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New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos
today announced that remaining Deer Management Permits (DMPs) in several
Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) will be available to hunters beginning
Nov. 1, 2021.
"DMPs are an important
tool for achieving the state's management objectives, and we encourage
all interested hunters to pick up any extra permits available in select
units," Commissioner
Seggos said. "We also
encourage all participating hunters to prioritize doe harvest with
available DMPs while letting young bucks go to help advance our deer
management goals. Interested hunters can also help feed hungry New
Yorkers through the Venison Donation Coalition, or
sharing extra venison with family and neighbors."
DMPs allow hunters to harvest
antlerless deer and are issued for specific WMUs to help control deer
populations. In some WMUs, all applicants received permits during the
initial application process, and the DMP target has not been reached. In
these units, DEC will re-open the DMP application process starting Nov.
1, on a first-come, first-served basis. Hunters may apply for up to two
additional DMPs in these WMUs at any DEC license sales outlet beginning Nov.
1.
While Hudson Valley deer
populations are robust and long-term population impacts from Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease are not
anticipated, DEC will not be issuing leftover DMPs in several Hudson
Valley WMUs most heavily affected by the disease. In other affected WMUs,
DEC will evaluate the impact of EHD and modify DMP issuance next year, as
needed.
Leftover
DMPs are not available by phone, mail, or internet.
Applications must be made at license issuing outlets. Applicants who
previously paid the $10 DMP application fee during the initial
application period, or are exempt from the application fee, will not be
charged for this additional application. Hunters who did not previously
apply for a deer management permit are required to pay the $10
application fee.
Applications for leftover
DMPs will be accepted for the following WMUs: 1C, 3M, 3R, 3S
(bowhunting-only), 4J (bowhunting-only), 6P, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7R, 8A, 8C
(bowhunting-only), 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8N, 8R, 9A, 9F, and 9G. For WMU
locations, refer to the 2021-22
Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide or visit DEC's
website.
During this extended
application period, DEC will issue DMPs for an individual WMU until the
target issuance quota is achieved. The status of permits will be reviewed
each night, and as individual units are filled, they will be removed from
the list of those available effective the following day. A list of units
with available leftover DMPs will routinely be
updated on DEC's website or via the DMP Hotline at 1-866-472-4332.
Additionally, Bonus
DMPs are available for hunters who successfully take an
antlerless deer in WMUs 1C, 3S, 4J, or 8C.
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