HuntingRulebook

New York · Deer · 2026-27

Tap anywhere on the map to drop a pin, or search an address above — the pin's unit, its land and a box to name and save it appear straight underneath. Boundaries come straight from each state's own GIS layer, simplified to about 10 metres in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware and about 20 in New York, which is fifteen times the size. Near a unit line, confirm against the official boundary description.

New York deer seasons, 2026-27

New York’s 2026-27 deer seasons run September 12, 2026 to January 31, 2027, and what is open on a given day depends on the wildlife management unit your stand is in. Drop a pin above and this app reads the Wildlife Management Unit off it, then answers the rest from there — the dates, the legal arms, the bag limits and the shooting hours, transcribed page by page from the NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife digest. It is a planning aid, not the law: check the digest before you hunt.

Every screen for New York

  • Today in New York — Whether the season is open at your pin this morning, what you may take, and the legal light either end of the day.
  • Map in New York — Drop a pin and see the unit, the public land and the property lines under it.
  • Weather in New York — Wind, temperature and the scent cone over your ground, hour by hour, for the days you can still choose between.
  • Calendar in New York — Every day your tags are good for in your unit, from opening day to the end of the season.
  • Rut in New York — When the rut runs where you hunt, and which week is worth taking off.
  • Rules in New York — The legal arms, bag limits, antler restrictions and shooting hours that apply at your pin.
  • Tags in New York — The licences and permits you hold — what turns the published season into your season.

The other states

All four states — the app opens on whichever one your own pin falls in.