WMU 4C, Pennsylvania
Unit info
- Game species
- Deer, Turkey, Bear
- Group
- WMU Group 4
- Area
- 1,716 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 197
Draw odds for Black Beararen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Wild Turkey — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,225
Draw odds for Wild Turkeyaren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 20,000
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for Black Bear, Wild Turkey, White-tailed Deer so far. Deer, Turkey, Bear also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedWMU 4C covers southeast Pennsylvania including Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia, Delaware, and Chester counties — a densely populated suburban and exurban landscape with one of the highest deer densities in the state. CWD was recently detected in the unit, triggering extended antlerless firearms seasons and aggressive antlerless tag allocations to reduce herd size. Public land is limited but includes several State Game Lands parcels scattered across the unit.
Gently rolling piedmont and coastal plain terrain dominated by mixed hardwood forest fragments, agricultural fields, stream corridors, and heavy suburban/exurban development. Elevation ranges from near sea level in Philadelphia to roughly 600 feet in northern Montgomery and Bucks counties. Forest cover is fragmented but deer habitat quality is high due to abundant agricultural edges and suburban browse.
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Antlerless tags are liberally allocated due to high deer density and CWD management pressure — the unit consistently receives among the highest antlerless quotas in the state and tags typically remain available through most of the season. Antlered deer require a base hunting license only (OTC buck tag included). Antlerless licenses cost $6.97 resident. Hunters may hold up to 6 antlerless licenses in the unit.
DEER: Archery season Sept 18-Nov 14 and Dec 26-Jan 18; Regular firearms buck season Nov 30-Dec 13; Antlerless firearms seasons include a flintlock/muzzleloader season Dec 26-Jan 18 and an extended antlerless firearms season added due to CWD (Dec 26-Jan 18, 2027 for 4C). BEAR: WMU 4C is open for bear hunting; one bear per license year. Bear density is low in this suburban unit and harvest is incidental. TURKEY: Spring turkey season runs May 1-31; fall turkey season Oct 31-Nov 8 with shotgun and archery only (no single-projectile firearms); season limit is 1 bird per license year. ELK: Not applicable — elk are restricted to WMU 2G in north-central PA; WMU 4C has no elk season.
Extremely high deer densities make WMU 4C a consistent producer of antlerless harvest, and buck encounters are common despite hunting pressure. CWD detection has prompted extended antlerless firearms seasons (Jan 2-19, 2026; Dec 26-Jan 18, 2027) creating additional opportunity. Suburban fringe properties can be honey holes for mature bucks pushed off private ground. Turkey are present but habitat fragmentation limits populations.
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Boundaries: PA Game Commission official Wildlife Management Units. Community info last updated 23d ago.