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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
DEC To Issue Deer Management Permits
Hunters Previously Denied May Receive Deer Management Permits Through
Correction Process
UNCLAIMED PERMITS ALSO AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 1
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that approximately 10,000 Deer
Management Permits (DMPs) will be issued to hunters who were previously
denied permits earlier this year during the DMP initial application
period that ended on Oct. 1. Leftover DMPs will also be available in
several Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) beginning Nov. 1.
“New York's hunters are key to the success of the state's deer
management programs,” Commissioner Grannis said. “Hunters have
enjoyed a proud legacy in New York State and we look forward to helping
them have a successful season this year. The DMPs greatly enhance our
ability to properly manage the state’s deer population.”
Deer Management Permits, which allow hunters to harvest
antlerless deer, are issued for specific WMUs to control local deer
populations. In order to provide DMPs at point-of-sale locations, DEC
must anticipate the number of applicants in each WMU and assign a
probability to each unit to ensure the availability of the appropriate
number of DMPs. In several WMUs, DEC received fewer applications than
projected by the Oct. 1 deadline, while in other areas demand exceeded
supply.
To issue the remaining DMPs, DEC randomly selected applicants
who were previously denied DMPs in affected WMUs during the application
period. With the selection process now completed, the Department has
begin to mail permits. An average of 13 percent of the hunters
previously denied permits in these units will receive a DMP through this
correction process. Additional DMPs will be made available in the
following WMUs:
● 3H: including parts of Sullivan and Ulster Counties.
● 4A, 4B, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4Z: including parts of Albany,
Schenectady, Schoharie, Montgomery, Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer,
Madison, Oneida, Otsego, Greene, Broome, Chenango, Otsego, Sullivan,
Ulster, Columbia and Dutchess Counties.
● 5K, 5P: including parts of Washington, Rensselaer and Saratoga
Counties.
● 6A, 6C, 6H, 6K, 6P: including parts of Franklin, Jefferson, St.
Lawrence, Lewis, Oswego, Oneida and Madison Counties
● 7F, 7R: including parts of Cayuga, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga and
Seneca Broome, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Tioga, Tompkins Counties
● 9P, 9R, 9S, 9X: including parts of Allegany, Livingston,
Steuben, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties
For more descripton on these WMU geographic units, visit
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8302.html .
Hunters not selected for a DMP will not receive a mailing from
DEC. Hunters are urged to wait for their permits to arrive by mail.
Selection for one of these permits will not affect any preference points
issued to hunters who were not selected for their first choice area
during the original application period.
In addition, DEC will also reopen the DMP application process
starting Nov. 1, on a first-come, first-served basis for WMUs that have
not reached target totals during the random selections. Hunters may
apply for leftover DMPs at any DEC license sales outlet beginning Nov.
1. Leftover DMPs will not be available by phone, by mail or via the
internet. DMP applications will be accepted for the following WMUs:
● 1C: including all of Suffolk County.
● 3M, 3R, 3S (bowhunting-only): including parts of Orange,
Sullivan, Ulster, Rockland, and Westchester Counties.
● 8A, 8G, 8H, 8N: including parts of Monroe, Niagara, Orleans,
Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario Wyoming, Steuben, and Yates
Counties.
● 9A, 9F: including parts of Erie and Niagara Counties.
During this extended application period, DEC will issue DMPs for
an individual WMU all day once a WMU is opened for leftover issuance.
The status of permits will be reviewed each night at midnight, and any
filled units will be removed from the list of those available, with no
further applications accepted for those units.
For locations of these WMUs, check the 2008-09 Hunting and
Trapping Regulations Guide or visit www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8302.html on
DEC’s website.
