State guide · 2026–2027 season

Pennsylvania Wildlife Refuge Hunting

Pennsylvania has 5 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges and stations in our database, 4 of which list hunting opportunities. The largest huntable refuge areas are Erie NWR (9K ac), Cherry Valley NWR (5K ac) and Ohio River Islands NWR (2.9K ac).

5refuges & stations
14hunt units
14.3Khuntable acres
0WPAs

Map of refuges & WPAs in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania by the numbers

Hunt unit acreage by status
Special regulations: 14,318 (89%)Closed: 1,758 (11%)14.3Khuntable acres
  • Special regulations14,318 ac 89%
  • Closed1,758 ac 11%
Refuges offering each activity
Hunt unit acres by refuge — open special regs closed

All refuges & stations in Pennsylvania

Cherry Valley NWR

Monroe County, PA

3 special2 closed
🦌🦆🦃🐦🕊️🐇🎣

5K huntable acres

Erie NWR

Crawford County, PA

2 special
🦌🦆🦃🐦🕊️🐇🐗🎣

9K huntable acres

John Heinz NWR at Tinicum

Delaware County, PA

3 special1 closed
🦌🎣

194 huntable acres

Lamar NFH and Northeast Fishery Center

Clinton County, PA

1 closed
🎣

Ohio River Islands NWR

Adams County, OH · primary: OH

22 special8 closed
🦌🦆🦃🐦🕊️🐇🐗🎣

2.9K huntable acres

Counties with federal public hunting land

Hunting in Pennsylvania: what to know

Licenses & seasons

Refuge hunts follow Pennsylvania seasons, bag limits and license requirements set by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Refuges may be more restrictive — never less — than state rules.

Refuge-specific rules

Each refuge publishes hunt regulations in 50 CFR Part 32 and in its hunt brochure. Units marked special regulations may limit species, dates, weapons, or require quota permits.

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