

Through cooperative agreements under New York’s Fish and Wildlife Management Act (FWMA), Cooperative Hunting Areas provide access and management services to privately owned lands in order to increase public hunting opportunities. Trespassing on these areas without permission from the landowner is illegal. Rights of way that cross private property, such as for power lines and railroads, are NOT public land.

Remember: Damaging bark or cutting trees, branches, or plants is illegal without permission of the landowner. For more information on hunting on private lands, visit our website. Stickers are available for free from your local Regional Wildlife Office (see Important Numbers ) or from DEC Central Office, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4754. Many landowners use "ASK permission" stickers on their signs, which show the landowners’ willingness to allow access to their lands. What species can be hunted? Are tree stands allowed? Be courteous - ASK permission well in advance.If it were your land, how would you want a visitor to act?

Private LandsĪlways ASK the landowner for permission to hunt and trap on private land. įor additional information about places to hunt in New York, go to. DECinfo Locator is an interactive map that includes DEC lands with public hunting access and other outdoor recreation information.
