PA 1st round bonus
 

Just a reminder for you fellow PA hunters...the first round of " bonus" doe tag applications will begin to be accepted as of this monday, the 25th. As of the time of my post these are the doe tag totals still available in the various wildlife management units.....
WMU Allocation Distributed Remaining Status
1A 44,000 26,885 17,115 Open
1B 37,000 32,675 4,325 Open
2A 45,000 21,704 23,296 Open
2B 45,000 7,453 37,547 Open
2C 65,000 48,600 16,400 Open
2D 58,000 43,287 14,713 Open
2E 29,000 21,264 7,736 Open
2F 44,000 44,000 Closed
2G 52,000 47,591 4,409 Open
3A 28,000 23,021 4,979 Open
3B 45,000 30,131 14,869 Open
3C 40,000 29,848 10,152 Open
3D 50,000 29,392 20,608 Open
4A 37,000 29,563 7,437 Open
4B 38,000 30,685 7,315 Open
4C 46,000 32,310 13,690 Open
4D 58,000 45,123 12,877 Open
4E 38,000 24,270 13,730 Open
5A 28,000 12,798 15,202 Open
5B 60,000 25,115 34,885 Open
5C 66,000 17,068 48,932 Open
5D 20,000 1,973 18,027 Open
Totals 973,000 624,756 348,244 Open

I applied for 3D for the first round and just sent my envelope out this morning for 4C. It looks like I should have done it the other way around juding by those tallies.

Anyone get their regular doe tag back yet?

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My check was just cashed for my 1st tag - 2C and I just mailed in for my bonus tag this morning as well.

I' ll probably pick up an additional bonus tag for 2B - allegheny county as well.

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PABow, Thanks alot lol i almost forgot, ill have to fill that out and send it tommorow so it gets there. I have schol monday so i wont be able to go tot eh courthouse to buy my tag for 2B but i might send in again for 2F...... Did anyone get theres back form round 1 yet?

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i think im sending for 1a again...then buy 2 2bs for down here and i should be good...and shouldnt have a problem getting either.....hope dad gets up before i goto work so i can have him mail my 1a out today...he works nightturn...if hes not up today by 345 i wont see him until tomarow when he wakes up and the mail will be done and we will be late.....im going to fill mine out now i think....leave it on the table for him just to be safe......

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Doublelung - 2F is sold out. I wouldn' t recommend sending your bonus there.

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Thanks. I dont think I will have no problems in 5c, or 5b. I got one 5c on the first round and sent for a 5b today and will be in the berks county courthouse Monday moring for 3 more over the counter 5c tags. Lots left in those 2 areas. Especially since 5c is unlimited.

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yea i jsut noticed that 2F is out, o well , jsut will have to WHACK EM and stack em down here in westmoreland county then, :D

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Couldn' t believe it, whatever they' re doing by switching from county to WMU' s, they' re doing it right!;) Got my first doe tag in over 5 years of trying!

Love it-- now my crew doesn' t have to worry about travelling 1000 miles for basically an 8 pt or better. You guys still have plenty more tags left to buy to stock your freezers with, we' re just looking for the chance at one, (and be able to capitalize on that chance, pretty much no matter what we choose to shoot at, buck or doe) It' s really nice that we got that chance again. Good luck to all this season! Pinwheel 12

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Yeh, I have to agree, I missed out on my doe tag last year in Centre Cty for much the same reason. I hope I get mine for 4D this year, got the application and check in in time, and I know it wasn' t early. Haven' t seen the check clear the bank yet though. Fingers crossed.

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Thanks for the reminder, I sent in my first tag for 2B, and I will probably get another 1 or 2.

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I see that there are 20,608 left in 3D well if I did fill it out correct should have my non-resident tag.well that leave me with one anterless tag in PA @ a doe tag for n.y.s. more than enough meat for the freezer .Now all I have to is purchase my m/l stamp in PA and if I don' t fill the regular buck tag in the regular season can get another doe in the late flintlock season

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Already in the mail. Received my tag for 4e in the mail yesterday.

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Thanks for the reminder Frank. We decided not to apply for extra tags yesterday. With our daughter hunting for the first time we are hoping she gets a doe this year. With any luck at all there will be at least one preferably 3 deer to show for our efforts this year. Our freezer is big, but not that big! :D

I am still looking for my first doe. I can' t wait! This morning' s cool weather certainly isn' t helping me be patient!

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I was glad that I helped a few of you folks out. :)

I don' t have the new WMU map in front of me so where the heck is 2F? I am guessing the Pittsburgh area based on some of the comments above. 42000 sure is impressive!

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2F is a north central zone. It is all or parts of the following: forest, elk, mckean, warren, clarion jefferson and venango.

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I breathed a bit easier knowing my check was cashed. Hopefully the bonus finds its way there as well.

I do have one question - if I received doe tag + bonus tag for my WMU (5B) could I still buy one in September for 5C ???(unlimited area) Any help anyone can provide would be much appreciated.
Thanks

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Cableguy, yes.

My area is sold out....2F. A lot of people come up this way to hunt the Allegheny National Forest and the abundance of Game Lands form Pittsburgh, Cleveland, etc. That' s likely why it' s sold out so quickly.

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Jason/Wimp,

Thanks for the explanation. I still cannot believe that they went through that many just in the first round. [:o]


Cableguy,

Ditto on what Jason stated. You can apply for another when the " third round" arrives. Sept. 8th if I am not mistaken.

Here is a question for you folks that are up to date on this " Bonus/Surplus" application process.

If a person is applying for one of the " unlimited tag" areas then can that person apply for more than just the 3 tags obtained during the August 4th, August 25th and September 8th application periods?

In other words, can I get three tags through the normal processes and then get more tags for the unlimited areas if I should so choose?

If I can then how and when does one apply? Do they still have to go through the regular application process or are they available over the counter?

Thanks.

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Starting on the 25th(today) you can purchase as many as you want over the counter and send for 3 in an envelope.(not sure if you can send more than 1 envelope, can' t see why not) AND... you can still send for a bonus tag elsewhere at the same time. I wasn' t sure if I could apply for a 2nd Armstrong tag at the same time I send for my Allegheny tags, but I talked to the game commission and he said if you send for tags in a special reg. unit, you can still send for a unsold license in another unit. Hope this answered your question.