Rabbit And Grouse Season Starts

Saturday (Oct. 19) is the statewide opening day for rabbit and grouse hunting. Squirrel hunters have been active since Sept. 14, but ringneck pheasant hunters must wait until next weekend (Oct. 26) for their season to begin. Junior hunts began for rabbits on Oct. 5 and for pheasants on Oct. 12. Technically, these end on Oct. 19th.

Winter hunts begin for squirrels, rabbits, grouse, and pheasants on Dec. 16. The rabbit and pheasant winter hunts end on Feb. 28th, the same day winter squirrel season ends. In a move to reduce the harvest of Pennsylvania’s beleaguered grouse population, the winter h...