WMU 5A Hunting Guide

WMU 5A in brief

WMU 5A sits mostly in the Southcentral region and crosses 4 counties. State Game Lands make up 14 of its 1,310 square miles, and other public land adds 134. The antler rule in 5A is three points on one side.

Boundary description

From the Maryland/PA state line, PA Route 75 north to US Route 30 at Fort Loudon; US Route 30 east to US Route 11 at Chambersburg; US Route 11 north to PA Route 997 at Green Village; PA Route 997 north to I-76 near Newburg; I-76 east to I-81 at Carlisle; I-81 east to US Route 15 near Harrisburg; US Route 15 south to PA Route 94 near York Springs; PA Route 94 south to Maryland/PA state line.

Unit map from the PGC

PGC WMU boundary maps. Checked October 12, 2026.

5A public hunting ground

7 public tracts on our list overlap WMU 5A, 3 of them State Game Lands; the biggest is Michaux State Forest.

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.

County guides for unit 5A

Counties sorted by how much of them lies in 5A.

• Adams County90% in unit
• Cumberland County70% in unit
• Franklin County55% in unit
• York County4% in unit

WMU 5A is one of the 11 units where CWD has been detected. Counties here under a feeding ban: Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York. 2026 head bins: Adams, Cumberland, Franklin and York. CWD rules and bins

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.