Hunting Large Game with Air Rifles is in the PA House Headed to the Senate - House Bill 1538 Introduced June 02, 2025

[Ezana4CE]

You can read more about the legislation endorsed by State Rep. Gary W. Day here:

Pa. bill legalizing air rifles for big game hunting gives Game Commission several options

A bill that would allow the Pa. Game Commission to decide when air rifles could be used to hunt big game animals is now under review. Here's why.

www.goerie.com

Rich from Airgun Revisions has said he’s worked with Rep. Day on this legislation. That’s awesome advocacy!!


I also read that the state of Pennsylvania is working to lift the no hunting on Sundays ban as well. Hopefully both measures pass in both houses.

 

[Farmplinker2]

You can read more about the legislation endorsed by State Rep. Gary W. Day here:

Pa. bill legalizing air rifles for big game hunting gives Game Commission several options

A bill that would allow the Pa. Game Commission to decide when air rifles could be used to hunt big game animals is now under review. Here's why.

www.goerie.com

Rich from Airgun Revisions has said he’s worked with Rep. Day on this legislation. That’s awesome advocacy!!


I also read that the state of Pennsylvania is working to lift the no hunting on Sundays ban as well. Hopefully both measures pass in both houses.

They have some Sunday hunting. Bear firearm is one of them.

 

[Grunt64]

You can read more about the legislation endorsed by State Rep. Gary W. Day here:

Pa. bill legalizing air rifles for big game hunting gives Game Commission several options

A bill that would allow the Pa. Game Commission to decide when air rifles could be used to hunt big game animals is now under review. Here's why.

www.goerie.com

Rich from Airgun Revisions has said he’s worked with Rep. Day on this legislation. That’s awesome advocacy!!


I also read that the state of Pennsylvania is working to lift the no hunting on Sundays ban as well. Hopefully both measures pass in both houses.

It seems inevitable that this moment would eventually arrive. Let us hope it results in advancements that benefit air gunners rather than initiating a wave of restrictive regulations.

 

[Ezana4CE]

They have some Sunday hunting. Bear firearm is one of them.

@Farmplinker2 You may be correct. I don’t know much about it. I came across this article when looking into the airgun hunting bill.

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[Ezana4CE]

While checking to see how this bill is progressing, I came across the Pennsylvania forum thread discussing the bill. There’s some interesting conversation from a mix of sportsmen.

Authorizing Air Rifles for Big Game Hunting

Circulated By Representative Gary Day R House District 187 Memo In the near future, I intend to introduce legislation that would authorize the use of large caliber air rifles for hunting big game in Pennsylvania. This measure is designed to modernize our hunting laws and broaden opportunities...

www.huntingpa.com

I hope the bill passes.