How Many Doe Tags Are Left In Pennsylvania: A Wildlife Update

“How many Department of Environmental (DOE) tags can I obtain in Pennsylvania? Beginning on Monday, the fourth round of online purchases for remaining antlerless deer licenses commences, accessible at huntfish.pa.gov, as well as at numerous sports shops and county treasurers’ offices across the state. In Pennsylvania, hunters are permitted to possess a maximum of six antlerless licenses concurrently. As of August 23, 2023, there are still plenty of areas across the state with available tags.”

The number of available 1A doe tags in Pennsylvania (PA) and related information about other Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) can be summarized as follows:

• WMU 1A: There are currently 43,000 doe tags available, with 14,450 remaining.
• WMU 1B: All 34,000 doe tags for this unit have been sold out.
• WMU 2A: Out of the initial 39,000 doe tags, there are 30,114 remaining.
• WMU 2B: There are 49,000 doe tags in total, and 45,518 of them are still available.
• WMU 2C: This unit has 67,000 doe tags, with 30,907 remaining.
• WMU 2D: There are 74,000 doe tags allocated, and 23,069 are still up for grabs.
• WMU 2E: Out of 42,000 doe tags, 16,992 are still available.
• WMU 2F: All 37,000 doe tags for WMU 2F have been sold out.
• WMU 2G: Similarly, all 25,000 doe tags for WMU 2G have been sold out.
• WMU 2H: The 6,000 doe tags allocated for WMU 2H have also been sold out.
• WMU 3A: There were 19,000 doe tags allocated, and they are now sold out.
• WMU 3B: All 33,000 doe tags for WMU 3B have been sold out.

Please note that this information is as of August 9, 2022, and the availability of doe tags may have changed since then.

Is the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DOE) still issuing tags? With the implementation of Act 148 of 2022, a recent state law in Pennsylvania, the process of acquiring antlerless deer licenses has undergone significant changes. This law grants the Pennsylvania Game Commission the authority to streamline and modernize the process of obtaining these licenses for the 2023-24 hunting season. Hunters now have the convenience of purchasing antlerless licenses online through the HuntFishPA website or in person at any authorized hunting license issuing agent. These changes went into effect on April 14, 2023. However, it’s important to verify whether PA DOE still issues tags as part of this process to ensure you have the most up-to-date information on acquiring antlerless deer licenses.