Pennsylvania publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 22 hunt units. WMU 2B is highest at 17.9 deer harvested per square mile in 2025. WMU 2D has 17.2 in 2025 and WMU 4E has 14.7 in 2025. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- WMU 2B has the highest harvest per square mile at 17.9. The agency reported 24,000 deer on 857,877 acres in 2025.
- 22 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured in 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Pennsylvania public land rankings
Best public land in Pennsylvania
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2025. Captured October 19, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
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Hunt units
Top 15 of 22 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 22 hunt units shown
| 1 | WMU 2B | 857,877 | 2025 | 24,000 | 17.9 | 4.8 | 0.4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | WMU 2D | 1,570,871 | 2025 | 42,300 | 17.2 | 68.0 | 2.8% |
| 3 | WMU 4E | 1,086,470 | 2025 | 25,000 | 14.7 | 89.5 | 5.3% |
| 4 | WMU 1A | 1,154,619 | 2025 | 25,800 | 14.3 | 96.9 | 5.4% |
| 5 | WMU 2E | 905,948 | 2025 | 20,200 | 14.3 | 141.7 | 10.0% |
| 6 | WMU 4C | 1,081,603 | 2025 | 23,300 | 13.8 | 341.2 | 20.2% |
| 7 | WMU 1B | 1,348,624 | 2025 | 28,700 | 13.6 | 95.9 | 4.5% |
| 8 | WMU 4B | 1,005,543 | 2025 | 21,100 | 13.4 | 270.7 | 17.2% |
| 9 | WMU 5C | 1,251,608 | 2025 | 26,100 | 13.3 | 65.1 | 3.3% |
| 10 | WMU 2A | 1,151,363 | 2025 | 22,000 | 12.2 | 72.4 | 4.0% |
| 11 | WMU 2C | 1,866,871 | 2025 | 34,400 | 11.8 | 381.2 | 13.1% |
| 12 | WMU 5B | 1,648,146 | 2025 | 30,100 | 11.7 | 52.3 | 2.0% |
| 13 | WMU 2F | 1,523,850 | 2025 | 26,500 | 11.1 | 1,026.4 | 43.1% |
| 14 | WMU 3C | 1,379,936 | 2025 | 22,700 | 10.5 | 73.1 | 3.4% |
| 15 | WMU 3B | 1,403,218 | 2025 | 22,000 | 10.0 | 503.4 | 23.0% |
01Hunt units
22 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
WMU 2B has the most deer harvested per square mile at 17.9 in 2025. WMU 2D has 17.2 in 2025 and WMU 4E has 14.7 in 2025.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting.
02Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured in 2025 and each row shows its own newest year.
Pennsylvania figures are the agency's deer harvest estimates for each wildlife management unit by license year. They count antlered and antlerless deer together.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Season measured 2025. Captured October 19, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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