WMU 5C, Pennsylvania
Unit info
- Game species
- Deer, Turkey, Bear
- Group
- WMU Group 5
- Area
- 1,982 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 17
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
- 481
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
- 24,700
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 5C covers southeastern Pennsylvania, primarily Chester, Berks, and a sliver of Lancaster counties — rolling farmland, woodlots, and creek bottoms with one of the highest deer densities in the state. It carries Pennsylvania's largest antlerless allocation (98,000 tags for 2025-26) and offers extended firearms and flintlock seasons through late January, making it a top producer for hunters willing to navigate heavy pressure on limited public land.
Rolling agricultural landscape of southeastern PA — Chester, Berks, and Lancaster counties. Mix of woodlots, brushy field edges, creek and stream bottoms, swamps, and cedar thickets interspersed with farmland. Low to moderate elevation with no significant mountain ranges; habitat is defined by farm-forest edge rather than big timber.
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Antlered buck: OTC included with hunting license (any antlered deer statewide). Antlerless: WMU 5C holds Pennsylvania's highest allocation at 98,000 tags for 2025-26 (up from 79,000 prior season); hunters may hold up to 15 unfilled antlerless licenses simultaneously in 5C and 5D — the statewide standard is 6. Tags typically remain available but sell fast in early rounds; DMAP permits available at $10.97 for additional antlerless opportunities on enrolled properties.
DEER: Archery Sept 19–Nov 27 and Dec 26–Jan 24; Regular Firearms (buck-and-doe) Nov 28–Dec 13; Flintlock Dec 26–Jan 24; Extended Antlerless Firearms Dec 26–Jan 24. BEAR: Archery season Sept 19–Nov 27; Extended Firearms Nov 28–Dec 13; 1 bear per license year limit. TURKEY: Fall turkey season CLOSED in WMU 5C. Spring gobbler May 1–31 (sunrise to noon May 1–16, sunrise to sunset May 17–31); 1 bird daily and season limit. ELK: Not applicable — elk are restricted to WMU 2G in northcentral PA.
Highest antlerless tag quota in Pennsylvania; extended late-season firearms and flintlock through late January; archery opens September 19; fall turkey season closed but deer density is exceptional; heavy farming creates excellent food-source hunting near bedding cover.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: PA Game Commission official Wildlife Management Units. Community info last updated 23d ago.