For the second straight year, commissioners considered expanding the issuance of surplus licenses statewide. And, for the second year in a row, after proposing the measure at an earlier meeting, they voted it down. The allocation is the same as 1998's, which resulted in sales totaling about 745,000 licenses. Hunters may consult this year's Digest of Pennsylvania Hunting and Trapping Regulations for county-specific allocations. The commissioners amended the statewide three-day antlerless deer muzzleloader season they had proposed in January to only special regulations counties.
Ammunition is limited to a single spherical lead bullet and cloth patch.
Maxi and mini ball ammunition is prohibited. Hunters participating in this season must also wear 250 square inches of fluorescent orange clothing on the head, chest and back. In related action, commissioners also extended the deadline to apply for a muzzleloader license from July 31 to August 31. A hunter applying for a muzzleloader license no longer has to surrender his or her antlerless license application. Other deer seasons will remain as proposed in January.