Hunting in New York
Official agency resources
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Buy a license ↗
https://dec.ny.gov/regulatory/permits-licenses/sporting-and-use/sporting/hunting-license
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/deer-bear/antlerless-deer-hunting
- GMU map ↗
https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/regulations/wildlife-management-units
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/report-your-harvest
- Hunter education ↗
https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting/hunter-education
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in New York, go straight to the issuing agency.
NY State Department of Environmental ConservationGame species in New York
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for New York are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in New York.
Huntable public lands in New York
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
3,371.2 acres
Finger Lakes National Forest
National Forest
16,259 acres
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
10,845.8 acres
Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area
National Wildlife Refuge
22.5 acres
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
7,710 acres
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
10,297.8 acres
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
2,682 acres