Disease Management Areas
Disease Management Areas Disease Management Areas (DMAs) have been designated by the Game Commission and are depicted and described here.
Within a DMA, the following acts are prohibited: • Removal or exportation of high-risk cervid (deer or elk) parts • Rehabilitation of cervids • Use or possession of cervid urine-based attractants in any outdoor setting • Feeding of wild, free-ranging cervids Additionally, the possession and removal of any vehicular-killed cervids, and/or cervid parts, from within DMAs to locations outside the DMAs, except to sites as approved by the Game Commission, are prohibited. Further, the issuance of any new Game Commission permits to possess or transport live cervids is prohibited in the DMAs. All cervids killed within the DMAs are subject to CWD testing. This testing may require hunters to present cervids, or cervid parts, for examination and sampling at prescribed locations pursuant to conditions announced in advance of or during the hunting season. This process will be announced through press releases, website notices and other means to reach the widest possible audience. The cost of any such testing and reporting to the hunter will be borne by the Game Commission.
DMA 1 ELIMINATED Disease Management Area 1 (DMA 1) was established in York and Adams counties in 2012 after chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected at a captive deer facility. It was Pennsylvania’s first-known case of CWD. But through five years of rigorous sampling, no additional cases of CWD have been detected within this DMA. Since there is no evidence CWD exists in the areas of York and Adams counties that have comprised DMA 1, the Game Commission in early 2017 dissolved DMA 1. With the change, hunters and residents within the former DMA 1 no longer needed to comply with additional requirements enacted in 2012. However, all hunters should be aware that Disease Management Area 2, once again was expanded signifcantly in 2017 due to new cases of CWD within and outside DMA 2. In fact, part of the eastern border of DMA 2 was exapnded to the former border of DMA 1. Because new Disease Management Areas are established when new cases of CWD are detected in new areas, and the boundaries of existing DMAs might be adjusted as well, all people affected by DMA requirements are asked to go to www.pgc.pa.gov for the most-up-to-date DMA maps.
DMA 3
Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson counties
Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson counties, bounded and described as follows: Beginning in the northwestern extent of the DMA at the intersection of Interstate 80 and State Route 36 in Brookville, proceed east on State Route 36 for about 33.5 miles to the intersection of U.S. Highway 219. The DMA boundary follows U.S. Highway 219 north for 22.4 miles to U.S. Highway 322, then east along U.S. Highway 322 for 4 miles to Home Camp Road. Follow Home Camp Road north for 2.6 miles to Anderson Creek Road. Take Anderson Creek Road 1.8 miles northeast to the intersection of Interstate 80. Follow Interstate 80 west for 27.1 miles back to the starting point.
Disease Management Areas DMA 2
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset counties
NEW BOUNDARY
Beginning in the Southeastern extent of the DMA at the intersection of Taneytown Road (State Highway 134) and the Maryland State Line, proceed north on Highway 134 for approximately 7.4 miles to the intersection of Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg. Turn right on Steinwehr Avenue to Baltimore Street. Turn left on Baltimore Street through downtown Gettysburg. Proceed halfway around the traffic circle at the square to Carlisle Street (State Highway 34). The DMA boundary follows Highway 34 north for approximately 26.1 miles to the intersection of W. Old York Road (State Highway 174). Turn left and follow Highway 174 west for approximately 18.1 miles to US Highway 11 in Shippensburg. Follow US Highway 11 south for approximately 1.25 miles to the intersection of State Highway 533. Turn right on Highway 533 for approximately 7.2 miles to the intersection of State Highway 997. Follow Route 997 north for approximately 3.1 miles to the intersection of State Highway 641. Turn left on State Highway 641 (Forge Hill Road, which becomes Timmons Mountain Road at Cold Spring Road, and becomes Neelyton Road in Huntingdon County) for approximately 17.5 miles to the intersection of US Highway 522 near Shade Gap. Turn right on US Highway 522 (Croghan Pike) north for approximately 5.6 miles to the intersection of State Highway 994 (Elliot Street) in Orbisonia. Turn left on Route 994 west for approximately 8.2 miles to the intersection of State Highway 655 south of Saltillo, west of Three Springs. Turn right on Highway 655 north for approximately 16.9 miles to the intersection of US Highway 22. Turn left and follow US Highway 22 west for 16.6 miles to State Highway 453, then north along State Highway 453 for 20.5 miles to intersection of State Highway 253. Follow State Highway 253 south for 8.1 miles to State Highway 53 in Van Ormer. The DMA continues on State Highway 53 south for 1.7 miles to Marina Road. At Marina Road the boundary follows for 5.5 miles to the intersection of Glendale Lake Road. Continue left on Glendale Lake Road and in 3 miles join onto State Highway 36. The DMA boundary follows State Highway 36 west into the town of Patton and then straight onto Magee Avenue to the intersection of 5111 A venue. Continue south on 5th Avenue for about .3 miles where the road becomes Mellon Avenue. Continuing on Mellon Avenue for .4 miles the road becomes Carroll Road once in East Carroll Township. The boundary continues south on Carroll Road for 3.7 miles to State Highway 219 in Carrolltown. The DMA boundary follows State Highway 219 south for 26.7 miles to State Highway 56 East and then follows State Highway 56 east for 3.9 miles to State Highway 160. Following State Highway 160 southward the boundary continues for 26.5 miles to the borough of Berlin, then west through downtown Berlin on State Highway 2030 (Main Street) for 0.44 miles to the intersection of State Highway 219. Finally south along State Highway 219 for 20.6 miles to the Maryland border.
DMA 2 permits won’t be issued in 2017-18
For the past few years, hunters within Disease Management Area 2 have been able to apply for DMA 2 antlerless deer permits, which could be used to hunt and harvest antlerless deer within DMA 2 during any established deer season. The permits are not being issued this year. The Game Commission instead is relying on expanded use of the Deer Management Assistance Program and othrer methods to address the disease at sites where it is present.
DMA boundaries can, and do, change as new CWD cases are detected For the most up-to-date maps, visit the CWD Info page at www.pgc.pa.gov
Disease Management Area 2 Update The Pennsylvania Game Commission in its ongoing efforts to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer is relying on expanded use of the Deer Management Assistance Program to address the disease at sites where it is present. Within DMA 2, DMAP permits will be used to direct hunting pressure to two areas within the DMA where multiple CWD-positive deer have been found. Hunters can purchase permits for the two DMAP units – the North Unit (Unit Number 2874) and the South Unit (Unit Number 2875) – anywhere they purchase their hunting licenses. They just need to know the number of the unit they want to hunt. As with DMAP permits allocated elsewhere, hunters can obtain up to two permits in each unit. Each permit allows for the harvest of one antlerless deer, and the permits can be used within any open deer season – including the antlered-only firearms deer season. What’s different about these units compared to other DMAP units is that they contain a mix of public and private land, so hunters who obtain permits for these units need to make certain they have permission to hunt on land within the DMAP units. The 3,000 DMAP permits allocated for the 375-square-mile North Unit and 4,200 DMAP permits allocated for the 525-square-mile South Unit are intended to reduce deer populations where CWD prevalence is highest. In previous years, the Game Commission allocated DMA 2 permits that enabled permit holders to harvest antlerless deer anywhere within DMA 2. Last year, 14,500 DMA 2 permits were allocated for use anywhere within the 2,846-square-mile DMA. With DMA 2’s expansion this year, its area now totals 4,095 square miles, though CWD appears most prevalent in the much-smaller areas where the new DMAP units have been created. Rather than allow for additional deer harvest throughout such a large area, the switch to DMAP allows for focus on areas with a known problem. DMAP permits cost $10.90 each, and the permits for the North Unit and South Unit, until exhausted, are available from any license vendor. All DMAP permit holders are required to submit reports on their success, regardless of whether a permit is used to harvest a deer. Hunters will be encouraged to provide deer heads for CWD testing. Increasing the intensity of testing within these areas will provide better understanding of distribution of disease across the landscape. Maps of the North Unit and South Unit are included here, as well as the CWD webpage at www.pgc.pa.gov. The North Unit contains portions of southern Blair County and northwestern Bedford County. The South Unit contains eastern Bedford County and most of Fulton County.
DMA 2 – DMAP Area 2874 North Unit The North Unit begins in the southeast at U.S. Route 30 and state Route 26; follows state Route 26 to state Route 36; follows state Route 36 to state Route 866; follows state Route 866 to U.S. Route 22; follows U.S. Route 22 to Old Route 22; follows Old Route 22 to Valley Forge Road; follows Valley Forge Road to Poplar Run Road; follows Poplar Run Road to Knob Run Road; follows Knob Run Road to Knob Road; follows Knob Road to Blue Knob Road; follows Blue Knob Road to state Route 869; follows state Route 869 to state Route 96; follows state Route 96 to U.S. Route 30; and U.S. Route 30 to state Route 26.
Disease Management Area 2 Update DMA 2 – DMAP Area 2875 South Unit
The South Unit begins in the southeast at the Maryland border and state Route 928 and follows Route 928 to U.S. Route 522; follows U.S. Route 522 to Interstate 76; follows Interstate 76 west to state Route 915; follows state Route 915 north to state Route 26; follows state Route 26 south to Millers Corner Road; follows Millers Corner Road to Rugged Mountain Road; follows Rugged Mountain Road to state Route 326; and follows to state Route 326 south to the Maryland border.
Disease Management Area 3 Update Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has recently spread to free-ranging deer in an area of the state where it previously had been detected only in captive deer. A free-ranging whitetail buck in Bell Township, Clearfield County, tested positive for the disease. Because this buck was located near the center of the 350-square-mile DMA 3, the DMA will not need to expand. However, the Game Commission is immediately taking steps to increase CWD surveillance within DMA 3. The Game Commission has allocated Deer Management Assistance Program permits within DMA 3. Each hunter can purchase, for $10.90 each, up to two of the 2,800 DMAP permits, until exhausted, anywhere hunting licenses are sold by requesting permits for Unit 3045. These DMAP permits can be used to take antlerless deer on public and private lands within DMA 3 during any established deer season. Hunters must acquire permission from private landowners prior to hunting. All DMAP permit holders are required to submit reports on their success, regardless of whether a permit is used to harvest a deer. Harvest data from DMAP permits will augment CWD surveillance.
DMA 3 – DMAP Area 3045
Beginning in the northwest corner of the DMA at the intersection of State Highway 36 and Interstate 80 (I-80), proceed east on I-80 for 27 miles to Anderson Creek Road. Continue southwest on Anderson Creek Road for 1.8 miles to Home Camp Road (state Route 4013). Follow Home Camp Road south for 2.5 miles to the intersection with U.S. Highway 322. Continue west on U.S. Highway 322 for 4 miles to U.S. Highway 219, then south along U.S. Highway 219 for 20.25 miles to the intersection with State Highway 36. Continue west on the U.S. 219/State Highway 36 overlap for 2.25 miles, then continue north on State Highway 36. Follow State Highway 36 (Colonel Drake Highway) northwest for 32.5 miles to its intersection with U.S. Highway 322 (Main Street) in Brookville. Continue west on State Highway 36’s overlap with U.S. Highway 322 for 0.75 miles, then continue north on State Highway 36 for 0.5 miles to the intersection with I-80.
Within a DMA, the following acts are prohibited: • Removal or exportation of high-risk cervid (deer or elk) parts • Rehabilitation of cervids • Use or possession of cervid urine-based attractants in any outdoor setting • Feeding of wild, free-ranging cervids Additionally, the possession and removal of any vehicular-killed cervids, and/or cervid parts, from within DMAs to locations outside the DMAs, except to sites as approved by the Game Commission, are prohibited. Further, the issuance of any new Game Commission permits to possess or transport live cervids is prohibited in the DMAs. All cervids killed within the DMAs are subject to CWD testing. This testing may require hunters to present cervids, or cervid parts, for examination and sampling at prescribed locations pursuant to conditions announced in advance of or during the hunting season. This process will be announced through press releases, website notices and other means to reach the widest possible audience. The cost of any such testing and reporting to the hunter will be borne by the Game Commission.
DMA 1 ELIMINATED Disease Management Area 1 (DMA 1) was established in York and Adams counties in 2012 after chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected at a captive deer facility. It was Pennsylvania’s first-known case of CWD. But through five years of rigorous sampling, no additional cases of CWD have been detected within this DMA. Since there is no evidence CWD exists in the areas of York and Adams counties that have comprised DMA 1, the Game Commission in early 2017 dissolved DMA 1. With the change, hunters and residents within the former DMA 1 no longer needed to comply with additional requirements enacted in 2012. However, all hunters should be aware that Disease Management Area 2, once again was expanded signifcantly in 2017 due to new cases of CWD within and outside DMA 2. In fact, part of the eastern border of DMA 2 was exapnded to the former border of DMA 1. Because new Disease Management Areas are established when new cases of CWD are detected in new areas, and the boundaries of existing DMAs might be adjusted as well, all people affected by DMA requirements are asked to go to www.pgc.pa.gov for the most-up-to-date DMA maps.
DMA 3
Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson counties
Clearfield, Indiana and Jefferson counties, bounded and described as follows: Beginning in the northwestern extent of the DMA at the intersection of Interstate 80 and State Route 36 in Brookville, proceed east on State Route 36 for about 33.5 miles to the intersection of U.S. Highway 219. The DMA boundary follows U.S. Highway 219 north for 22.4 miles to U.S. Highway 322, then east along U.S. Highway 322 for 4 miles to Home Camp Road. Follow Home Camp Road north for 2.6 miles to Anderson Creek Road. Take Anderson Creek Road 1.8 miles northeast to the intersection of Interstate 80. Follow Interstate 80 west for 27.1 miles back to the starting point.
Disease Management Areas DMA 2
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon and Somerset counties
NEW BOUNDARY
Beginning in the Southeastern extent of the DMA at the intersection of Taneytown Road (State Highway 134) and the Maryland State Line, proceed north on Highway 134 for approximately 7.4 miles to the intersection of Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg. Turn right on Steinwehr Avenue to Baltimore Street. Turn left on Baltimore Street through downtown Gettysburg. Proceed halfway around the traffic circle at the square to Carlisle Street (State Highway 34). The DMA boundary follows Highway 34 north for approximately 26.1 miles to the intersection of W. Old York Road (State Highway 174). Turn left and follow Highway 174 west for approximately 18.1 miles to US Highway 11 in Shippensburg. Follow US Highway 11 south for approximately 1.25 miles to the intersection of State Highway 533. Turn right on Highway 533 for approximately 7.2 miles to the intersection of State Highway 997. Follow Route 997 north for approximately 3.1 miles to the intersection of State Highway 641. Turn left on State Highway 641 (Forge Hill Road, which becomes Timmons Mountain Road at Cold Spring Road, and becomes Neelyton Road in Huntingdon County) for approximately 17.5 miles to the intersection of US Highway 522 near Shade Gap. Turn right on US Highway 522 (Croghan Pike) north for approximately 5.6 miles to the intersection of State Highway 994 (Elliot Street) in Orbisonia. Turn left on Route 994 west for approximately 8.2 miles to the intersection of State Highway 655 south of Saltillo, west of Three Springs. Turn right on Highway 655 north for approximately 16.9 miles to the intersection of US Highway 22. Turn left and follow US Highway 22 west for 16.6 miles to State Highway 453, then north along State Highway 453 for 20.5 miles to intersection of State Highway 253. Follow State Highway 253 south for 8.1 miles to State Highway 53 in Van Ormer. The DMA continues on State Highway 53 south for 1.7 miles to Marina Road. At Marina Road the boundary follows for 5.5 miles to the intersection of Glendale Lake Road. Continue left on Glendale Lake Road and in 3 miles join onto State Highway 36. The DMA boundary follows State Highway 36 west into the town of Patton and then straight onto Magee Avenue to the intersection of 5111 A venue. Continue south on 5th Avenue for about .3 miles where the road becomes Mellon Avenue. Continuing on Mellon Avenue for .4 miles the road becomes Carroll Road once in East Carroll Township. The boundary continues south on Carroll Road for 3.7 miles to State Highway 219 in Carrolltown. The DMA boundary follows State Highway 219 south for 26.7 miles to State Highway 56 East and then follows State Highway 56 east for 3.9 miles to State Highway 160. Following State Highway 160 southward the boundary continues for 26.5 miles to the borough of Berlin, then west through downtown Berlin on State Highway 2030 (Main Street) for 0.44 miles to the intersection of State Highway 219. Finally south along State Highway 219 for 20.6 miles to the Maryland border.
DMA 2 permits won’t be issued in 2017-18
For the past few years, hunters within Disease Management Area 2 have been able to apply for DMA 2 antlerless deer permits, which could be used to hunt and harvest antlerless deer within DMA 2 during any established deer season. The permits are not being issued this year. The Game Commission instead is relying on expanded use of the Deer Management Assistance Program and othrer methods to address the disease at sites where it is present.
DMA boundaries can, and do, change as new CWD cases are detected For the most up-to-date maps, visit the CWD Info page at www.pgc.pa.gov
Disease Management Area 2 Update The Pennsylvania Game Commission in its ongoing efforts to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer is relying on expanded use of the Deer Management Assistance Program to address the disease at sites where it is present. Within DMA 2, DMAP permits will be used to direct hunting pressure to two areas within the DMA where multiple CWD-positive deer have been found. Hunters can purchase permits for the two DMAP units – the North Unit (Unit Number 2874) and the South Unit (Unit Number 2875) – anywhere they purchase their hunting licenses. They just need to know the number of the unit they want to hunt. As with DMAP permits allocated elsewhere, hunters can obtain up to two permits in each unit. Each permit allows for the harvest of one antlerless deer, and the permits can be used within any open deer season – including the antlered-only firearms deer season. What’s different about these units compared to other DMAP units is that they contain a mix of public and private land, so hunters who obtain permits for these units need to make certain they have permission to hunt on land within the DMAP units. The 3,000 DMAP permits allocated for the 375-square-mile North Unit and 4,200 DMAP permits allocated for the 525-square-mile South Unit are intended to reduce deer populations where CWD prevalence is highest. In previous years, the Game Commission allocated DMA 2 permits that enabled permit holders to harvest antlerless deer anywhere within DMA 2. Last year, 14,500 DMA 2 permits were allocated for use anywhere within the 2,846-square-mile DMA. With DMA 2’s expansion this year, its area now totals 4,095 square miles, though CWD appears most prevalent in the much-smaller areas where the new DMAP units have been created. Rather than allow for additional deer harvest throughout such a large area, the switch to DMAP allows for focus on areas with a known problem. DMAP permits cost $10.90 each, and the permits for the North Unit and South Unit, until exhausted, are available from any license vendor. All DMAP permit holders are required to submit reports on their success, regardless of whether a permit is used to harvest a deer. Hunters will be encouraged to provide deer heads for CWD testing. Increasing the intensity of testing within these areas will provide better understanding of distribution of disease across the landscape. Maps of the North Unit and South Unit are included here, as well as the CWD webpage at www.pgc.pa.gov. The North Unit contains portions of southern Blair County and northwestern Bedford County. The South Unit contains eastern Bedford County and most of Fulton County.
DMA 2 – DMAP Area 2874 North Unit The North Unit begins in the southeast at U.S. Route 30 and state Route 26; follows state Route 26 to state Route 36; follows state Route 36 to state Route 866; follows state Route 866 to U.S. Route 22; follows U.S. Route 22 to Old Route 22; follows Old Route 22 to Valley Forge Road; follows Valley Forge Road to Poplar Run Road; follows Poplar Run Road to Knob Run Road; follows Knob Run Road to Knob Road; follows Knob Road to Blue Knob Road; follows Blue Knob Road to state Route 869; follows state Route 869 to state Route 96; follows state Route 96 to U.S. Route 30; and U.S. Route 30 to state Route 26.
Disease Management Area 2 Update DMA 2 – DMAP Area 2875 South Unit
The South Unit begins in the southeast at the Maryland border and state Route 928 and follows Route 928 to U.S. Route 522; follows U.S. Route 522 to Interstate 76; follows Interstate 76 west to state Route 915; follows state Route 915 north to state Route 26; follows state Route 26 south to Millers Corner Road; follows Millers Corner Road to Rugged Mountain Road; follows Rugged Mountain Road to state Route 326; and follows to state Route 326 south to the Maryland border.
Disease Management Area 3 Update Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has recently spread to free-ranging deer in an area of the state where it previously had been detected only in captive deer. A free-ranging whitetail buck in Bell Township, Clearfield County, tested positive for the disease. Because this buck was located near the center of the 350-square-mile DMA 3, the DMA will not need to expand. However, the Game Commission is immediately taking steps to increase CWD surveillance within DMA 3. The Game Commission has allocated Deer Management Assistance Program permits within DMA 3. Each hunter can purchase, for $10.90 each, up to two of the 2,800 DMAP permits, until exhausted, anywhere hunting licenses are sold by requesting permits for Unit 3045. These DMAP permits can be used to take antlerless deer on public and private lands within DMA 3 during any established deer season. Hunters must acquire permission from private landowners prior to hunting. All DMAP permit holders are required to submit reports on their success, regardless of whether a permit is used to harvest a deer. Harvest data from DMAP permits will augment CWD surveillance.
DMA 3 – DMAP Area 3045
Beginning in the northwest corner of the DMA at the intersection of State Highway 36 and Interstate 80 (I-80), proceed east on I-80 for 27 miles to Anderson Creek Road. Continue southwest on Anderson Creek Road for 1.8 miles to Home Camp Road (state Route 4013). Follow Home Camp Road south for 2.5 miles to the intersection with U.S. Highway 322. Continue west on U.S. Highway 322 for 4 miles to U.S. Highway 219, then south along U.S. Highway 219 for 20.25 miles to the intersection with State Highway 36. Continue west on the U.S. 219/State Highway 36 overlap for 2.25 miles, then continue north on State Highway 36. Follow State Highway 36 (Colonel Drake Highway) northwest for 32.5 miles to its intersection with U.S. Highway 322 (Main Street) in Brookville. Continue west on State Highway 36’s overlap with U.S. Highway 322 for 0.75 miles, then continue north on State Highway 36 for 0.5 miles to the intersection with I-80.
