HuntingRulebook

New York · Deer · 2026-27

Antlered tags

0

2 max, second one earned

Bow/Muzz tags

0

one per privilege

DMPs held

0

across all units

Seasons covered

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pick a spot

Your licence

September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027

Deer Management Permits

Antlerless only, and only in the unit printed on them

No permits yet. You may apply for 4 — two in units with a quota, two in units where they are unlimited — and be handed any number more by other hunters. Applications for units with a quota close October 1, 2026.

DMAP tags

Issued to a landowner for a named property, not to a unit. Valid only on that property, and antlerless only.

0

Earn-a-2nd-Buck

The 2026 rule change, and the only route to a second buck

Who is hunting

Season log

Kept on this device only — it is not a substitute for reporting

Antlered

0

of 7 annual limit

Antlerless

0

this season

Units hunted

0

none yet

Nothing logged yet. Once the season opens, keep a running tally here so you always know how much of your bag limit is left.

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.