WARREN — Hunting licenses and Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits for the 2022-2023 hunting season go on sale today, Monday, June 13. For the 2022-2023 season, nine DMAP units are available in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) and three DMAP units are available in the Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) via http://kqdc.com/.
The KQDC units available for the 2022-2023 season include:
Outside of the KQDC, the ANF has these units available for the 2022-2023 hunting season:
Maps of each of the units are available online at DMAP Maps or via https://usfs-public.app.box.com/s/95u9u6hh4h6rt99cilpdo6mlq7qog05f.
Hunters can purchase up to two permits per DMAP unit on the ANF or KQDC. Permits must be purchased from either a license-issuing agent or by visiting https://huntfish.pa.gov/.
A coupon is not needed to purchase a permit for DMAP units on the ANF or KQDC. The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s DMAP Participating Properties website (https://www.pgcapps.pa.gov/Harvest/DMAP) is regularly updated to show how many permits are available for each DMAP unit.
Hunters on DMAP properties may hunt antler-less deer in any deer season, using the sporting arm and/or implements allowed during that season. The hunter must be properly licensed for the season; for example, archery or muzzleloader licenses are required to take antler-less deer with DMAP permits during those seasons.
Reporting on harvest success is mandatory for all DMAP permit holders, regardless of whether a deer is taken. Reporting can be completed by clicking report harvest on the PA Game Commission website, calling 1 (800) 838-4431 or by sending in the postage-paid report card found in the “Pennsylvania Hunting and Trapping Digest”.
For more information on DMAP and Pennsylvania’s hunting regulations, please read the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s 2022-2023 “Pennsylvania Hunting & Trapping Digest” via https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/Law/Pages/HuntingandTrappingDigest.aspx.
