HARRISBURG – Wildlife Management Units 2E, 3C, 4A and 4D have exhausted their entire allocation of antlerless deer licenses as of yesterday, announced Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe. Today, WMU 2D was added to the list.
-WMU 2D, which was allocated 56,000 antlerless deer licenses, consists of all of Armstrong County and portions of Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson, Venango and Westmoreland counties.
-WMU 2E, which was allocated 21,000 antlerless deer licenses, consists of portions of Cambria, Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson counties.
-WMU 3C, which was allocated 27,000 antlerless deer licenses, consists of portions of Bradford, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.
-WMU 4A, which was allocated 29,000 antlerless deer licenses, consists of portions of Bedford, Blair, Franklin, Fulton and Huntingdon counties.
-WMU 4D, which was allocated 40,000 antlerless deer licenses, consists of portions of Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Snyder and Union counties.
Additionally, WMU 2G sold out of its allocation of 26,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 13; WMU 2F sold out of its allocation of 28,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 14; WMU 1B sold out of its allocation of 30,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 16; and WMU 4B sold out of its allocation of 23,000 antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 20.
Of the 865,000 antlerless licenses originally allocated, agency employees have distributed to county treasurers 613,462 applications. Following is a listing of the remaining WMUs antlerless deer licenses as of today (along with the initial allocation for each WMU): WMU 1A, 11,142 (42,000); WMU 2A, 34,182 (60,000); WMU 2B, 59,211 (68,000); WMU 2C, 3,876 (49,000); WMU 3A, 1,479 (29,000); WMU 3B, 12,071 (43,000); WMU 3D, 8,836 (38,000); WMU 4C, 3,063 (39,000); WMU 4E, 14,980 (38,000); WMU 5A, 9,584 (22,000); WMU 5B, 26,654 (53,000); WMU 5C, 50,641 (84,000); and WMU 5D, 15,819 (20,000).
For more updates on the availability of antlerless deer licenses by WMU, visit the Game Commission’s “Doe License Update” in the “Quick Clicks” box in the upper right-hand corner of the agency’s homepage.
The timetable for applying for remaining antlerless deer licenses is:
Beginning Monday, the Game Commission will accept, only through first-class mail, applications for the second round of unsold antlerless licenses. Hunters who applied for an unsold antlerless license during the first round may apply for and receive only one antlerless deer license during the second round. Those hunters who did not apply for an unsold license during the first round may make separate applications for and receive up to two unsold antlerless licenses during the second round. The separate applications may be submitted to one or two WMUs.
Regular antlerless deer licenses and first-round unsold licenses will be mailed by county treasurers to successful applicants no later than Monday, Sept. 17. Second-round unsold licenses will be mailed no later than Oct. 1.
Also, beginning Monday, Sept. 17, applicants may apply over-the-counter at county treasurers’ offices in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D. Beginning Monday, Nov. 5, hunters may apply over-the-counter for unsold antlerless licenses in all other WMUs.