State Game Lands 105: hunting, parking and access
State Game Lands 105 is 3,112 acres owned by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in Armstrong County, inside WMU 2D. PGC's maps show 12 parking areas and 15 gates. The game lands are in 4 separate pieces; the largest is 1,500 acres.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary, parking, roads and gates: PGC's game lands maps. Seasons: PGC 2026-27 Seasons and Bag Limits.
State game landsSGL 105PGC parkingWMU lineHighway
| Size | 3,112 acres, measured from PGC's boundary |
|---|---|
| Counties | Armstrong |
| WMU | WMU 2D |
| PGC region | Southwest Region (office in Bolivar) |
| Parking areas | 12 (11 gravel and 1 dirt) |
| Game land roads closed to public vehicles | 11 miles |
| Gates | 15 |
| Separate tracts | 4 (largest 1,500 acres) |
| Nearest towns | East Brady (next to it), Karns City (4 mi) and Petrolia (4 mi) |
Where do you park on SGL 105?
PGC maps 12 parking areas on State Game Lands 105, listed north to south. Surfaces: 11 gravel and 1 dirt.
| Lot | Latitude, longitude | Surface | Size (square feet) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.97878, -79.64470 | gravel | 1,350 |
| 2 | 40.97432, -79.63265 | gravel | |
| 3 | 40.97365, -79.64627 | gravel | 3,000 |
| 4 | 40.96792, -79.62221 | gravel | 3,600 |
| 5 | 40.96774, -79.61794 | gravel | 6,750 |
| 6 | 40.96323, -79.62723 | gravel | |
| 7 | 40.96137, -79.58717 | gravel | 5,625 |
| 8 | 40.96136, -79.62060 | gravel | 5,000 |
| 9 | 40.95674, -79.59155 | gravel | 1,000 |
| 10 | 40.95424, -79.56799 | dirt | 7,500 |
| 11 | 40.94851, -79.58508 | gravel | |
| 12 | 40.94396, -79.57452 | gravel |
Source: PGC State Game Lands parking areas. Sizes and surfaces are PGC's own records; a lot may be plowed or not in winter.
Which roads on SGL 105 are open to vehicles?
PGC's road layer shows no seasonally opened road on SGL 105.
PGC also maps 11 miles of game land road on SGL 105 that is closed to public vehicles. PGC's road layer counts 6.8 miles of road open to public traffic through or along the game lands. PGC records 15 gates here.
Sources: PGC State Game Lands roads; PGC State Game Lands gates; PGC State Game Lands trails. Road miles measured by FilledTag from PGC's lines.
Which WMU is SGL 105 in, and what is taken there?
SGL 105 lies wholly in WMU 2D. Seasons, antlerless licenses and harvest are kept by WMU, not by game lands; these are the figures for each whole WMU:
| WMU | Game lands acres in it | Antlered deer | Antlerless deer | Bears |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU 2D | 3,112 | 15,371 (2025-26) | 27,314 (2025-26) | 173 (2024) |
In WMU 2D, 2026-27 archery deer runs October 3 to November 20, and December 26 to January 24, 2027 and the regular firearms season November 28 to December 13.
Harvest: PGC Annual Deer Population Report, April 2026; PGC's 2024 bear harvest release. Seasons: PGC 2026-27 Seasons and Bag Limits.
How do you get to SGL 105?
Highways within five miles: PA 268, PA 68 and PA 368. Nearest towns: East Brady (next to it), Karns City (4 miles), Petrolia (4 miles) and Chicora (5 miles).
PGC's land records for SGL 105: PGC real estate, SGL 105.
PGC's rules for every State Game Lands tract, from tree stands to fluorescent orange for non-hunters, are on the Pennsylvania hunting page.
Questions hunters ask
Where can you park on State Game Lands 105?
PGC maps 12 parking areas on SGL 105: 11 gravel and 1 dirt. The largest PGC lists is about 7,500 square feet, at 40.9542, -79.5680. Every lot's coordinates are in the table on this page.
What WMU is State Game Lands 105 in?
All of SGL 105 is in WMU 2D. PGC estimates 15,371 antlered and 27,314 antlerless deer were taken in the whole WMU in 2025-26.
Can you drive on the roads in SGL 105?
PGC's road layer shows no road on SGL 105 that it opens to vehicles by season. It shows 11 miles of game land road closed to public vehicles. 6.8 miles of road through the game lands is open to traffic.
Can you camp on State Game Lands 105?
No. PGC does not allow camping on any State Game Lands, SGL 105 included. The nearest town is East Brady, next to the game lands, by the Census map of places.
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Where these facts come from
- Boundary and acres: PGC State Game Lands boundaries. Parking: PGC State Game Lands parking areas. Roads: PGC State Game Lands roads. Gates: PGC State Game Lands gates.
- WMU harvest: PGC Annual Deer Population Report, April 2026; PGC's 2024 bear harvest release. Seasons: PGC 2026-27 Seasons and Bag Limits.
- Public land around the game lands: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1). Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
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