By New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Hunting Licenses and permits are now available for purchase at any DEC license issuing agent, by telephone at (866) 933-2257, or online.
Hunting and trapping licenses are valid for one year beginning September 1, 2017.
This year hunters are asked to provide an email address when purchasing their licenses.
It will allow the Department a means to notify hunters of additional hunting or trapping opportunities, impending legislation or regulation changes, and license renewal reminders, as well as to request feedback and conduct surveys. All customer information is privacy-protected, and emails will only be used by DEC for program-related information.
Hunters are asked to check the Deer Management Permits (DMPs) targets and the chance of being Selected for a doe tag before applying.
This fall, the statewide allocation of DMPs for antlerless harvest will be increased by about 11 percent more than what was issued last year.
See DMP Availability and Probability of Selection to review our target allocation of DMPs for each Wildlife Management Unit.
A hunter’s chances of obtaining a DMP remain the same throughout the application period which ends October 1. For questions, contact the DMP Hotline (866) 472-4332.