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    ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Antlerless Deer Licenses

    NEW FOR 2024-25

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    • Monday, June 24, 2024: Resident antlerless license sales open for WMUs 1B, 2G, and 3A only on a first come, first served basis ​until sold out.
    • Thursday, June 27, 2024: Resident antlerless license sales open for all remaining WMUs. Resident licenses are guaranteed for these WMUs in the first round only​ through July 7, 2024.

    ​Act 148 of 2022, allows the Pennsylvania Game Commission to modernize and simplify how antlerless deer licenses are sold.

    • New antlerless deer license changes were announced at the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners meeting on April 12, 2024.
    • Please ensure your contact information is correct in your online profile at HuntFishPA. The agency will be mailing all hunting license buyers a post card with information related to the new process.
    • All new hunters should create their user profile/CIDs prior to June 24 to streamline sales. 
    • Resident antlerless deer licenses cost $6.97 and nonresident antlerless deer licenses cost $26.97.

    Important Antlerless Deer License Dates: 

    • Antlerless licenses for WMUs 1B, 2G, and 3A only will go on sale Monday, June 24, 2024, for residents on a first come, first served basis. Antlerless licenses for all remaining WMUs will be guaranteed for residents from Thursday, June 27-Sunday, July 7, 2024. Remaining antlerless licenses will be available to nonresidents on a first come, first served basis on Monday, July 8, 2024. One antlerless deer license can be purchased per round in the first three rounds.​
    • A second round will begin Monday, July 22, 2024. Residents and nonresidents are eligible.
    • A third round will begin Monday, August 12. The sale of Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits also will begin on this date.
    • Then, in the fourth round beginning Monday, August 26, 2024, a hunter can buy additional licenses until reaching their personal limit of six.
    • The 2024-25 deer season starts September 21, 2024, and ends January 25, 2025. ​
    • The exception for the beginning of the sales period is for landowner antlerless deer license buyers.  Resident and nonresident landowner antlerless deer licenses will be available at participating county treasurer locations only.​

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    Contact Us

    Have questions related to the upcoming antlerless license purchasing changes? Contact the Pennsylvania Game Commission by calling 1-833-PGC-HUNT and pressing "2" to be directly connected with the Licensing Division or by emailing pgclicdiv@pa.gov. 
    THANK YOU FOR BEING A PENNSYLVANIA HUNTER!