Does anyone know if it is legal to bow hunt deer in PA sitting in one the new groundblinds such as the Double Bull and Ameristep.

I always thought blinds were illegal in PA except for hunting turkey. I just downloaded the PA hunting book from the PA Game Commission site and scanned for 'blind'. All that I can find is about turkey and goose. There is one mention of blinds on state game land being legal as long as there is no damage to trees.

I had the same question a few years ago, so I emailed the PGC.

I don't have the letter any more, but I do know that it is legal to use them to hunt deer from. I remember them saying that you can only hunt turkeys from blinds made from man-made materials that cover you completely, but for deer, they said anything goes. You can hunt from natural blinds (ie: logs, rocks, stumps, dirt piles, brush), or man-made blinds and it could or could not conceal you completely. I do not however remember if they said you needed to put orange on the outside of the blind if it concealed you completely. My brain is telling me that you didn't need to, but I'm not sure.

Hope this helps...

Still have to wear the orange inside and they reccomend a piece of orange outside the blind

Pop up blinds are now legal for all game in Pennsylvania. You cannot hunt turkeys from blinds unless the conceal you on all sides. You cannot us a three sided type blind but the pop ups are now legal and recommended if your bowhunting birds.