Know the Law Before Hunting With ATVs
Shooting from vehicles is unsafe, unethical, and in many instances illegal.
- In Pennsylvania, it is illegal to hunt from any motorized vehicle, including ATVs; this includes molesting, stirring up, or driving any game animals or game birds with a motorized vehicle.
- It is illegal in Pennsylvania to operate an ATV off the trail, or there may be trails specifically closed to ATV use.
- In Pennsylvania, it is prohibited to operate an ATV off roads or trails in a manner that damages or disturbs the land, wildlife, or vegetation.
- Some states require that ATVs be equipped with approved and operating spark-arresting mufflers and comply with sound regulations.