USA: Pennsylvania Upland Hunting 2025

[ftrovato]

We are not fortunate to have wild pheasant in Pennsylvania any more. But the PA Game Commission does a fine job with putting out around 250,000 pheasant divided over 7 stockings. The birds are beautiful, get very willy after they are out for a few weeks and this year for the first time they are placing some bands on the birds to track their movement. I was fortunate to take a roaster with a $100 band on it!

Woodcock hunting was better than normal this year. Very fun to hunt them with a dog too.

Last ruffed grouse are on the rebound. West Nile virus has really had a major impact on the population for the last 15 or so years with most dying their first summer.

Nothing like the comradery associated with bird hunting!

 

[375Fox]

Nice to see you still have some grouse. I haven’t seen one in a few years in my part of state. Interestingly since the interest in hunting small game has decreased starting to regularly see black squirrels where I never did before.

 

[Brandon.Gleason]

Pheasant hunts are some of my favorite. We go down to Nescopeck 3-4 times a year to hunt on a preserve there. Great times. Congratulations on a good haul and good times.