Wednesday, August 5, 2009

NY Big Game WMU changes

Here it is !
NY Big Game,The odds of selection for Deer Management Permits (DMPs) in 2009 have been posted on our website at http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/30409.html

We routinely get questions from hunters about how DMP quotas are developed, and we have a description of the process posted at http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/47743.html


DMPs will be available when licenses go on sale beginning August 17, 2009. The deadline for application is October 1, 2009. As a reminder, the license fees have changed as well, and DMP applications will now be free only for holders of a Junior Hunting or Junior Bowhunting licenses and for hunters who purchased a Lifetime Sportsmen License prior to October 1, 2009. All other license holders will be charged $10 for the DMP application.

The $10 fee covers application for 1 or 2 DMPs.Also, please be aware that some Wildlife Management Unit boundaries have changed. It is very important that you review the new WMU boundaries so that you are able to apply for a DMP in the correct unit.

The boundary changes also affect some season dates, bag limits, and open areas for big and small game, turkey, waterfowl, and furbearers.

See http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8302.html for boundary descriptions and http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/52913.html for description of the boundary changes.

Jeremy Hurst
Big Game Biologist_

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