January Deer Hunting Opportunity in Central New York
From January 11-31, 2020, there will be an antlerless deer season open in the Deer Management Focus Area (DMFA) in Tompkins County. To participate, hunters must register with the DMFA Program and download a permit, carcass tags and a hunting activity log from the DMFA web page. Registered hunters may take up to two antlerless deer per day using any hunting implement that is legal during any other deer season at the site where they are hunting.
The 60,000-acre DMFA was created in 2012 to help communities in the Ithaca area address problems caused by deer overabundance. It allows harvest of up to two antlerless deer per day throughout all the general deer hunting seasons, in addition to the January DMFA season. Hunters must carry a DMFA permit and DMFA carcass tags while they are hunting during the January season. They must also record their DMFA deer hunting activity and harvests on their hunting activity log and submit it to DEC by February 7. Additional information, including DMFA boundary descriptions and a printable map, is available on the DEC website.
Firearms Deer Season in Suffolk County, Long Island
The regular bowhunting deer season in Suffolk County runs through January 31. The 2020 firearms deer season in Suffolk County will run January 5 through January 31, including weekends. Town permits are now only required in the towns of Babylon, Huntington, Southampton, Islip, and Smithtown.
For those who missed the lottery to hunt for deer on DEC-managed lands during the firearms season, we will take reservations for unclaimed spots between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on December 20-24 and 26-31 and between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays January 5-31. Hunters may only make one reservation. For more information on reservation procedures and to see which DEC-managed lands are available for firearms deer hunting, please visit our website.
For regulations, places to hunt, and additional information, please visit DEC's Hunting on Long Island web page, or contact the DEC Region 1 Wildlife Office at (631) 444-0310.
From January 11-31, 2020, there will be an antlerless deer season open in the Deer Management Focus Area (DMFA) in Tompkins County. To participate, hunters must register with the DMFA Program and download a permit, carcass tags and a hunting activity log from the DMFA web page. Registered hunters may take up to two antlerless deer per day using any hunting implement that is legal during any other deer season at the site where they are hunting.
The 60,000-acre DMFA was created in 2012 to help communities in the Ithaca area address problems caused by deer overabundance. It allows harvest of up to two antlerless deer per day throughout all the general deer hunting seasons, in addition to the January DMFA season. Hunters must carry a DMFA permit and DMFA carcass tags while they are hunting during the January season. They must also record their DMFA deer hunting activity and harvests on their hunting activity log and submit it to DEC by February 7. Additional information, including DMFA boundary descriptions and a printable map, is available on the DEC website.
Firearms Deer Season in Suffolk County, Long Island
The regular bowhunting deer season in Suffolk County runs through January 31. The 2020 firearms deer season in Suffolk County will run January 5 through January 31, including weekends. Town permits are now only required in the towns of Babylon, Huntington, Southampton, Islip, and Smithtown.
For those who missed the lottery to hunt for deer on DEC-managed lands during the firearms season, we will take reservations for unclaimed spots between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on December 20-24 and 26-31 and between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays January 5-31. Hunters may only make one reservation. For more information on reservation procedures and to see which DEC-managed lands are available for firearms deer hunting, please visit our website.
For regulations, places to hunt, and additional information, please visit DEC's Hunting on Long Island web page, or contact the DEC Region 1 Wildlife Office at (631) 444-0310.
