Hunting & Trapping Digest 2024-2025Antler Restrictions

A_RSTATEWIDE, junior license holders, mentored youth, disabled hunters with a permit to use a vehicle, and resident active duty U.S. Armed Services personnel, can harvest antlered deer with two or more points on one antler, or a spike three or more inches in length.img1Senior license holders must abide by antler restrictions, as well.

A point is defined as any antler projection (including the brow tine) at least one inch in length from base to tip. The brow tine is the point immediately above the antler burr.

The main beam tip shall be counted as a point regardless of length.

An antlerless deer will remain defined as a deer without antlers, or a deer with antlers, both of which are less than 3 inches in length. A protected deer is one not defined as an antlered deer or an antlerless deer.

img2In most of the state hunters are required to abide by three points on one side.img3IN WMUS 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B & 2D hunters are required to abide by “three up”; three points, including the main beam counted as one of the points, on one side, excluding the brow tine (the point immediately above the antler burr).
Three UpIn WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B & 2DtHREE UP
CoverUser GuideWe're HiringSavageContact UsUpdateGreetingsSunday HuntingHoover Tractor | Whitetail CrabsFluorescent Orange RequirementsWildlife Mangement Units2024-25 Hunting Hours TableMentored Hunting ProgramState Game Lands RegulationsState Game Lands AdSpecial Regulations AreasAlderfer Auction | Cozy Cabins LLCGeneral Hunting RegulationsPublic & Private LandsState Game Lands Shooting RangesBig Game RegulationsDunamsHunters Sharing the HarvestDeerDeer Hunting RegulationsAntler RestrictionsAntlerless LicensesDeer Management Assistance ProgramCVAChronic Wasting DiseaseWildlife HealthWoodsWaterTurkeyNational Wild Turkey FederationGrady's | Mossy Oak PropertiesBearBear Check StationsJunior HuntsSmall GameJack Links | Muzzleloader | 360 Hunting Blinds | PA Auction CenterWaterfowl & Migratory Game BirdsDucks, Mergansers & CootsCanada GeeseLight Geese, Brant & Webless BirdsSpecial HuntsFurtakingCable RestraintsBobcats, Fishers, Beavers & OttersElkPennsylvania Elk HuntsPennsylvania Elk Hunt ZonesPA NASPLancaster Archery SupplyLicense InformationLicense AvailabilityReporting a ViolationFollow the Law6 Things You Can Do For WildlifeSubscribe TodayFirstEnergyPocket Guide 1Pocket Guide 2