1. (a) The Executive Director will set the date for the random drawing of applications for the issuance of random drawing elk licenses.
2. (b) Each unsuccessful application submitted in the 2003-2004 license year and each subsequent license year will generate a single bonus point for the applicant for the elk season type associated with the unsuccessful application. Each current license year elk license application will also include one random number entry for each bonus point for elk season type held by the applicant. Each successfully drawn application will automatically reset to zero the applicant’s bonus point count for the elk season type associated with the successful application.
3. (c) Beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant that is successfully drawn for a random drawing elk license entitling them to take an antlered elk, will become ineligible to submit an application for any future random drawing elk license that would entitle them to take an antlered elk.
4. (d) The number of random drawing elk licenses available to nonresident applicants each year shall be limited to 10% of the available allocation set by the Commission for that license year.
5. (e) Qualified applicants drawn for a random drawing elk license whose military obligation prevents them from hunting the current elk season shall be eligible to hunt in the next available elk season.
6. (f) The number of available random drawing elk licenses each year shall be limited to the allocations set by the Commission for each elk hunt zone. Any elk hunt zone that does not receive an allocation for a given hunting license year is closed to all elk hunting, unless the zone is designated as open to all elk license holders by the Commission.

Authority

The provisions of this § 143.203 amended under 34 Pa.C.S. § § 322(c)(4), 2102(a), 2705(15) and 2722(g).

Source

The provisions of this § 143.203 amended August 9, 2002, effective August 10, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 3945; amended October 24, 2003, effective October 25, 2003, 33 Pa.B. 5319; amended July 16, 2004, effective July 17, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 3713; amended August 26, 2005, effective August 27, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 4827; amended June 27, 2008, effective June 28, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 3489; amended May 21, 2021, effective May 22, 2021, 51 Pa.B. 2937; amended May 23, 2025, effective May 24, 2025, 55 Pa.B. 3587. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (404750) to (404751).

Cross References

This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 143.203a (relating to special elk conservation license auction); and 58 Pa. Code § 143.203b (relating to special-license fundraiser elk license).