The 2021-22 general hunting licenses are on sale throughout Pennsylvania. The transaction fees have increased for all hunting licenses, as have the costs of an antlerless deer license for Pennsylvania residents and for nonresidents.

The York County Treasurer's Office began accepting resident antlerless deer applications by mail only on July 12. Any checks received for the wrong amount will be returned and will go unprocessed, jeopardizing the hunter's choice of WMU. Applicants should write a separate check for each license when sending multiple license applications in a single envelope.

Another new rule is that hunters may now apply for and obtain up to six antlerless deer licenses before the start of hunting seasons for any wildlife management unit (WMU) in which licenses remain available. Hunters statewide are limited to holding six unfilled antlerless deer licenses at a time, but hunters may obtain no more than three antlerless deer licenses during the initial mail-in rounds. Each hunter will qualify for at least three additional licenses at the time over-the-counter sales begin, although licenses in many WMUs are expected to be sold out by Monday, Sept. 13.

Hunters who obtain six antlerless deer licenses may apply for additional licenses, if available, as they harvest deer and report them. Hunters who report harvests online through http://www.huntfish.pa.gov or call the customer support line at 800-838-4431 instantly become eligible to purchase another license, if any are available. Those reporting by mail will not be eligible to buy another license until their report is logged.

The last day to purchase a landowner antlerless deer license was July 9.

For more information, call the York County Treasurer's Office at 717-771-9603.