WMU 5D Hunting Guide

WMU 5D at a glance

The Game Commission draws WMU 5D on roads and rivers, not county lines, so it takes in parts of Delaware, Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery and Chester. The PGC map credits 5D with 16 square miles of State Game Lands and 0 square miles of other public land. A legal buck in 5D has at least three points on one side.

5D boundary roads

From Delaware/PA state line near Yorklyn, PA Route 82 west to US Route 30; US Route 30 east to PA Route 113 at Downingtown; PA Route 113 north to I-476; I-476 west to PA Route 563 (Ridge Road); PA Route 563 east straight to PA Route 611; PA Route 611 south to Tohickson Creek; Tohickson Creek east to the PA/New Jersey state line.

Official unit map

PGC WMU boundary maps. Checked October 12, 2026.

WMU 5D State Game Lands and forests

Public ground in 5D: 10 tracts on our list, from Nockamixon State Park down.

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 and CWD status in 5D

Counties partly in 5D also fall in a neighbouring unit.

• Delaware County100% inside
• Philadelphia County100% inside
• Bucks County68% inside
• Montgomery County63% inside
• Chester County35% inside

The PGC does not list 5D as a CWD unit. More on CWD

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.