- General Info
- Licenses, Permits & Fees
- Hunting Regulations
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Seasons & Limits
- Deer Hunting Season Dates
- Big Game Season Dates
- Turkey Hunting Seasons
- Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons & Bag Limits
- Furbearer Trapping Season Dates & Bag Limits
- Small Game Season Dates & Limits
- Waterfowl Hunting Zone Descriptions
- Special Seasons Designated for Young Hunters
- Bear Hunting Season Dates
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Features
- 2020 Why I Hunt/Trap
- Chronic Wasting Disease
- The 10 Commandments of Firearm Safety
- DEC Adopts New Deer Management Plan
- Doe or Fawn?
- Tree Stand Safety
- Fisher Management in New York
- Working Together to Protect Wildlife and People
- Attention Rabbit Hunters
- Spruce Grouse vs. Ruffed Grouse
- Changes in Atlantic Population Canada Goose Seasons
- Moose in New York
- Junior Hunter/Trapper Opportunities
- PDF Downloads
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) |
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Southern Zone | Sept. 11-19 |
Oct. 1 - Nov. 19 |
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) |
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Westchester County (WMU 3S) |
Sept. 11-19 (bowhunting only) | same as Regular Season | Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 (bowhunting only) |
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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) |


