US state
Known for White-tailed deer

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania deer season is one of the classic whitetail traditions.

Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.

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Unit Map / Units

Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.

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Pennsylvania Wildlife Management Units

Official GIS source
primary units
23 polygons

Primary statewide management or hunt-unit boundaries.

2A (2A)1A (1A)1B (1B)2D (2D)2B (2B)2F (2F)2G (2G)3A (3A)3B (3B)3C (3C)3D (3D)4A (4A)4B (4B)4C (4C)4D (4D)4E (4E)5A (5A)5B (5B)2H (2H)5D (5D)5C (5C)2C (2C)2E (2E)2A1A1B2D2B2F2G3A3B3C3D4A4B4C4D4E5A5B2H5D5C2C2E
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Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.

GIS unit polygons are loaded for PA. Click any polygon on the map to open Jeremiah with unit background and opportunity notes.

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Opportunities

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GIS

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Agency portals

Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.

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Deadlines

Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.

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Unit boundary source

Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.

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PGC Wildlife Management Units (WMU A–W) 2021
Pennsylvania Game Commission
WMU
wildlife management unit
deer
bear
turkey
elk
small game

Format: ArcGIS REST MapServer

Conversion: Verified 23 polygon features in layer 5 (PGC BND Wildlife Management Units 2021). Official PA WMUs A–W for big-game management. Also available: Layer 6 (Elk Management Areas), Layer 7 (Elk Management Zones). Spatial reference NAD 1983 Pennsylvania State Plane (wkid 4269) — reproject to WGS84.

License/source notes: Official Pennsylvania Game Commission / PASDA MapServer; verified 2026-05-12 via PASDA (Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, Penn State). WMUs directly define bag limits, seasons, and harvest regulations for big game.

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Species available

Starter list for this jurisdiction.

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Applications

State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.

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