Permit Requirements for Fisher & Marten
New York
Hunting
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.

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 | ||