Pennsylvania Elk — Zone 5

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Pennsylvania Zone 5 covers 56,075 acres and lies 16 miles south of St. Marys and 46 miles north-west of State College. 59% of it is public land, mostly state land (59%). In 2023, hunters took 9 elk here. The 2025 draw put up 2 tags here.

Tags (2025):8 Public land:59% Size:56,075 acres

Your chance of drawing here

Every elk license type on offer in Zone 5, 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

EHZ05-ARC-B Elk Hunt Zone 5 archery season antlered elk 1 tags

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EHZ05-ARC-C Elk Hunt Zone 5 archery season antlerless elk 1 tags

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EHZ05-GEN-B Elk Hunt Zone 5 general season antlered elk 2 tags

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EHZ05-GEN-C Elk Hunt Zone 5 general season antlerless elk 1 tags

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EHZ05-LATE-B Elk Hunt Zone 5 late firearms season antlered elk 2 tags

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EHZ05-LATE-C Elk Hunt Zone 5 late firearms season antlerless elk 1 tags

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Hunt	Your odds (0 pts)	Points needed	Tags / applicants	Season
EHZ05-ARC-B ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 5 archery season antlered elk Archery	— Cut level	—	1 / —	Sep 13–27, 2025
EHZ05-ARC-C ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 5 archery season antlerless elk Archery	— Cut level	—	1 / —	Sep 13–27, 2025
EHZ05-GEN-B ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 5 general season antlered elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	2 / —	Nov 3–8, 2025
EHZ05-GEN-C ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 5 general season antlerless elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	1 / —	Nov 3–8, 2025
EHZ05-LATE-B ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 5 late firearms season antlered elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	2 / —	Dec 27 – Jan 3, 2026
EHZ05-LATE-C ↗ Elk Hunt Zone 5 late firearms season antlerless elk Rifle	— Cut level	—	1 / —	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 5 within Pennsylvania

Zone 5 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 33,171 ac · 59%
Private or other non-public land 22,904 ac · 41%

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.