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At a glance: Pennsylvania Game Commission September 2025 votes — mentored hunting, regulations, and land transactions
Summary
The Game Commission approved a set of regulatory clarifications and multiple land transactions at its September meeting, including the mentored-hunting change, an agricultural deer-control regulation correction, designation of a Philadelphia tract as a special wildlife management area, and several property exchanges and purchases.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission on Wednesday took multiple formal actions during its September meeting. Key outcomes included the mentored-hunting regulatory change (approved 6–3) and a series of housekeeping and land-management votes. Below are the motions and outcomes recorded during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes, July 2025 meeting — Motion carried (voice vote).
- Mentored-hunting regulatory amendment (section 147.804) — Motion to allow mentored youths under 7 to acquire big-game harvest tags with their mentored permit; passed by roll call, 6 yes, 3 no. (Roll-call names recorded in meeting transcript.)
- Amendment to agricultural deer-control regulation (section 147.559) — Motion to amend section 147.559 to remove a redundant prohibition on possession of more than four agricultural deer-control permits for a specific permit area in a permit year (housekeeping change to align with prior April 2025 amendment to 147.552(f)); motion carried (voice vote at meeting).
- Designation of State Game Land (SGL) 339 as a special wildlife management area (Pokesing Creek Wildlife Management Area) — Motion carried (voice vote). Staff said SGL 339 (≈17.88 acres) is the only game land in Philadelphia County and designation is intended to facilitate limited, quality hunting opportunities.
- Acceptance of donation (The Nature Conservancy) — Donation of approximately 390.3 acres adjacent to SGL 119, subject to DCNR approval; motion carried (voice vote). Staff noted improved access and road frontage from the donation.
- Tabling of a pending acquisition (option for a parcel) — Board voted to table the item at staff request for additional work; motion to table carried (voice vote).
- Purchase of subsurface oil, gas and mineral interest in SGL 143 — Motion to acquire 13.40 more or less acres of subsurface estate for $469,000 from Donna R. and Richard S. Lindholm and Lori J. Reed to gain greater control over development potential on SGL 143; motion carried (voice vote).
- Land exchange with property owners (Center County) — Exchange of 6 more or less acres adjoining SGL 92 for approximately 2 more or less acres on SGL 92 to improve manageability; motion carried (voice vote).
- Exchange involving Flickerville Cross of Fulton County Foundation and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission properties — Commission approved participation in an exchange involving 16 acres for 140 acres and a $31,200 contribution toward a $275,000 option price; motion carried (voice vote).
- Exchange with PPL Electric Utilities Corporation — Acceptance of 36 more or less acres in exchange for a 2.88-acre nonexclusive right-of-way on SGL 207 to resolve boundary issues and improve property integrity; motion carried (voice vote).
Meeting minutes show that most land transactions and housekeeping regulation amendments were approved by voice vote; the mentored-hunting proposal required and received a roll-call vote. Several items, including the mentored-hunting regulation, were discussed in more detail during staff reports and public comment.
For full motion text, vote records and staff exhibits, see the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s official minutes and exhibits for the September 2025 meeting (final adoption items may require a second vote or subsequent administrative steps per commission rules).
