WMU 5C Hunting Guide

Getting to know WMU 5C

Hunters in Lehigh, Northampton, Chester, Berks and Montgomery and other counties may be in WMU 5C, depending on which side of the boundary roads they are. About 3% of WMU 5C is public: 52 square miles of game lands and 1 of other public land. Antler restriction: 3 points on one side.

The boundary, route by route

From Maryland/PA state line, north along the Octoraro Creek to PA Route 372; PA Route 372 east to PA Route 10; PA 10 to I-76; I-76 west to US Route 222; PA Route 222 north to PA Route 61 west of Reading; PA Route 61 north to I-78 near Hamburg; I-78 east to PA Route 143; PA Route 143 north to PA Route 309; PA Route 309 south to PA Route 873 northwest of Allentown; PA Route 873 north to PA Route 248; PA Route 248 east to PA Route 946; Route 946 east to Route 512; Route 512 to PA Route 611 near Mount Bethel; Route 611 north to Portland Toll Bridge; Portland Toll Bridge east to New Jersey/PA state line; New Jersey/PA state line south to Tohickson Creek; Tohickson Creek west to PA Route 611; Route 611 north to S Park/Ridge Road; S Park/Ridge Road south to I-476; I-476 east to PA Route 113; PA Route 113 south to US Route 30; US Route 30 west to PA Route 82; PA Route 82 east to the Delaware/PA line near Yorklyn.

PGC map of WMU 5C

PGC WMU boundary maps. Checked October 12, 2026.

Where to hunt public ground in 5C

The map pins every tract that overlaps 5C; 11 are game lands.

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.

Counties that overlap 5C

Read the percentage as how much of that county sits in 5C.

• Lehigh County82% of county
• Northampton County82% of county
• Chester County63% of county
• Berks County59% of county
• Montgomery County37% of county
• Bucks County32% of county
• Lancaster County1% of county

No wild CWD detection is listed for 5C. PGC head bins are in Lancaster this year. CWD guide

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.