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WMU 3B Hunting Guide
2,220 square miles, 53,000 antlerless licenses and 21 public tracts on our list: the 2026-27 guide to WMU 3B.
Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli (CC BY 2.0)
Where WMU 3B is
Unit 3B overlaps 8 counties, led by Sullivan where 100% of the county lies inside the unit. Public land in the unit: 497 square miles all told. Unit 3B follows the three-point antler rule.
Unit boundary
From Mansfield, US Route 6 east to the Susquehanna River at Towanda; Susquehanna River east to US Route 6 at Tunkhannock; US Route 6 east to I-81 near Scranton; I-81 south to PA Route 29 near Nanticoke; PA Route 29 north to PA Route 118 near Pikes Creek; PA Route 118 west to PA Route 405 at Hughesville; PA Route 405 south to Susquehanna River at Muncy; Susquehanna River north to US Route 15 at Williamsport; US Route 15 north to US Route 6 at Mansfield.
PGC WMU boundary maps. Checked October 12, 2026.
Hunting and trapping dates in 3B
All 56 rows for unit 3B, statewide and unit-specific together.
| Species | Season | Opens | Closes | Days | Sundays | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | Ag Tag, antlerless | Aug 1, 2026 | Apr 15, 2027 | 258 | 37 | |
| White-tailed deer | Archery | Oct 3, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | 49 | 7 | |
| White-tailed deer | October muzzleloader antlerless | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 9 | 2 | |
| White-tailed deer | Special firearms antlerless | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| White-tailed deer | Regular firearms | Nov 28, 2026 | Dec 13, 2026 | 16 | 3 | |
| White-tailed deer | Archery | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | 30 | 5 | |
| White-tailed deer | Extended firearms antlerless | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | 30 | 5 | |
| White-tailed deer | Flintlock | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | 30 | 5 | |
| Black bear | Archery | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 9 | 2 | |
| Black bear | Muzzleloader | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Black bear | Special firearms | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Black bear | Regular firearms | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 24, 2026 | 4 | 1 | |
| Black bear | Extended firearms | Nov 28, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | 9 | 2 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall season | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 15, 2026 | 16 | 3 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall season | Nov 25, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring gobbler youth hunt | Apr 24, 2027 | Apr 25, 2027 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring gobbler, mornings | May 1, 2027 | May 15, 2027 | 15 | 2 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring gobbler, all day | May 16, 2027 | May 31, 2027 | 16 | 3 | |
| Ruffed grouse | Regular season | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | 69 | 10 | |
| Pheasant | Junior hunt | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | 9 | 2 | |
| Pheasant | Regular season | Oct 24, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | 62 | 9 | |
| Pheasant | Regular season | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | 65 | 10 | |
| Bobwhite quail | Regular season | Sep 1, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | 115 | 16 | |
| Bobwhite quail | Regular season | Dec 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | 96 | 14 | |
| Cottontail | Junior hunt | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | 16 | 3 | |
| Cottontail | Regular season | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | 69 | 10 | |
| Cottontail | Regular season | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | 65 | 10 | |
| Snowshoe hare | Regular season | Dec 26, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | 6 | 1 | |
| Squirrels | Junior hunt | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | 16 | 3 | |
| Squirrels | Regular season | Sep 12, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | 104 | 15 | |
| Squirrels | Regular season | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | 65 | 10 | |
| Woodchuck | Regular season | Jul 1, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | 177 | 25 | |
| Woodchuck | Regular season | Dec 26, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | 187 | 27 | |
| Crow | Regular, Thu to Sun | Aug 20, 2026 | Mar 21, 2027 | 214 | 31 | |
| Coyote | Hunting | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | 365 | 52 | |
| Fox | Hunting | Oct 24, 2026 | Feb 21, 2027 | 121 | 18 | |
| Raccoon | Hunting | Oct 24, 2026 | Feb 21, 2027 | 121 | 18 | |
| Porcupine | Hunting | Oct 10, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | 49 | 7 | |
| Porcupine | Hunting | Dec 14, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | 11 | 1 | |
| Porcupine | Hunting | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | 37 | 6 | |
| Mourning dove | Regular season | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | 88 | 12 | |
| Mourning dove | Regular season | Dec 18, 2026 | Jan 2, 2027 | 16 | 2 | |
| Woodcock | Regular season | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | 53 | 8 | |
| Bobcat | Trapping | Dec 19, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | 23 | 4 | |
| Bobcat | Hunting | Jan 9, 2027 | Feb 3, 2027 | 26 | 4 | |
| Opossum, skunk | Hunting | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | 365 | 52 | |
| Starling, sparrow | No closed season | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | 365 | 52 | |
| Gallinules | Regular season | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | 81 | 11 | |
| Rails | Regular season | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | 81 | 11 | |
| Snipe | Regular season | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | 53 | 8 | |
| Furbearers | Trapping | Oct 24, 2026 | Feb 21, 2027 | 121 | 18 | |
| Mink and muskrat | Trapping | Nov 21, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | 51 | 8 | |
| Beaver | Trapping | Dec 19, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | 103 | 15 | |
| Fisher | Trapping | Dec 19, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | 23 | 4 | |
| Coyote, fox | Cable restraints | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 21, 2027 | 58 | 9 | |
| River otter | Trapping | Feb 13, 2027 | Feb 21, 2027 | 9 | 2 |
seasons and bag limits, 2026-27 digest. Checked October 12, 2026.
3B whitetails by the numbers
The 2026-27 antlerless allocation for 3B is 53,000, a change of +/- 0. 3B licenses ran out on 8/26 in 2025-26. PGC puts the 2025-26 harvest in 3B at 22,000, with archers taking 6,650. Bowhunters get Oct 3 to Nov 20, 2026 and Dec 26, 2026 to Jan 24, 2027.
| Weapon | Antlered | Antlerless | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3,570 | 3,080 | 6,650 |
| Firearms | 4,300 | 9,800 | 14,100 |
| Muzzleloader | 30 | 1,220 | 1,250 |
allocations, 2025-26 deer report, PGC harvest dashboard. Checked October 12, 2026.
Public tracts in unit 3B
15 State Game Lands and 6 other tracts overlap 3B.
| Public area | Kind | County | Acres | Species listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tioga State Forest | State Forest | Tioga, Lycoming, Bradford | 161,890 | deer, bear, turkey +2 |
| Loyalsock State Forest | State Forest | Lycoming, Sullivan, Bradford | 114,552 | deer, bear, turkey +2 |
| Pinchot State Forest | State Forest | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe | 54,000 | deer, bear, turkey +6 |
| State Game Lands 13 | State Game Lands | Sullivan, Columbia, Lycoming | 50,745 | deer, bear, turkey +1 |
| State Game Lands 57 | State Game Lands | Wyoming, Luzerne | 46,676 | deer, bear, turkey +3 |
| State Game Lands 12 | State Game Lands | Bradford, Sullivan | 24,598 | furbearers |
| State Game Lands 36 | State Game Lands | Bradford | 18,972 | deer, bear, turkey +6 |
| Ricketts Glen State Park | State Park | Luzerne, Sullivan | 10,287 | deer, bear, turkey +4 |
| State Game Lands 134 | State Game Lands | Lycoming, Sullivan | 8,615 | – |
| State Game Lands 66 | State Game Lands | Sullivan, Wyoming | 8,106 | pheasant |
| State Game Lands 133 | State Game Lands | Lycoming | 2,542 | deer, turkey, grouse +1 |
| State Game Lands 289 | State Game Lands | Bradford | 1,642 | pheasant, dove |
| State Game Lands 335 | State Game Lands | Tioga | 1,169 | deer, bear, turkey +1 |
| State Game Lands 298 | State Game Lands | Lycoming | 1,140 | deer, bear, turkey +2 |
| State Game Lands 224 | State Game Lands | Luzerne | 878 | – |
| State Game Lands 172 | State Game Lands | Bradford | 730 | – |
| Frances Slocum State Park | State Park | Luzerne | 700 | deer, bear, turkey +4 |
| State Game Lands 250 | State Game Lands | Bradford | 440 | pheasant |
| State Game Lands 142 | State Game Lands | Bradford | 369 | deer, turkey, grouse +1 |
| Worlds End State Park | State Park | Sullivan | 265 | deer, bear, turkey +3 |
| State Game Lands 237 | State Game Lands | Bradford | 184 | deer, waterfowl, furbearers |
PGC State Game Lands GIS and DCNR and federal land data, overlaid on the PGC WMU layer; a tract counts when at least 1% of it, or 100 acres, falls in the unit. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Beyond deer in unit 3B
2025 bear harvest in 3B: 300 (1.4 per 10 sq mi). 3B bear archery: Oct 17 to Oct 25, 2026. The extended bear season is Nov 28 to Dec 6, 2026. The fall turkey dates here are Oct 31 to Nov 15, 2026 and Nov 25 to Nov 27, 2026. 1,903 gobblers in spring 2024, per the PGC survey. Furbearer permits open here: bobcat, fisher and river otter. The beaver limit in 3B is 20 daily / 20 season.
bear report, bear 2024, spring turkey, PGC harvest dashboard, furbearer WMUs. Checked October 12, 2026.
Counties in WMU 3B
The percentage is the share of each county’s area inside 3B; a county under 100% also lies in another unit.
- Sullivan Countyshare 100%
- Wyoming Countyshare 73%
- Bradford Countyshare 40%
- Lycoming Countyshare 40%
- Luzerne Countyshare 27%
- Lackawanna Countyshare 19%
- Tioga Countyshare 15%
- Columbia Countyshare 2%
3B is outside the CWD-detected units. Free testing bins: Sullivan, Lycoming, Luzerne and Columbia. CWD details
County shares from the PGC WMU layer intersected with Census county outlines (counties.json); CWD lists from the digest and feeding order. Checked October 12, 2026.



Answers for WMU 3B
Can I hunt bears during deer season in 3B?
3B bear archery: Oct 17 to Oct 25, 2026. The extended bear season is Nov 28 to Dec 6, 2026. 2025 bear harvest in 3B: 300 (1.4 per 10 sq mi).
When is fall turkey in 3B?
The fall turkey dates here are Oct 31 to Nov 15, 2026 and Nov 25 to Nov 27, 2026.
Is 3B a good deer unit?
PGC puts the 2025-26 harvest in 3B at 22,000, with archers taking 6,650. That ranks 14th of the 22 units.
Is there much public ground in 3B?
Public land in the unit: 497 square miles all told. Largest first: Tioga State Forest, Loyalsock State Forest and Pinchot State Forest.
How big is WMU 3B?
Parts of 8 counties, mainly Sullivan, Wyoming, Bradford and Lycoming, over 2,220 square miles.
Is 3B open for fisher?
Furbearer permits open here: bobcat, fisher and river otter. The beaver limit in 3B is 20 daily / 20 season.
What is the antler restriction in WMU 3B?
3 points on one side is the standard here. Senior license holders follow the restriction; juniors and mentored youth do not.
How fast do 3B antlerless licenses sell?
The 2026-27 antlerless allocation for 3B is 53,000, a change of +/- 0. 3B licenses ran out on 8/26 in 2025-26. Price: $6.97 resident, $26.97 nonresident, valid in 3B only.
Is early archery open in 3B?
Bowhunters get Oct 3 to Nov 20, 2026 and Dec 26, 2026 to Jan 24, 2027. Bowhunters need no orange during archery season.
Do I need to worry about CWD in 3B?
3B is outside the CWD-detected units. Free testing bins: Sullivan, Lycoming, Luzerne and Columbia. High-risk parts disposal rules are statewide.