The Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission provides landowners with permits to redeem for antlerless deer tags. These ‘coupons’ can be redeemed by you, the landowner, or they can be given to hunters chosen by you for use on your property. Typically, one coupon is granted for every five acres of cultivated land or every 50 acres of non-cultivated land, but it is also possible to receive more coupons on a custom basis.
DMAP extends hunting opportunities in the first week after Thanksgiving to include antlerless harvest during the antlered-only season. Deer management is an effective strategy for forest regeneration, limiting agricultural damage, and encouraging wildlife diversity.