Environment DEC
From the November 2008 issue
Deer Management Permits Being Issued; Applications for Leftover Permits Being Accepted
Approximately 10,000 deer management permits (DMP) will be issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to hunters who were denied permits earlier this year during the DMP initial application period that ended on October 1. Leftover DMPs also will be available in several wildlife management units (WMU) beginning November 1.
DMPs, which allow hunters to harvest antlerless deer, are issued for specific WMUs to control local deer populations. 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 October deadline, while in other areas, demand exceeded supply.
To issue the remaining DMPs, DEC randomly selected applicants who previously were denied DMPs in affected WMUs during the application period. With the selection process now completed, DEC 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. 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.
Applications for Leftover DMPs
Hunters may apply for leftover DMPs only at a DEC license sales outlet.
In addition, DEC will reopen the DMP application process starting November 1, on a first-come, first-served basis for WMUs that have not reached target totals during random selections. Hunters may apply for leftover DMPs at any DEC license sales outlet. Leftover DMPs will not be available by phone or 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 long after it 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 them. For locations of these WMUs, please use the link above.
