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WMU 5A Sells Out of Antlerless Deer Licenses

WMU 5A covers portions ofAdams,Cumberland,Franklin andYork counties.

Of the 849,000 antlerless licenses originally allocated, agency employees have distributed to county treasurers 718,313 applications. Following is a listing of the remaining Wildlife Management Units antlerless deer licenses as of today (along with the initial allocation for each WMU): WMU 1A, 588 (42,000); WMU 2A, 21,685 (55,000); WMU 2B, 54,223 (68,000); WMU 3B, 4,552 (43,000); WMU 3D, 2,190 (37,000); WMU 4E, 1,682 (30,000); WMU 5B, 4,058 (51,000); WMU 5C, 27,678 (92,000); and WMU 5D, 14,031 (22,000).

For more updates on the availability of antlerless deer licenses by WMU, visit the Game Commission's "Doe License Update" in the center of the agency's homepage (www.pgc.state.pa.us).

Beginning today, Monday, Sept. 8, 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. 15. Second-round unsold licenses will be mailed no later than Oct. 1.

Also, beginning Monday, Sept. 8, applicants may apply over-the-counter at county treasurers' offices in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D. Beginning Monday, Nov. 3, hunters may apply over-the-counter for unsold antlerless licenses in all other WMUs.

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CONTACT: Jerry Feaser of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, +1-717-705-6541, PGCNews@state.pa.us

SOURCE Pennsylvania Game Commission