Hunting in Codorus State Park is limited to the use of three types of short-range weapons, shotgun, muzzleloader and bow during the appropriate hunting seasons. Waterfowl hunting is especially popular and duck blinds are awarded by lottery on the third Saturday in September. Colonel Denning Common species are deer, squirrel and turkey. Hunting is also permitted on the adjacent State Forest lands. About 6,000 acres are available.
Common species are deer, rabbit, squirrel, pheasant, and wild turkey.
Approximately three miles southeast of the park is State Game Lands No. 43, administered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. These game lands consist of more than 1,800 acres of land and add considerably to the public land available to the hunters of the area. A public firing range is located at the end of Laurel Road. Hunting is prohibited on property belonging to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. About 1,780 acres are available.