Dannemora, New York, as a hunting base

Public tracts mapped around Dannemora

All miles are straight lines from the Census point for Dannemora; road miles run longer.

For room to roam, Chazy Highlands Wild Forest offers 47,589 acres, the most near town. 2 Forest Preserve units reach the ring, nearest Chazy Highlands Wild Forest; wilderness units keep motor vehicles out, so plan to walk. Chazy Highlands State Forest heads the state forest list, one of 8 in the ring. Wildlife management land within reach: Lewis Preserve Wildlife Management Area.

Before you park near Dannemora

• Chazy Highlands State Forest (1.0 mi). The tract sits in the town of Dannemora, Clinton County. 4 parking spots and 1 downloadable map are on file with DEC. Entry is free, year-round. DEC notes: “Hunting is permitted on the property in accordance with department regulations, unless otherwise posted.”
• Chazy Highlands Wild Forest (1.8 mi). DEC gives 5 parking locations and 5 property maps for planning. DEC notes: “All public use areas, State Forest, and Wildlife Management Areas in the vicinity are open to public hunting and trapping during the legal hunting seasons, except where specifically prohibited by posted notice.”
• Dunkin's Reserve State Forest (2.0 mi). It lies in the towns of Altona, Beekmantown and Dannemora, Clinton County. DEC posts 1 map and 1 marked parking area for it. DEC notes: “Hunting is permitted on this property in accordance with all game regulations, unless otherwise posted.”
• Cadyville State Forest (3.8 mi). Look for it in the town of Plattsburgh, Clinton County. DEC gives 1 parking location and 1 property map for planning.

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 Dannemora. Checked October 27, 2026. Statewide public land map.

Dannemora hunting businesses by distance

Processors come from DEC’s 2026 deer and bear processor list plus listings that name deer or game, sorted by miles from Dannemora. For venison donations, Pardy's Custom Meat Cutting is 5.6 mi away.

Processors

Mounts

Gun and bow shops

Town clerks (licenses)

22 licensed guides with hunting on their license list a Clinton County address. Find a licensed guide

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.

DEC offices near Dannemora

Nobody needs to visit DEC for a license; these offices are for permits, land and wildlife staff near Dannemora.

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

More hunting towns beside Dannemora

Town pages around Dannemora include Lyon Mountain, Redford, Altona and Plattsburgh. Clinton County alternatives to Dannemora: Altona, Chazy, Lyon Mountain, Peru, Plattsburgh and Redford.

Questions from Dannemora hunters

Answers drawn from the sources in each section above; reporting from the guide reporting page; orange and Sunday rules from the guide big game page; setbacks from ECL 11-0931; CWD from DEC CWD page. Checked October 27, 2026.

Before Dannemora hunters head out

Every mile here is a straight line from Dannemora; state forests, Forest Preserve units, parks and refuges each add rules, so read the land page and the 2026-27 guide first.