Where to hunt from Altmar, NY

State land and refuges near Altmar

Land whose boundary comes within 10 miles of Altmar leads the table, nearest line first; tracts farther out follow by distance to their center.

Acre for acre, Winona State Forest (9,234 acres) is the giant inside the ring. 16 state forests and similar DEC tracts reach within 10 miles, the closest being Lower Salmon River State Forest. WMA ground near Altmar starts at Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area.

Tract access from Altmar

• Lower Salmon River State Forest (at town). DEC places it in the towns of Albion, Orwell and Richland, Oswego County. Plan on 1 listed lot, with 4 DEC maps to download. DEC notes: “No person shall discharge a rifle, shotgun, handgun or muzzle loader, except while hunting or trapping.”
• Altmar State Forest (1.4 mi). It lies in the town of Albion, Oswego County. DEC posts 1 map and 2 marked parking areas for it.
• Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area (2.2 mi). Location on the DEC page reads: Towns of Albion, Williamstown, Parish, and Amboy, Oswego County. DEC gives 10 parking locations and 1 property map for planning. DEC shows it open year-round with a free fee.
• Chateaugay State Forest (3.5 mi). Its DEC page puts it in the town of Orwell, Oswego County. DEC posts 1 map and 2 marked parking areas for it.

Lands, acreage, WMUs and access from DEC property pages, the DEC WMU layer, NYS Parks, NYC DEP and federal pages (lands.json); boundary distances inside 10 miles from places.json; center distances are straight lines from the Census point for Altmar. Checked October 27, 2026. Statewide public land map.

Deer and bear units that reach Altmar

In Oswego County the deer calendar comes from 5 units: 7A, 6K, 6N, 7F and 6G. WMU 6K holds Lower Salmon River State Forest, the first tract on the distance list with a county unit. DMPs are unlimited in 7F: filling and reporting one issues a bonus DMP. State law allows no DMPs in 6N, an Adirondack unit list. A second buck tag now has to be earned by reporting an antlerless deer first (Earn-a-2nd-Buck). Duck dates come from the Northeastern and Western zones; goose dates from Northeast and West Central.

WMU shares and 2026-27 dates from the DEC WMU season layer (counties.json); DMP targets and odds from the DEC 2026 DMP table; antler, bowhunting-only and rifle rules from the 2026-27 guide; bear areas and fall turkey from the guide bear pages. Checked October 27, 2026.

Altmar hunter services, nearest first

Shops are gun, archery, outdoor and chain sporting stores; town and village clerks that sell licenses get their own group. Nearest drop for donated venison is Scriba Meats (21 mi).

Processing shops

Mount makers

Outdoor stores

Preserves

Municipal license agents

DEC licenses 42 hunting guides with a Oswego County address; the state dataset lists them (names are not repeated here). DEC guide list

Processors from the DEC 2026 deer and bear processor list and Yellow Pages; bear cooperators from the DEC cooperating bear taxidermists and processors list; clerks from the DEC license issuing agents dataset; shops from Yellow Pages and store locators. Checked October 27, 2026; hours were not checked.

State wildlife offices for Altmar hunters

Questions about DMPs, state land or nuisance wildlife near Altmar go to DEC Region 7.

From the DEC statewide office list (services.json; Region 9 phones from the DEC permit administrators page), checked October 27, 2026.

Dinners, courses and hunts near Altmar

Drawing a circle of about 30 miles around Altmar catches 3 upcoming events. Kinds: DU gun raffle, NWTF split fundraiser and Wheelin' Sportsmen hunt.

On the way

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Other New York bases near Altmar

Nearest neighbors with their own pages are Pulaski, Constantia, Lorraine and Camden. Oswego County bases besides Altmar: Constantia, Oswego and Pulaski.

Altmar hunters, one last look

Wear orange or pink with a gun for deer or bear, carry your tags and report within the deadline.