PENNSYLVANIA

http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pgc/9106

For the 2009 season, there were 3,512 bear and 308,920 deer taken statewide. The record for black bear was 4,164 in 2005 and for white-tailed deer, the record was set in 2002 with 517,529.

Black bear and White-tailed deer harvest figures from 1915 to 2009 can be found at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=625882&mode=2

Harvest records from 1990 - 2008 for small game (birds, rabbit, squirrel, woodchuck can be found at: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=631771&mode=2

Regarding the 1999 small game harvest in Pennsylvania, 715,862 cottontails (down from 911,003 in 1998 and a high of 2,137,737 in 1985); 2,412 snowshoe hares (down from a high of 14,412 in 1987); and 1,236,108 squirrels were taken (down from a high of 2,833,061 in 1986).

The 1999-2000 was the first bobcat season in PA, with a harvest of 58.

The agency has established a limited fisher season in 2010. The number of fishers caught incidentally and released by trappers has increased dramatically during recent years. Prior to 2002, less than 100 were caught incidentally, whereas during the 2008- 09 season an estimated 1,893 were caught and released.

The statewide estimate for black bears in 2008 is 15,000 and 1.4 million deer.

An Elk season was introduced in 2001, with the following total harvest data by year:

2001	27
2002	61
2003	68
2004	34
2005	35
2006	33
2007	33
2008	40
2009	44
Overall	375

The following is the Pennsylvania fur harvest since 1979. Taken from the PGC website:

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/trapping/11357

Year	Red Fox	Gray Fox	Raccoon	Opossum	Skunk	Muskrat	Mink	Weasel	Coyote	Beaver	No. of Furtakers
1979	94,000	70,551	802,096	434,149	156,710	836,414				5,883
1980	82,940	56,312	666,284	450,032	105,161	864,336				7,348
1981	103,066	78,419	846,151	512,974	112,774	826,831				2,653
1982	100,038	106,577	797,712	447,531	128,882	642,153				5,126
1983	100,966	74.239	500,367	380,409	99,173	623,544				3,766
1984	99,651	98,045	599,884	434,024	96,853	746,826				5,667
1985	72,957	44,907	532,898	255,334	52,498	387,857				5,980
1986	95,330	46,387	426,625	210,953	39,064	440,880				6,690
1987	74,590	56,944	443,534	217,552	39,632	346,558	18,513			6,490
1988	52,737	23,072	224,514	105,812	16,351	229,958	12,896			4,721
1989	43,525	28,818	155,761	80,660	20,409	141,577	9,669			4,678
1990	32,699	21,683	116,443	36,574	9,298	112,358	7,053	798	1,810	3,431	20,337
1991	28,495	30,409	130,608	37,177	8,907	156,014	10,355	481	3,719	4,107	20,251
1992	27,611	25,395	124,404	27,754	7,221	135,533	9,157	343	4,402	4,506	20,345
1993	25,862	23,839	118,964	25,807	7,920	121,657	7,808	526	6,161	3,606	19,458
1994	30,649	33,387	186,551	29,621	12,620	178,145	10,208	723	6,240	9,360	22,376
1995	31,110	23,518	120,462	29,688	9,995	130,442	8,602	687	6,662	6,454	21,376
1996	29,623	23,307	214,958	48,549	11,571	146,013	9,315	589	7,959	9,789	25,636
1997	36,923	26,043	194,696	60,717	12,344	216,066	14,063	1,172	6,685	12,628	27,413
1998	47,202	32,922	195,110	56,287	11,190	148,205	12,238	662	11,652	8,727	25,877
1999	36,860	26,794	107,407	33,723	6,723	94,215	13,774	429	9,508	8,377	19,574

*Harvest figures are estimates based on game take surveys (1979-1989) and furtaker surveys (beginning in 1990), except for beaver which is an exact count from mandatory pelt tagging.

Raccoon Muskrat Red Fox Gray Fox Opossum Skunk Mink

1983	449,499	575,530	88,643	64,754	339,436	86,769	13,089
1984	495,106	621,111	75,532	66,975	339,294	72,050	23,627
1985	557,989	362,074	68,074	40,476	237,493	48,847	13,932
1986	426,625	440,880	95,330	46,387	210,953	39,064	16,008
1987	443,934	346,558	74,590	56,944	217,552	39,632	18,513
1988	247,743	230,058	52,778	23,102	105,881	16,371	12,914
1989	155,761	141,577	43,525	28,818	80,660	20,409	9,669

Raccoon Muskrat Red Fox Gray Fox Opossum Skunk Mink Coyote(a,b) Weasel

1990	116,443	112,358	32,699	21,653	36,574	9,298	7,053	1,810	798
1991	130,608	156,014	28,495	30,409	37,177	8,907	10,355	3,719	481
1992	124,404	135,533	27,611	25,395	27,754	7,221	9,157	4,402	343
1993	118,964	121,657	25,862	23,839	25,807	7,920	7,808	6,161	526
1994	186,551	178,145	30,649	34,691	29,621	12,620	10,208	6,240	723
1995	120,462	130,442	31,110	23,518	29,688	9,995	8,602	6,662	687
1996	214,958	146,013	29,623	23,307	48,549	11,571	9,315	7,957	589
1997	194,696	216,066	36,923	26,043	60,717	12,344	14,063	6,685	1,172
1998	195,110	148,202	47,202	32,922	56,287	11,190	12,238	11,652	662
1999c	96,270	88,426	34,297	21,762	28,950	6,853	12,512	8,797	336
2000c	97,509	79,933	30,893	20,096	25,062	7,248	7,980	10,160	313
2001c	121,810	121,994	33,003	23,275	27,192	9,245	13,214	12,363	815
2002c	106,485	75,340	33,007	18,805	34,787	7,207	10,069	11,444	406
2003c	104,781	71,368	31,592	15,956	33,760	9,319	6,494	11,697	359
2005c	106,082	70,995	40,551	17,616	43,720	9,977	9,335	20,377	567
2006c	138,640	121,167	45,512	20,754	48,102	10,687	12,680	21,601	487
2007c	121,446	72,174	52,000	18,613	41,168	9,818	10,004	28,974	813
2008c	142,808	74,059	44,745	20,845	54,273	12,331	8,632	23,699	504

a No data are available prior to 1990.

b Combines estimates from the Game Take and Furtaker surveys, but does not include mentored youth harvest.

c Cautionary note: Estimates are minimum estimates that do not account for combination licenses.