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Deer Hunting Season Dates

Area	Early Antlerless	Bowhunting	Crossbow	Regular Season	Muzzleloading	Special Late Firearms Season
Northern Zone		Sept. 27 - Oct. 22 Dec. 6 - Dec. 12 (WMUs 5A, 5G, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6G, 6H only)	Oct. 13 -Oct. 22	Oct. 23 - Dec. 5	Oct. 16 - Oct. 22 Dec. 6 - Dec. 12 (WMUs 5A, 5G, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6G, 6H only)
Southern Zone	Sept. 11-19 WMUs 3M, 3R, 8A, 8F, 8G, 8J, 8N, 9A, 9F (firearms, bows, crossbow) WMUs 4J, 8C (bowhunting only)	Oct. 1 - Nov. 19 Dec. 13 - Dec. 21 Dec. 26 - Jan. 1	Nov. 6 - Nov. 19 (Not in WMUs 4J or 8C)	Nov. 20 - Dec. 12	Dec. 13 - Dec. 21 (except bowhunting only WMUs 4J and 8C) Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 (except bowhunting only WMUs 4J and 8C)
Westchester County (WMU 3S)	Sept. 11-19 (bowhunting only)	same as Regular Season		Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 (bowhunting only)
Suffolk County (WMU 1C)	Sept. 11-19 (bowhunting only)	same as Regular Season		Oct. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2022 (bowhunting only)		Jan. 2 - Jan. 31, 2022 (Special Permit Required)