Following completion of the New York State Fisher Management Plan, regulations were adopted to:

• Reduce the fisher (and marten) trapping season from 46 days to 30 days in select Adirondack Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) in the Northern Zone (yellow area on the map).
• Establish a 6-day fisher trapping season in selected WMUs in Central/Western New York (blue area on the map).
• Require a free special annual permit for all fisher trapping. The special permit will enable DEC to collect important data for managing fisher harvests.

Permit Conditions:

• To trap fisher anywhere in the state or marten in Adirondack WMUs, obtain a Special Free Annual Fisher Permit or combination Fisher/Marten Permit (yellow area on map) from DEC regional Bureau of Wildlife offices as outlined in the table below.
• Submit the skull or lower jaw of all harvested fishers and the entire carcass of all harvested martens at the time of pelt sealing.
• Complete and submit a trapping activity log, even if you did not trap, within 10 days after the close of the season.

To Obtain a Free Annual Fisher or Fisher/Marten Permit:

Only one fisher or fisher/marten permit is needed to trap these species anywhere in New York where the season is open.

Contact your Regional Wildlife Office (see table below), or apply by e-mail. You must provide the following information:

• Name
• Species (fisher or fisher/marten)
• Mailing address
• DEC ID # (from your trapping license or backtag)
• Phone number and/or e-mail address

Apply by e-mail to: wildlife@dec.ny.gov, type “Fisher/Marten Permit” in the subject line. Please be sure to include the information listed above and the primary county where you plan to trap.

Apply in person or by phone to any office listed below:
DEC Region	Fisher/Marten	Fisher	Address	Phone
3	N/A	Contact any Regional Wildlife Office to obtain a free annual permit to trap fisher in any WMU with an open season (other than those listed for fisher/marten).	21 S Putt Corners Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561	845-256-3088
4			65561 State Hwy 10, Stamford, NY 12167	607-652-2302
5	5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6F, 6J		232 Golf Course Rd, Warrensburg, NY 12885	518-623-1240
6			317 Washington St, Watertown, NY 13601	315-785-2534
7	N/A		1285 Fisher Ave, Cortland, NY 13045	607-753-3095, x. 247
8			7291 Coon Rd, Bath, NY 14810	607-622-8271
9			182 E Union St, Suite 3, Allegany, NY 14706	716-372-0645
Or apply by email to: wildlife@dec.ny.gov and type “Fisher/Marten Permit” in the subject line.