Timed for Monday'sopening of Pennsylvania's traditional deer season, the state Bureau of Forestry reminds hunters a revamped, interactive website offering a wealth of maps, statistics and other information is available to make their hunt more enjoyable and rewarding.

"Those hunters who enjoy roaming our state forest and parklands will find an interactive map of the state, and a multi-faceted website designed by hunters, for hunters," said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn."Not just deer hunters but others seeking bear, turkey, small game and even waterfowl in other seasons will find this information invaluable."Offering details on newly opened roads, timber harvesting activity, forestry office contact numbers and much more, the state forest map can be viewed at

http://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/bof/huntmap/index.html.In addition, the site:• Locates newly opened roads on state forestlands;• Offers directions to locations that prompt interest;• Displays legal shooting hours and supplies current weather conditions including wind direction and strength;• Lists season and bag limits, filtered by species, season type, and/or what's currently in season;• Delineates Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) and what state forests they encompass;• Lists deer harvest statistics and antlered and antlerless license allocations for WMUs;• Facilitates elk hunters in choosing Elk Hunting Zone applications by showing boundaries on base map, along with each zone's public land access, road access and the number of elk tags issued.Hunters heading into Pennsylvania's state-owned woodlands on Monday will find additional roads open in 18 of the 20 state forest districts."The Bureau of Forestry hopes to improve accessibility while promoting hunting where it is needed to benefit forest regeneration and the overall ecosystem," said Dunn. "For that reason, a total of 540 miles of state forest roads normally open only for administrative use will again be available to hunters and others visiting state forestlands this year."For more information on Pennsylvania's 20 state forest districts and 121 state parks, visit

www.dcnr.pa.gov. Camping opportunities and details can be found on both the "Forestry" and "State Park" pages.