Allegheny County Airport Authority Plans Drawing for Hunting Permits

The Allegheny County Airport Authority plans to conduct a random drawing Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Findlay Township Activity Center to select 157 participants to receive archery-only hunting permits.

The permits will allow selected hunters access to roughly 2,362 acres of certain areas of the Pittsburgh International Airport property. 

Hunting will run Oct. 5 to Jan. 11 and is limited to archery only-- no firearms.  

The opportunity was offered as a result of conversations with the Allegheny County Airport Authority, Sen. Matt Smith, D-Allegheny, State Rep. Mark Mustio, R-Allegheny, and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.

Elected officials, as well as airport authority representatives, will be in attendance at Thursday's drawing, which begins at 7:30 a.m.

A total of 2,933 applications—including several from Sewickley—were received for the 157 permits. A random number generator will be used to select the winning numbers, according to the airport authority.

Each applicant has been assigned a number that is posted on the flypittsburgh.com/archery website. The winning numbers will be posted on Friday, Sept. 27. 

Applicants do not have to be present at the drawing because the permits won't be available for pick-up at that time. All winners will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to pick-up their permit beginning on Friday, Sept. 27.   

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