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State Game Lands 14, a Hunter’s Guide
17,360 acres of state game lands in WMU 2G, with access rules, licenses, harvest numbers and a map.
Photo: Andy Arthur (CC BY 2.0)
SGL 14 by the numbers
Think of State Game Lands 14 as a State Game Lands tract owned and managed by the Game Commission for hunting and trapping, spread over Cameron and Elk counties and lying in WMU 2G. The Pennsylvania Game Commission runs it. At 17,360 acres it is number 18 of the 312 State Game Lands that report a size. From St. Marys, the nearest town guide, the area is around 7 miles to the east.
Where SGL 14 sits, county by county
| County | Courthouse town | Population | Land, sq mi | Units | Special Regs | Feeding ban | Head bins 2026 | Bear count 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron County | Emporium | 4,348 | 396 | 2G | No | — | No | 56 |
| Elk County | Ridgway | 30,124 | 827 | 2G, 2F | No | — | Yes | 44 |
From the source record (PGC SGL Boundaries GIS (sum of ACRES for SGL 14)), counties and WMUs from the PGC county and WMU layers; county facts from the Census and the 2026-27 digest; bear counts from the PGC 2024 bear release. Checked October 12, 2026.
Hunting SGL 14 by species
Listed game runs to 5 groups: whitetails, black bears, wild turkeys, elk and ruffed grouse.
White-tailed deer
19,900 deer came out of WMU 2G in 2025-26 (PGC estimate).
Black bear
The 2025 bear count for WMU 2G was 488.
Wild turkey
WMU 2G hunters took roughly 2,966 spring turkeys in 2024.
Elk
Elk, 2025: 140 licenses, 108 taken.
Ruffed grouse
Statewide grouse harvest, 2025: 3,175.
Species from the area record; bag limits and seasons from the PGC seasons and bag limits; harvest from PGC deer report, PGC harvest data and PGC turkey report. Checked October 12, 2026.
Hunting SGL 14 legally
What applies on this ground, card by card.
Where and when you may hunt
Hunting and trapping run on the statewide calendar. Gates mean no motorized travel, and posted propagation areas and refuges stay closed.
SGL rules to know
Hikers, birders and other visitors must wear orange (250 square inches or a hat) on State Game Lands during the Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 and April 20 to May 31 windows.
License checklist
The general license covers small game plus the antlered deer and turkey tags; add the extras below as needed.
Sundays and blaze orange
Orange is needed in small game seasons and every firearms deer, bear and elk segment; archery seasons, turkey, waterfowl, doves and furbearers are exempt.
Except for migratory birds, every season in 2026-27 includes its Sundays.
Features mapped inside SGL 14
Everything here is read from the agency record, nothing estimated.
| On the ground | Count or size |
|---|---|
| Herbaceous openings | 4 · 24 ac |
Elk zones touching SGL 14
| Zone | PGC description | Bull | Cow | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | 231 sq mi, 38% public land; large portion of SGL 14 and Elk State Forest; healthy elk population. | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 305 | 152 sq mi, 50% public land; SGL 311, Elk State Forest and Bennett Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek; surrounds Benezette. | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 303 | 251 sq mi, 40% public land; includes Lyme Conservation Easement open to public hunting. | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Every elk license here comes from the PGC drawing, zone by zone.
Agency description
State Game Lands No. 14, located in Cameron and Elk Counties, contains 14,947 acres. The terrain is mountainous and wooded. The most prevalent wildlife species are bear, deer, turkey and grouse. Pennsylvania's remanenet elk herd use this game lands as its primary range.
Facts from the source record, pa.gov, PGC GIS, PGC AGOL layer; retrieved 2026-10-12, checked October 12, 2026.
Harvest and allocation near SGL 14
PGC sets deer licenses and reports deer harvest by WMU, not by property, so these are unit figures.
| WMU | Square miles | SGL area | Antler restriction | Doe licenses | Change | Sellout | CWD detected | Deer taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU 2G | 4,112 | 294 | 3 points, one side | 57,000 | +/- 0 | 8/3 | No | 19,900 |
Harvest peaked at 19,900 in 2025 and bottomed at 10,200 in 2015. Antlered 7,600, antlerless 12,300 in 2025-26. Firearms seasons accounted for 13,500 deer, archery 4,960 and muzzleloader 1,440. Figures before 2024 exclude the old WMU 2H, merged into 2G that year. The unit’s 2026-27 antlerless quota is 57,000 (+/- 0).
WMU harvest
| WMU | Spring turkey 2024 | Bears 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| WMU 2G | 2,966 | 488 |
PGC elk drawing: Single $11.97 application (PA hunting license required), up to five options (season, Elk Hunt Zone, antlered/antlerless); deadline 11:59 p.m. July 12, 2026; drawing July 25, 2026 at the Elk Country Visitor Center. Bonus point per unsuccessful application (max 37 for 2026-27). Antlered elk licenses are once in a lifetime. Nonresidents max 10% of licenses. 155 licenses allocated: 80 bull, 75 cow. Survey estimate for 2026: 1,563 elk.
WMU areas from the PGC WMU pages; antlerless allocations from the PGC allocation; deer harvest from the 2025-26 PGC report and the PGC historic harvest dashboard; bears from PGC releases; turkeys from PGC job report. Checked October 12, 2026.
SGL 14 seasons by Wildlife Management Unit
24 species and 51 dated segments for WMU 2G. The last column compares each one with today’s date.
| Species | Segment | Unit | From | Through | Status today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | Agricultural Deer Control (Ag Tag, antlerless only) | This area | Aug 1, 2026 | Apr 15, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Archery (antlered and antlerless) | Statewide | Oct 3, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | October muzzleloader (antlerless only) | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Special firearms (antlerless only) | Statewide | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Rifle (antlered and antlerless) | Statewide | Nov 28, 2026 | Dec 13, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Archery (antlered and antlerless) | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Extended regular firearms (antlerless only) | This area | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Flintlock (antlered or antlerless) | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 24, 2027 | |
| Black bear | Archery | This area | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Muzzleloader | Statewide | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Special firearms | Statewide | Oct 22, 2026 | Oct 25, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Rifle | Statewide | Nov 21, 2026 | Nov 24, 2026 | |
| Elk | Archery (antlered or antlerless) | Elk Hunt Zones | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | |
| Elk | First regular firearms (new) | Elk Hunt Zones | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026 | |
| Elk | Second regular firearms | Elk Hunt Zones | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 8, 2026 | |
| Elk | Third regular firearms | Elk Hunt Zones | Jan 9, 2027 | Jan 17, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall season (male or female) | This area | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 15, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring gobbler youth hunt | Statewide | Apr 24, 2027 | Apr 25, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring gobbler season (morning only) | Statewide | May 1, 2027 | May 15, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring gobbler season (all day) | Statewide | May 16, 2027 | May 31, 2027 | |
| Ruffed grouse | Regular | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | |
| Pheasant | Junior hunt | Statewide | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Pheasant | Regular (male or female) | Statewide | Oct 24, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | |
| Pheasant | Regular (male or female) | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Bobwhite quail | Regular | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | |
| Bobwhite quail | Regular | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | |
| Cottontail | Junior hunt | Statewide | Oct 3, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Cottontail | Regular | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | |
| Cottontail | Regular | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Snowshoe hare | Regular | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| Squirrels | Junior hunt | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 27, 2026 | |
| Squirrels | Regular | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | |
| Squirrels | Regular | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Woodchuck | Regular | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | |
| Woodchuck | Regular | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Crow | Regular (Thursday-Sunday only) | Statewide | Aug 20, 2026 | Mar 21, 2027 | |
| Coyote | Hunting | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Fox | Hunting | Statewide | Oct 24, 2026 | Feb 21, 2027 | |
| Raccoon | Hunting | Statewide | Oct 24, 2026 | Feb 21, 2027 | |
| Porcupine | Hunting | Statewide | Oct 10, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | |
| Porcupine | Hunting | Statewide | Dec 14, 2026 | Dec 24, 2026 | |
| Porcupine | Hunting | Statewide | Dec 26, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Mourning dove | Regular | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 27, 2026 | |
| Mourning dove | Regular | Statewide | Dec 18, 2026 | Jan 2, 2027 | |
| Woodcock | Regular | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 | |
| Bobcat | Hunting | This area | Jan 9, 2027 | Feb 3, 2027 | |
| Opossum, striped skunk and weasel | Hunting | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Starling and English sparrow | No closed season | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Gallinules | Regular | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | |
| Virginia and sora rails | Regular | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | |
| Snipe | Regular | Statewide | Oct 17, 2026 | Dec 8, 2026 |
From the Pennsylvania Game Commission seasons and bag limits and the 2026-27 digest, checked October 12, 2026.
The 25-mile ring around SGL 14
12 public areas within 25 miles, plus SGL 14 in orange. Biggest neighbor: Elk State Forest, 217,000 acres.
| Public ground | Type | Acres | Distance | Which way | WMU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Game Lands 293 | State Game Lands | 5,470 | 5 mi | northwest | 2G |
| State Game Lands 311 | State Game Lands | 3,589 | 6 mi | south | 2G |
| Elk State Forest | State forest | 217,000 | 10 mi | east | 2G |
| State Game Lands 338 | State Game Lands | 4,738 | 11 mi | southwest | 2G |
| State Game Lands 25 | State Game Lands | 24,379 | 12 mi | northwest | 2G |
| State Game Lands 30 | State Game Lands | 11,658 | 14 mi | north | 2G |
| Elk State Park | State park | 3,150 | 14 mi | northwest | 2G |
| Sizerville State Park | State park | 200 | 15 mi | northeast | 2G |
| State Game Lands 34 | State Game Lands | 9,558 | 15 mi | south | 2G |
| Moshannon State Forest | State forest | 190,031 | 16 mi | south | 2E, 2G, 4D |
| Sinnemahoning State Park | State park | 1,400 | 17 mi | east | 2G |
| Parker Dam State Park | State park | 800 | 18 mi | south | 2G |
Points from PGC, DCNR, USFS, USFWS and NPS GIS layers (PGC SGL Boundaries GIS (polygon centroid)). Distances are straight-line. Statewide public land map.
Legal hunting light around SGL 14
Pennsylvania small and big game may be hunted from a half hour before sunrise until a half hour after sunset. Doves, waterfowl and woodcock stop at sunset.
Times worked out for SGL 14 in Eastern time from the rule in the Pennsylvania Game Commission digest (shooting hours). Some furbearers may be taken at night; check the digest. Shooting hours for every county.
Ranges within reach of State Game Lands 14
Closest public range: State Game Lands 44 Public Shooting Range, roughly 23 miles from the middle of State Game Lands 14. Nearby clubs are shown too.
Trap / skeet / sporting clays / shotgun / 5-stand / rifle / smallbore / handgun / archery / muzzleloader
Rifle / handgun / shotgun / trap / skeet
From the PGC Shooting Ranges layer and the Game Commission range rules, checked October 12, 2026.
Help close to SGL 14: shops and offices
Nearest towns by straight-line distance.
| Town | County | Distance | Toward | Population | Public ground within 10 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys | Elk | 7 mi | east | 12,361 | 74,369 |
| Emporium | Cameron | 9 mi | southwest | 1,842 | 108,633 |
| Benezette | Elk | 10 mi | north | 215 | 151,373 |
| Weedville | Elk | 13 mi | northeast | — | 101,206 |
Shops and processors
Region and district offices
Towns and populations from the Census 2024 estimates and Gazetteer; public acres within 10 miles from PGC, DCNR and federal layers; businesses from Hunters Sharing the Harvest, PDA, store locators and listings; offices from PGC and DCNR pages. Checked October 12, 2026. Call ahead.
Gear that fits SGL 14
Chosen around the hunting done here; listings update on every click.
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Short answers about hunting SGL 14
Which other areas are close to SGL 14?
The closest public ground on our list is State Game Lands 293 (5 miles), State Game Lands 311 (6 miles) and Elk State Forest (10 miles).
Where do deer feed on SGL 14?
Yes, 4, totaling 24 acres.
How do I find parking on SGL 14?
The agency link above has the map.
What is the buck harvest in WMU 2G?
Unit-level only: 19,900 deer in WMU 2G, 2025-26.
Whose rules govern SGL 14?
the Pennsylvania Game Commission manages this State Game Lands tract owned and managed by the Game Commission for hunting and trapping.
Is there bear hunting near SGL 14?
PGC counted 100 bears in Cameron and Elk counties in 2024.
What county holds SGL 14?
St. Marys is closest (7 miles); the ground is in Cameron and Elk counties.
How many acres is SGL 14?
17,360 acres, per PGC SGL Boundaries GIS (sum of ACRES for SGL 14).
How many doe tags does WMU 2G get?
Buy a WMU 2G license. There are 57,000 of them in 2026-27.
Is SGL 14 a three-up antler unit?
WMU 2G, by the PGC WMU layer. A legal buck in WMU 2G has three points on one side.
Are Sundays huntable on SGL 14?
Yes for deer, bear, turkey in fall and small game; no for ducks, geese and doves.
One more check on SGL 14
Before the drive to SGL 14, confirm the WMU dates, your licenses and any posted closures.
Sources for this page: PGC GIS: MapServer 17 · pa.gov: SGL 014 · PGC GIS: MapServer 15 · PGC AGOL layer: FeatureServer 301 · pa.gov: state game lands; regulations from the 2026-27 PGC digest. Checked October 12, 2026.
Other photos on this page: Andy Arthur (CC BY 2.0); seabamirum (CC BY 2.0).