can be found by scrolling the cursor over "Education" in the menu bar at the top of the home page, then following this sequence: Click on "Go Hunting and Shooting," then "Youth Programs," then "Junior Pheasant Hunt Program."
          A county-by-county list of events follows:

Adams County:

 

• ·         McSherrystown Fish & Game will host a junior pheasant hunt at the club for six juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/51052. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.  

 

Allegheny County:

 

• ·         Bullcreek Rod and Gun Club will host its junior pheasant hunt at the club for 30 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50328. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

Armstrong County:

 

• ·         Apollo-Spring Church Sportsmen’s Club Inc. will host its junior pheasant hunt at the club for 30 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50306. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

 

• ·         Pine Creek Sportsmen Club will host a junior pheasant hunt at the club for 16 juniors on Oct. 11.  Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50511.  The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

Beaver County:

 

• ·         Beaver County Sportsmen’s Conservation League will host a junior pheasant hunt at Raccoon State Park for 40 juniors on Oct. 11. Register at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/51410. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

 

Bedford County:

 

• ·         Bedford County Sportsmen’s Club will host two junior pheasant hunts in Bedford on Oct. 11 and 18. Fifty juniors will be accepted for each hunt. Register online for both hunts at http://www.register-ed.com/programs/pennsylvania/40-pennsylvania-special-hunts. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

• ·         Southern Cove Rod & Gun Club will host its junior pheasant hunt at State Game Lands 41, Mariah Fields, for 50 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50343. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

                                                                                                                             

Berks County:

 

• ·         Bally Sportsmen’s Association will host its junior pheasant hunt for 25 juniors on Oct. 11.  Register online athttp://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50307.  The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

Blair County:

 

• ·         Smokey Run Rod & Gun Club, Martinsburg Sportsmen’s Association, Henrietta Sportsman Club and Loop Sportsman Club will host a junior pheasant hunt on State Game Lands 147 for 20 juniors on Oct. 18. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50351. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

 

Clinton County:

 

• ·         Central Bald Eagle Fish and Game will host its junior pheasant hunt for 50 juniors at State Game Lands 255 on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/51027. Deadline to register is September 17. 

 

Centre County:

 

• ·         Three Point Sportsmen’s Club will host its junior pheasant hunt at the club for 60 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50988.  The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

Columbia County:

 

• ·         Central Susquehanna Pheasants Forever will host its junior pheasant hunt on State Game Lands 226 for 20 juniors on Oct. 18. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50311. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

Crawford County:

 

• ·         Black Ash Sportsman Club will host its junior pheasant hunt at the club for 20 juniors on Oct. 18. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50322. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

Erie County:

 

• ·         Northwest Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever will host two junior pheasant hunts in Union City for 25 juniors each hunt. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50330 for the hunt Oct. 11, orhttp://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50329 for the hunt Oct. 18. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

 

Elk County:

 

• ·         North Central PA Pheasants Forever Chapter 630 will host two junior pheasant hunts on State Game Lands 44, Sawmut Tract, in Brockport for 65 juniors each hunt. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50294 for the hunt Oct. 11 or http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50313 for the hunt Oct. 18. The deadline to register is Sept. 6.

 

Franklin County:

 

• ·         Pheasants Forever Cumberland Valley Chapter will hold its junior pheasant hunt on State Game Lands 124, for 40 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50357 for the hunt from 7 a.m. to noon, or http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50448 for the hunt from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

                                   

Lancaster County:

 

• ·         Lititz Sportsmen’s Association will host its junior pheasant hunt at Speedwell Forge Lake near Lititz for 25 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50324. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

• ·         Lexington Rod & Gun Club will host its junior pheasant hunt at Speedwell Forge Lake near Lititz for 20 juniors on Oct. 18. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50283. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

Luzerne County:

 

• ·         Northeastern Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever Chapter 803 will host its junior pheasant hunt on State Game Lands 119 for 40 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50285. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

 

• ·         United Sportsmen Camp 271 will host its junior pheasant hunt for 30 juniors on Oct. 11.  Register online athttp://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50305. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

 

Montgomery County:

 

• ·         Pioneer Chapter of Pheasants Forever will host its junior pheasant hunt for 12 juniors on Oct. 18. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50527. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

 

Warren County:

 

• ·         Kalbfus Rod and Gun Club will hold junior pheasant hunts at the Hibner Property for 20 juniors each on Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50333 for the hunt on Oct. 11 orhttp://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50335 for the hunt on Oct. 18. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

• ·         Corry Rod & Gun Club will host two junior pheasant hunts in Tidioute for 30 juniors each hunt. Register online athttp://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50316 for the hunt on Oct. 11, or http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50319 for the hunt Oct. 18. The deadline to register is Sept.17.

 

Washington County:

• ·         McDonald Sportsmen’s Association will host its junior pheasant hunt at the club for 50 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50327. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

Westmoreland County:

 

• ·         Law Enforcement Officers of Westmoreland County will host its junior pheasant hunt at Mammoth Park for 50 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50312. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

• ·         Rostraver Sportsmen & Conservation Association will host its junior pheasant hunt at the club for 30 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50325. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

• ·         Kingston Veterans & Sportsmen Club will host its junior pheasant hunt at the club for 30 juniors on Oct. 18. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/49264. The deadline to register is Sept. 17. 

York County:

 

• ·         Starview Sportsmen’s Association will host its junior pheasant hunt on State Game Lands 243 for 12 juniors on Oct. 11. Register online at http://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50348. The deadline to register is Sept. 17.

 

• ·         Central Penn Sporting Clays will host its junior pheasant hunt the club for 10 juniors on Nov. 8. Register online athttp://www.register-ed.com/events/view/50331. The deadline to register is Nov. 1.