SubmittedApplications for a permit only archery deer hunt Sept. 22 to Nov. 28 and Dec. 26 to Jan. 23 at the Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center are available at the Center Office Aug. 4 to 15. Center Office hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Prospective hunters have until 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15 to return their applications for the hunt. Hunters will be selected by lottery. Successful applicants will be notified by mail. Successful applicants must attend a hunter orientation on Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Nolde Center.
To apply, hunters must have a current Pennsylvania hunting license, Pennsylvania Archery stamp and Wildlife Management Unit 5C antlerless deer license.
Selected hunters will be assigned one of seven hunt periods: Sept. 23-Oct. 3 (antlerless only), Oct. 6-17, Oct. 20-31, Nov. 3-14, Nov. 17-28 (antlerless only), Dec. 26-Jan. 9, and Jan. 12-23. Ten permitted hunters a day will be allowed to hunt in open hunt areas from prevailing start time to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to prevailing closing time on weekdays. There is no hunting allowed between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. There is no hunting on Nov. 27, Jan. 1 or Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information, call the Center weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 610-796-3699.
The Nolde Center is located on Route 625, two miles south of the intersection with Route 724 in
Kenhorst. If you need an accommodation to participate in park activities due to a disability, contact the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks: 888-PA-PARKS (voice), 717-558-2710 (local or international voice), 717-558-2711 711 (AT&T Relay Services).
For more information about the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, which operates the Nolde Center, visit us through the Pennsylvania homepage at www.state.pa.us , or visit DCNR directly at www.dcnr.state.pa.us .
