Pennsylania’s weeklong junior pheasant hunt ends Oct. 13, but the Pennsylvania Game Commission will remain busy stocking pheasants ahead of the Oct. 20 opening day of the regular pheasant season.
The commission will release 200,000 birds during the preseason, four in-season stockings and one late-season stocking. The regular season ends Nov. 24; the late season is Dec. 26-Feb. 2.
The 200,000 birds will be the most since 2004 as a result of funding from Marcellus Shale leases on state game lands approved by the Board of Game Commissioners in 2011. As few as 100,000 pheasants a year had been stocked since 2005.
Northwest Region director Keith Harbaugh said 38,430 pheasants will be stocked in the region including 24,980 hens; 2,013 were put in the field for the junior season.
Total stockings by county, per the Northwest Region office:
YOUTH PHEASANTHUNT |
COUNTY |
NUMBER OFPHEASANTS |
TOTAL PERCOUNTY |
| Butler | Cocks 140
Hens 330 |
470 |
|
| Clarion | Cocks 150
Hens 350 |
500 |
|
| Crawford | Cocks 110
Hens 260 |
370 |
|
| Erie | Cocks 70
Hens 150 |
220 |
|
| Forest | Cocks 30
Hens 80 |
110 |
|
| Jefferson | Cocks 80
Hens 200 |
280 |
|
| Lawrence | Cocks 80
Hens 190 |
270 |
|
| Mercer | Cocks 100
Hens 220 |
320 |
|
| Venango
|
Cocks 40
Hens 80 |
120 |
|
| Warren | Cocks 30
Hens 70 |
100 |
PRE-SEASONSTOCKING |
COUNTY |
NUMBER OFPHEASANTS |
TOTAL PERCOUNTY |
| Butler | Cocks 390
Hens 670 |
1060 |
|
| Clarion | Cocks 400
Hens 690 |
1090 |
|
| Crawford | Cocks 780
Hens 1380 |
2160 |
|
| Erie | Cocks 340
Hens 600 |
940 |
|
| Forest | Cocks 210
Hens 380 |
590 |
|
| Jefferson | Cocks 280
Hens 490 |
770 |
|
| Lawrence | Cocks 190
Hens 330 |
520 |
|
| Mercer | Cocks 620
Hens 1100 |
1720 |
|
| Venango
|
Cocks 230
Hens 420 |
650 |
|
| Warren | Cocks 350
Hens 620 |
970 |
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FIRST IN-SEASON STOCKING |
COUNTY |
NUMBER OFPHEASANTS |
TOTAL PERCOUNTY |
| Butler | Cocks 390
Hens 670 |
1060 |
|
| Clarion | Cocks 400
Hens 690 |
1090 |
|
| Crawford | Cocks 780
Hens 1380 |
2160 |
|
| Erie | Cocks 340
Hens 600 |
940 |
|
| Forest | Cocks 210
Hens 380 |
590 |
|
| Jefferson | Cocks 280
Hens 490 |
770 |
|
| Lawrence | Cocks 190
Hens 330 |
520 |
|
| Mercer | Cocks 620
Hens 1100 |
1720 |
|
| Venango
|
Cocks 230
Hens 420 |
650 |
|
| Warren | Cocks 350
Hens 620 |
970 |
SECOND IN-SEASON STOCKING |
COUNTY |
NUMBER OFPHEASANTS |
TOTAL PERCOUNTY |
| Butler | Cocks 260
Hens 440 |
700 |
|
| Clarion | Cocks 260
Hens 450 |
710 |
|
| Crawford | Cocks 520
Hens 910 |
1430 |
|
| Erie | Cocks 220
Hens 390 |
610 |
|
| Forest | Cocks 140
Hens 250 |
390 |
|
| Jefferson | Cocks 190
Hens 320 |
510 |
|
| Lawrence | Cocks 130
Hens 220 |
350 |
|
| Mercer | Cocks 410
Hens 720 |
1130 |
|
| Venango
|
Cocks 160
Hens 270 |
430 |
|
| Warren | Cocks 230
Hens 410 |
640 |
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THIRD IN-SEASON STOCKING |
COUNTY |
NUMBER OFPHEASANTS |
TOTAL PERCOUNTY |
| Butler | Cocks 130
Hens 210 |
340 |
|
| Clarion | Cocks 130
Hens 210 |
340 |
|
| Crawford | Cocks 260
Hens 430 |
690 |
|
| Erie | Cocks 110
Hens 190 |
300 |
|
| Forest | Cocks 70
Hens 120 |
190 |
|
| Jefferson | Cocks 90
Hens 150 |
240 |
|
| Lawrence | Cocks 60
Hens 100 |
160 |
|
| Mercer | Cocks 210
Hens 340 |
550 |
|
| Venango
|
Cocks 80
Hens 130 |
210 |
|
| Warren | Cocks 120
Hens 190 |
310 |
FOURTH IN-SEASON STOCKING |
COUNTY |
NUMBER OFPHEASANTS |
TOTAL PERCOUNTY |
| Butler | Cocks 130
Hens 120 |
250 |
|
| Clarion | Cocks 130
Hens 120 |
250 |
|
| Crawford | Cocks 260
Hens 240 |
500 |
|
| Erie | Cocks 110
Hens 100 |
210 |
|
| Forest | Cocks 70
Hens 70 |
140 |
|
| Jefferson | Cocks 90
Hens 90 |
180 |
|
| Lawrence | Cocks 60
Hens 60 |
120 |
|
| Mercer | Cocks 210
Hens 190 |
400 |
|
| Venango
|
Cocks 80
Hens 70 |
150 |
|
| Warren | Cocks 120
Hens 110 |
230 |
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CHRISTMAS HENS |
COUNTY |
NUMBER OFPHEASANTS |
TOTAL PERCOUNTY |
| Butler | Hens 210 |
210 |
|
| Clarion | Hens 210 |
210 |
|
| Crawford | Hens 430 |
430 |
|
| Erie | Hens 190 |
190 |
|
| Forest | Hens 120 |
120 |
|
| Jefferson | Hens 150 |
150 |
|
| Lawrence | Hens 100 |
100 |
|
| Mercer | Hens 340 |
340 |
|
| Venango
|
Hens 130 |
130 |
|
| Warren | Hens 190 |
190 |
