Hunters Urged To Apply For Permits As Westchester Deer Control Efforts Begin

It's bow only for obvious reasons. But there are areas where use of shotgun would be fine. Politics of course. But the real problem is that no private land owner will give permission and its the same for many towns with large park areas. Town boards will not approve for political reasons. So you're left with small county land and the larger NY water shed areas (DEC). The DEC is easy to deal with. You can get a pass by simply registering with your driver license on their website.
IMHO and with many years of hunting, we have some of the largest deer in the state in this county. ZERO pressure. Sending a bunch of hunters into these DEC lands will only push whatever deer there are in those areas onto the golf courses, backyards and small town land where the eat better anyway. lol

South of 287 highway is no hunting period. There is 400 acres next to me between a golf course, school and town land that supports a nice size herd. Coyote's come around often enough. I have seen 2 10 pointers and 4 8 pointers above 5 years in age. Bunch of younger bucks and doe's too. We have doe's you could saddle and ride. lol

Last year I found a butchered carcass. Someone took one at night with a bow. Likely used a thermal.

I hope people say no to this. They do this on my area but the issue is there is no public land to hunt big game except one 40 acres wmu. Last time I hunted there too many people walking their dogs and houses close by. I’ll never hunt big game there again.

I have a veggie farm in skaneateles… I can’t get enough dmp’s
replanted about 400 tomato plants and between the deer and the woodchucks they are mowing down the soybeans and the Christmas trees.
black crim, Cherokee purple and a few other maters that bring in s good money without a lot of work.
super sweet 100 brings in some good money, the loc restaurants fight over my organics.


I will be looking for 200 yard groups from you gentlemen before the upcoming deer season…still trying to figure out the bounty ‍
and yea you give me some loin or backstrap