WMU 3A Hunting Guide

WMU 3A at a glance

The Game Commission draws WMU 3A on roads and rivers, not county lines, so it takes in parts of Tioga, Potter, McKean and Bradford. The PGC map credits 3A with 87 square miles of State Game Lands and 81 square miles of other public land. A legal buck in 3A has at least three points on one side.

3A boundary roads

From the New York/PA state line, PA Route 14 south to US Route 6 near Troy; US Route 6 west to US Route 219 at Lantz Corners; US Route 219 north to New York/PA state line.

Official unit map

PGC WMU boundary maps. Checked October 12, 2026.

WMU 3A State Game Lands and forests

Public ground in 3A: 18 tracts on our list, from Allegheny National Forest down. Look for orange pins: 2 tracts list elk.

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 3A

Counties partly in 3A also fall in a neighbouring unit.

• Tioga County50% inside
• Potter County46% inside
• McKean County37% inside
• Bradford County7% inside

The PGC does not list 3A as a CWD unit. Look for CWD head bins in McKean. 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.