HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners has given preliminary approval to hunting and trapping seasons, and bag limits for the 2019-20 license year.

Modifications include moving the opening day of firearms deer season to the Saturday after Thanksgiving, creating a 13-day season that includes three Saturdays, shortening the late November turkey seasons to two days, expanding the mid-October muzzleloader and special firearms bear seasons and expanding four-day extended bear seasons to six days.

Other changes have been made as well. Visit pgcnews@pa.gov. for more information.