2026 Northeast Regional Coyote Hunt
$2000 Grand Prize | January 30, 31, February 1, 2026
Sponsored by District 9, Pa. Trappers Assn.
$2000 grand prize will be awarded to the hunter with the heaviest coyote. Also, a $250 daily prize will be awarded for the heaviest coyote weighed in each day, and $100 will be awarded for all other coyotes turned in during the hunt. This year’s hunt will be paying a heaviest female cash prize. The cash amount will be determined by multiplying the number of registrations in the hunt by $2.
View the flyer for full details!
2026coyotehuntD8: 48th Annual Sportsman Show
September 12th, 2026
Newville Lions Club Fairgrounds
433 Shippensburg Road, Newville, PA 17241
PennVet Genetics Study
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Wildlife Futures Program at PennVet are studying Eastern cottontail genetics to understand how wild cottontail populations are spread out across the state and to identify barriers that may affect how cottontails move across the landscape.
EC_HunterTrapperCollection_FlyerPGC Otter Harvest Reporting
The following postcard was sent from the Pennsylvania Game Commission to PA Trappers:

D9: Trapping School Photos
D9: Fur Sale Results
6-BUYERS 28-SELLERS
PELTS – TOTAL AVERAGE HIGH
RED FOX 85 $ 8.14 $ 20.00
GRAY FOX 41 13.30 18.00
COYOTE 56 21.05 30.00
RACCOON 137 3.95 7.00
BEAVER 60 10.50 18.00
MUSKRAT 82 2.86 3.75
MINK 5 7.60 10.00
BOBCAT 8 46.00 85.00
OPOSSUM 34 1.60 2.00
FISHER 1 38.00 38.00
SKUNK 5 9.40 12.50
CASTOR 153.00