Now is the time for deer hunters to send in applications for their antlerless license. The first round of sales will begin Monday.

During the first three weeks applications are accepted, only Pennsylvania residents may apply. Nonresidents may apply beginning Monday, July 27. Then beginning on Monday, Aug. 3, residents and nonresidents alike may apply for any unsold licenses that remain. The second round of unsold license sales is set to begin on Monday, Aug. 17.Applications received before the Monday start of any round will be returned to sender.Compared to the previous license year, 33,000 fewer antlerless licenses have been allocated statewide this year, and most wildlife-management units have fewer licenses available.Antlerless deer license applications must be mailed directly to a county treasurer's office, with the exception of the Philadelphia and Lehigh county treasurer offices, which no longer issue antlerless deer licenses.A list of participating treasurers and their mailing addresses appear on Page 36 of the 2015-16 Pennsylvania Hunting & Trapping Digest, which hunters can pick up from a licensing agent.The digest also is available to view online at the Game Commission's website,

www.pgc.state.pa.us