Deer-Tagging Requirements Could Change

Hunters with multiple deer tags might soon be free of the restriction to tag the first deer they harvest before attempting to harvest a second.

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on Jan. 25 voted preliminarily to approve a measure that would make effective statewide the tagging requirements that currently apply in the state’s Special Regulations Areas, where hunters possessing multiple tags may attempt to fill them without first tagging a harvested deer.

The commissioners said lifting the restriction would benefit deer hunters with multiple tags by no longer forcing them to pass...