Pennsylvania Elk — Zone 13

Snowshoe

Pennsylvania Zone 13 covers 177,858 acres and lies 23 miles north of State College and 41 miles south-east of St. Marys. 60% of it is public land, mostly state land (60%). In 2023, hunters took 9 elk here. The 2025 draw put up 4 tags here.

Tags (2025):14 Public land:60% Size:177,858 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every elk license type on offer in Zone 13, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice resident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.

Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice resident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.

Simple view Odds at every point level

EHZ13-ARC-B Elk Hunt Zone 13 archery season antlered elk 2 tags

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EHZ13-ARC-C Elk Hunt Zone 13 archery season antlerless elk 1 tags

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EHZ13-GEN-B Elk Hunt Zone 13 general season antlered elk 2 tags

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EHZ13-GEN-C Elk Hunt Zone 13 general season antlerless elk 4 tags

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EHZ13-LATE-B Elk Hunt Zone 13 late firearms season antlered elk 2 tags

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EHZ13-LATE-C Elk Hunt Zone 13 late firearms season antlerless elk 3 tags

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Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	Points needed	Tags / applicants	Season
EHZ13-ARC-B ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 13 archery season antlered elk Archery	— Cut level	—	2 / —	Sep 13–27, 2025
EHZ13-ARC-C ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 13 archery season antlerless elk Archery	— Cut level	—	1 / —	Sep 13–27, 2025
EHZ13-GEN-B ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 13 general season antlered elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	2 / —	Nov 3–8, 2025
EHZ13-GEN-C ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 13 general season antlerless elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	4 / —	Nov 3–8, 2025
EHZ13-LATE-B ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 13 late firearms season antlered elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	2 / —	Dec 27 – Jan 3, 2026
EHZ13-LATE-C ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 13 late firearms season antlerless elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	3 / —	Dec 27 – Jan 3, 2026

What these columns mean

Your odds: the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
The badge: plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
Points needed: the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
Tags / applicants: tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.

What it costs to apply (2025 resident fees)

License	Up front	Gone if you miss	If you draw
Per application	$11.97	$11.97	$57.94

Application window: opens May 1, closes Jul 12, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.

The country

Zone 13 within Pennsylvania

Zone 13 and its neighbours

Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.

Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.

Who owns the ground

State land 107,501 ac · 60%
Private or other non-public land 70,357 ac · 40%

Source: PGC State Gameland (SGL) boundaries

Nearby areas

How the hunting has gone

What Pennsylvania Game Commission publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast.