New York WMU season lookup

All 92 WMUs with zone, counties, regular deer dates, 2026 DMP targets and deer take.

Northern ZoneSouthern Zone

92WMUs

14Northern Zone

78Southern Zone

306,073DMP target

Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain)

How New York WMUs work

New York manages deer, bear, turkey, small game and furbearer seasons by Wildlife Management Unit. DEC draws 92 units on roads, rivers and shorelines, not county lines, so a single county can hold three or four units with different rules. 14 units make up the Northern Zone (the Adirondacks, Tug Hill and the St. Lawrence and Champlain valleys) and 78 the Southern Zone, from the Lake Ontario plain and the Southern Tier to the Catskills, the Hudson Valley and Long Island. Each unit page lists its counties with GIS shares, every season whose WMU list includes it, the 2026 Deer Management Permit target and odds, the antler rule, the bear area, fall turkey dates, deer take by year to 2022 and the public land inside it. WMU 1A (Nassau) and 2A (New York City) are closed to deer and bear by law, and 9C around Buffalo has no DMP row in 2026.

11Antler restriction units

4Bow-only units

23Unlimited DMP units

9No DMPs by law

DEC WMU layer, 2026 DMP targets and the 2026-27 guide, checked October 27, 2026.

Every New York WMU

Filter by unit code or county; each code opens the unit page.

WMU	Zone	Counties	Sq mi	Regular deer	DMPs 2026	Antler rule	Deer 2022
1A	Southern	Nassau	288	Closed	Not listed
1C	Southern	Suffolk	903	Oct 1–Jan 31	Unlimited		2,700
2A	Southern	Queens, Kings, Richmond +	302	Closed	Not listed
3A	Southern	Ulster, Greene, Sullivan +	694	Nov 21–Dec 13	175	Yes	915
3C	Southern	Ulster, Greene, Sullivan	316	Nov 21–Dec 13	4,000	Yes	1,098
3F	Southern	Dutchess, Columbia	332	Nov 21–Dec 13	4,400		554
3G	Southern	Dutchess, Putnam	457	Nov 21–Dec 13	5,200		1,125
3H	Southern	Sullivan, Ulster	554	Nov 21–Dec 13	4,000	Yes	3,269
3J	Southern	Ulster, Greene, Orange	356	Nov 21–Dec 13	6,400	Yes	1,235
3K	Southern	Sullivan, Orange	381	Nov 21–Dec 13	1,400	Yes	1,573
3M	Southern	Orange, Ulster, Sullivan	749	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		4,887
3N	Southern	Putnam, Dutchess	223	Nov 21–Dec 13	3,200		544
3P	Southern	Orange, Rockland	125	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		333
3R	Southern	Rockland, Orange	206	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		352
3S	Southern	Westchester	431	Oct 1–Dec 31	Unlimited		841
4A	Southern	Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie +	430	Nov 21–Dec 13	3,000		2,014
4B	Southern	Albany, Schenectady	162	Nov 21–Dec 13	3,300		814
4C	Southern	Rensselaer	165	Nov 21–Dec 13	1,600		1,124
4F	Southern	Otsego, Schoharie, Delaware +	1,161	Nov 21–Dec 13	10,000		7,002
4G	Southern	Schoharie, Albany, Schenectady +	370	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,800	Yes	1,855
4H	Southern	Albany, Schoharie, Greene	290	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,200		1,718
4J	Southern	Albany	149	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		592
4K	Southern	Rensselaer, Columbia	256	Nov 21–Dec 13	3,000		1,354
4L	Southern	Rensselaer	221	Nov 21–Dec 13	400		620
4O	Southern	Delaware, Broome, Chenango +	760	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,100	Yes	2,779
4P	Southern	Delaware, Schoharie	361	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,000	Yes	1,381
4R	Southern	Greene, Delaware, Schoharie +	290	Nov 21–Dec 13	1,900	Yes	1,099
4S	Southern	Greene, Albany	220	Nov 21–Dec 13	1,200	Yes	922
4T	Southern	Columbia, Rensselaer	132	Nov 21–Dec 13	3,900		595
4U	Southern	Columbia, Rensselaer	127	Nov 21–Dec 13	300		596
4W	Southern	Delaware, Sullivan, Ulster	443	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,100	Yes	1,598
4Y	Southern	Columbia, Dutchess	176	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,400		692
4Z	Southern	Columbia, Dutchess	251	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,500		1,187
5A	Northern	Clinton, Franklin	610	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		1,108
5C	Northern	Clinton, Franklin, Essex	1,126	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		1,210
5F	Northern	Essex, Franklin, Hamilton +	1,328	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		846
5G	Northern	Essex, Warren, Washington +	1,113	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		1,742
5H	Northern	Hamilton, Herkimer, Warren +	3,046	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		2,794
5J	Northern	Saratoga, Fulton, Warren +	674	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		1,494
5R	Southern	Saratoga, Schenectady	373	Nov 21–Dec 13	9,700		1,798
5S	Southern	Washington, Rensselaer	422	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,000		2,197
5T	Southern	Washington	223	Nov 21–Dec 13	300		666
6A	Northern	St Lawrence, Franklin, Jefferson	1,472	Oct 24–Dec 6	2,300		4,501
6C	Northern	St Lawrence, Lewis, Franklin +	977	Oct 24–Dec 6	3,800		3,587
6F	Northern	St Lawrence, Franklin	1,213	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		1,052
6G	Northern	Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego	933	Oct 24–Dec 6	21,000		6,593
6H	Northern	Jefferson, Lewis	173	Oct 24–Dec 6	600		392
6J	Northern	Lewis, Herkimer, Hamilton +	1,576	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		1,304
6K	Northern	Oneida, Oswego, Lewis +	1,161	Oct 24–Dec 6	6,500		5,072
6N	Northern	Lewis, Oswego, Jefferson	491	Oct 24–Dec 6	None by law		947
6P	Southern	Oneida, Madison	203	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		1,264
6R	Southern	Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery +	542	Nov 21–Dec 13	6,100		2,191
6S	Southern	Herkimer, Oneida, Montgomery +	589	Nov 21–Dec 13	4,200		2,607
7A	Southern	Oswego, Cayuga, Onondaga	545	Nov 21–Dec 13	6,100		2,918
7F	Southern	Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison +	687	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		3,681
7H	Southern	Cayuga, Tompkins, Seneca	357	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		2,029
7J	Southern	Onondaga, Madison, Cayuga +	839	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		5,977
7M	Southern	Chenango, Madison, Cortland +	1,242	Nov 21–Dec 13	20,200		7,666
7P	Southern	Chenango, Broome	485	Nov 21–Dec 13	3,000		2,366
7R	Southern	Tompkins, Tioga, Cortland +	739	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		5,336
7S	Southern	Broome, Tioga, Chemung	663	Nov 21–Dec 13	12,500		4,591
8A	Southern	Orleans, Monroe, Niagara	419	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		4,260
8C	Southern	Monroe	138	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		392
8F	Southern	Wayne, Monroe, Cayuga +	733	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		6,729
8G	Southern	Genesee, Monroe, Orleans +	686	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		7,802
8H	Southern	Livingston, Ontario, Monroe +	574	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		6,708
8J	Southern	Ontario, Seneca, Yates +	712	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		4,724
8M	Southern	Livingston, Wyoming, Steuben	307	Nov 21–Dec 13	9,800		3,523
8N	Southern	Ontario, Livingston, Yates +	314	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		4,907
8P	Southern	Steuben, Yates, Ontario +	356	Nov 21–Dec 13	6,800		2,686
8R	Southern	Yates, Schuyler, Steuben	270	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		4,488
8S	Southern	Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins +	256	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		2,470
8T	Southern	Steuben	385	Nov 21–Dec 13	7,500		3,957
8W	Southern	Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung	440	Nov 21–Dec 13	8,000		3,174
8X	Southern	Steuben, Allegany	400	Nov 21–Dec 13	13,600		5,512
8Y	Southern	Chemung, Steuben, Tioga	354	Nov 21–Dec 13	8,700		2,633
9A	Southern	Niagara, Erie	462	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		2,918
9C	Southern	Erie	201	Nov 21–Dec 13	Not listed
9F	Southern	Erie, Niagara	277	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		2,409
9G	Southern	Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus	230	Nov 21–Dec 13	Unlimited		1,945
9H	Southern	Wyoming, Erie, Genesee	973	Nov 21–Dec 13	21,800		7,951
9J	Southern	Chautauqua	694	Nov 21–Dec 13	17,000		6,708
9K	Southern	Chautauqua, Cattaraugus	446	Nov 21–Dec 13	7,000		4,100
9M	Southern	Cattaraugus	330	Nov 21–Dec 13	6,300		2,701
9N	Southern	Allegany, Wyoming, Cattaraugus	207	Nov 21–Dec 13	5,000		1,741
9P	Southern	Allegany, Livingston, Steuben	582	Nov 21–Dec 13	6,400		5,124
9R	Southern	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua	218	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,303		1,085
9S	Southern	Cattaraugus	92	Nov 21–Dec 13	1,200		381
9T	Southern	Cattaraugus	248	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,292		1,209
9W	Southern	Allegany, Cattaraugus	250	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,600		1,424
9X	Southern	Allegany, Cattaraugus	219	Nov 21–Dec 13	2,603		1,454
9Y	Southern	Allegany	125	Nov 21–Dec 13	5,400		1,549

Seasons from the DEC deer season pages; deer take from DEC 2022 deer report, checked October 27, 2026.

WMUs in each New York county

A county may hold several units; the first listed covers the most ground.

County	WMUs (largest share first)
Albany	4H, 4J, 4B, 4S, 4A, 4G, 4R
Allegany	9P, 9X, 9W, 9Y, 9N, 8X
Bronx	2A
Broome	7S, 4O, 7P, 7R, 7M
Cattaraugus	9M, 9T, 9R, 9K, 9W, 9S, 9X, 9N, 9G
Cayuga	7H, 7J, 7F, 7A, 8F
Chautauqua	9J, 9K, 9G, 9R
Chemung	8Y, 8W, 7R, 7S
Chenango	7M, 7P, 4O, 4F
Clinton	5C, 5A, 5G, 5F
Columbia	4Z, 4Y, 4T, 4U, 4K, 3F
Cortland	7M, 7R, 7J
Delaware	4O, 4W, 4P, 4R, 4F, 3A, 4G
Dutchess	3G, 3F, 3N, 4Z, 4Y
Erie	9H, 9C, 9F, 9G, 9A, 8G
Essex	5F, 5G, 5H, 5C
Franklin	6F, 5C, 5F, 6A, 5A, 6C, 6J
Fulton	5J, 5H, 6R
Genesee	8G, 9H, 8H
Greene	3A, 4S, 4R, 4H, 3J, 3C
Hamilton	5H, 6J, 5F
Herkimer	5H, 6J, 6S, 6R, 4F, 5J
Jefferson	6G, 6A, 6H, 6K, 6N, 6C
Kings	2A
Lewis	6J, 6N, 6C, 6K, 6G, 6H
Livingston	8M, 8H, 9P, 8N, 8P
Madison	7M, 7J, 7F, 4F, 6S, 6P
Monroe	8G, 8C, 8A, 8F, 8H
Montgomery	4A, 6R, 6S
Nassau	1A
New York	2A
Niagara	9A, 9F, 8G, 8A
Oneida	6K, 6P, 6S, 6R, 5H, 6J, 7F, 7J, 7M
Onondaga	7F, 7J, 7M, 7A
Ontario	8J, 8N, 8H, 8F, 8P
Orange	3M, 3P, 3K, 3R, 3J
Orleans	8A, 8G
Oswego	7A, 6K, 6N, 7F, 6G
Otsego	4F, 6S, 4O
Putnam	3N, 3G
Queens	2A
Rensselaer	4K, 4L, 4C, 5S, 4T, 4U
Richmond	2A
Rockland	3R, 3P
Saratoga	5J, 5R, 5H, 6R
Schenectady	4A, 4B, 5R, 6R, 4G
Schoharie	4G, 4F, 4A, 4H, 4R, 4P, 6S
Schuyler	8W, 8S, 8R, 7R
Seneca	8J, 8S, 7H, 7F
Steuben	8T, 8X, 8P, 8W, 8Y, 8R, 9P, 8M, 8N
Suffolk	1C
Sullivan	3H, 3K, 3A, 4W, 3M, 3C
Tioga	7S, 7R, 8Y
Tompkins	7R, 7H, 8S, 7J
Ulster	3J, 3A, 3C, 3M, 3H, 4R, 4W
Warren	5H, 5G, 5J
Washington	5S, 5T, 5G, 5J
Wayne	8F, 8J
Westchester	3S
Wyoming	9H, 9N, 8M, 8H
Yates	8R, 8J, 8N, 8S, 8P

DEC WMU layer overlaid on county lines, checked October 27, 2026.

White-tailed deer moving through autumn woodsPhoto: NPS Photo (Public domain)

Young white-tailed deer in dry autumn brush at close rangePhoto: fishhawk (CC BY 2.0)

White-tailed deer doe peering over a meadow edgePhoto: TonySprezzatura (CC BY-SA 2.0)

New York WMU questions

How many WMUs does New York have?

92 in the DEC layer: 14 in the Northern Zone and 78 in the Southern Zone, counting 1A, 2A and 9C.

Why do seasons follow WMUs instead of counties?

DEC sets deer, bear, turkey, small game and furbearer dates by unit, and unit lines follow roads, rivers and shorelines; counties are split among them.

Which WMUs have the most DMPs?

The 23 unlimited and bonus units have no cap; among limited units the targets are on the Deer Management Permit page.

Where can I see a WMU map?

DEC publishes the WMU map with the guide; each unit page here lists its counties and their shares.

Which units are bowhunting only for deer?

1C, 3S, 4J and 8C.