Hunting in New York
92 game management units
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 ConservationLoading game management unit boundaries…
Game species in New York
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Migratory
Game management units
92 units
- Unit 1A
- Unit 1C
- Unit 2A
- Unit 3A
- Unit 3C
- Unit 3F
- Unit 3G
- Unit 3H
- Unit 3J
- Unit 3K
- Unit 3M
- Unit 3N
- Unit 3P
- Unit 3R
- Unit 3S
- Unit 4A
- Unit 4B
- Unit 4C
- Unit 4F
- Unit 4G
- Unit 4H
- Unit 4J
- Unit 4K
- Unit 4L
- Unit 4O
- Unit 4P
- Unit 4R
- Unit 4S
- Unit 4T
- Unit 4U
- Unit 4W
- Unit 4Y
- Unit 4Z
- Unit 5A
- Unit 5C
- Unit 5F
- Unit 5G
- Unit 5H
- Unit 5J
- Unit 5R
- Unit 5S
- Unit 5T
- Unit 6A
- Unit 6C
- Unit 6F
- Unit 6G
- Unit 6H
- Unit 6J
- Unit 6K
- Unit 6N
- Unit 6P
- Unit 6R
- Unit 6S
- Unit 7A
- Unit 7F
- Unit 7H
- Unit 7J
- Unit 7M
- Unit 7P
- Unit 7R
- Unit 7S
- Unit 8A
- Unit 8C
- Unit 8F
- Unit 8G
- Unit 8H
- Unit 8J
- Unit 8M
- Unit 8N
- Unit 8P
- Unit 8R
- Unit 8S
- Unit 8T
- Unit 8W
- Unit 8X
- Unit 8Y
- Unit 9A
- Unit 9C
- Unit 9F
- Unit 9G
- Unit 9H
- Unit 9J
- Unit 9K
- Unit 9M
- Unit 9N
- Unit 9P
- Unit 9R
- Unit 9S
- Unit 9T
- Unit 9W
- Unit 9X
- Unit 9Y
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
Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
178 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
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
10,297.8 acres
Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
2,682 acres