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Deer Hunting Seasons

Hunters are limited to 1 antlered deer per license year, and 1 antlerless deer for each antlerless license or permit.

DEER, ARCHERY (Antlered and Antlerless)​

WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D:

Sept. 17-Nov. 12; Sunday, Nov. 13; Nov. 14-19, Sunday, Nov. 20; Nov. 21-25 and Dec. 26-Jan. 28, 2023.

WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 5A and 5B:

Oct. 1-Nov. 12; Sunday, Nov. 13; Nov. 14-18; and Dec. 26-Jan. 16, 2023. One antlered deer per hunting license year.One antlered deer, and an antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER, ANTLERLESS MUZZLELOADER - ANTLERLESS​

Statewide

​Oct. 15-22.

An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER, ANTLERLESS SPECIAL FIREARMS

Statewide

​Oct. 20-22.

Only Junior and Senior License Holders,Commission Disabled Person Permit Holders (to use a vehicle as a blind), and Residents serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or U.S. Coast Guard

One antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER, REGULAR FIREARMS (Antlered and Antlerless)

Statewide

Nov. 26; Sunday, Nov. 27; and Nov. 28-Dec. 10.

One antlered deer per hunting license year.

An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.


DEER, ANTLERED OR ANTLERLESS FLINTLOCK

WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 2H, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 5A and 5B with required muzzleloading license:

Dec. 26-Jan. 16, 2023

(WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D) with required muzzleloading license:

Dec. 26-Jan. 28, 2023.

One antlered deer per hunting license year, or one antlerless deer and an additional antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER, ANTLERLESS EXTENDED REGULAR FIREARMS

​(WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D):

Dec. 26-Jan. 28, 2023.

An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

DEER, ANTLERLESS (Military Bases)

Hunting permitted on days established by the U.S

Department of the Army at Letterkenny Army Depot, Franklin County; New Cumberland Army Depot, York County; and Fort Detrick, Raven Rock Site, Adams County.

An antlerless deer with each required antlerless license.

No open seasons on other wild birds or wild mammals.

1 No hunting on Sunday authorized. See 34 Pa.C.S. § 2303.

2 Hunting on Sunday authorized on separately delineated Sunday date(s) only. See 34 Pa.C.S. § 2303.

3 Hunting on Sunday is authorized. See 34 Pa.C.S. § 2303.

4 Only persons who possess a special wild turkey license as provided for in section 2709 of the act (relating to license costs and fees) may take a second spring gobbler during the hunting license year; all other persons, including mentored youth hunters, may take only one spring gobbler. A maximum of 2 spring gobblers per license year may be taken by any combination of licenses or exceptions for mentored youth.

5 Only one antlered deer (buck) may be taken during the hunting license year.

6 Includes resident and nonresident license holders who have reached or will reach their 65th birthday in the year of the application for the license and hold a valid adult license or qualify for license and fee exemptions under section 2706 of the act (relating to resident license and fee exemptions).

7 Only one bear may be taken during the hunting license year with the required bear license.

8 Only one elk may be taken during the hunting license year with the required elk license.

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