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Wildlife Management Units

Wildlife Management Units (WMUs)are the geographical units DEC uses to set hunting and trapping seasons in New York State. Wherever possible, the boundaries between units were placed on County or State Highways or large streams or rivers making them clearly identifiable on the ground. There are, however, a few cases where this was not possible or for legal reasons political boundaries (e.g., county boundaries) had to be used. The map below shows the general location of the WMUs and the links below the map provide written descriptions of each unit boundary. There also is an interactive mapping application on our website which shows the WMU boundary lines and the local roads. This application can be very useful in determining the exact location of the unit lines in the areas where you will be hunting or trapping.

Click on unit number below to see legal description
Caution: printing one description may print 10 or more pages

1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A
1C 3C 4B 5C 6C 7F 8C 9C
3F 4C 5F 6F 7H 8F 9F
3G 4F 5G 6G 7J 8G 9G
3H 4G 5H 6H 7M 8H 9H
3J 4H 5J 6J 7R 8J 9J
3K 4J 5K 6K 7S 8K 9K
3M 4K 5N 6N 8M 9M
3N 4L 5P 6P 8N 9N
3P 4M 5R 6R 8P 9P
3R 4N 6S 8R 9R
3S 4O 8S 9S
4P 8T 9T
4R 8W 9W
4S 8X 9X
4T 8Y 9Y
4U
4W
4X
4Y
4Z



More about Wildlife Management Units:

  • DEC Region 1 WMU's - Legal descriptions for Wildlife management units in Region 1 (Nassau and Suffolk counties)
  • DEC Region 2 WMU's - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 2 (new York City)
  • DEC Region 3 WMUs - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 3 (Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Westchester, and Rockland Counties).
  • DEC Region 4 WMU's - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 4 (Delaware, Greene, Columbia, Rensselaer, Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie, Otsego, Montgomery Counties)
  • DEC Region 5 WMU's - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 5 (Fulton, Saratoga, Washington, Warren, Hamilton, Essex, Franklin, Clinton Counties)
  • DEC Region 6 WMU's - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 6 (Oneida, Herkimer, Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence Counties)
  • DEC Region 7 WMU's - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 7 (Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tompkins, Cayuga, Onondaga, Madison, Oswego Counties)
  • DEC Region 8 WMU's - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 8 (Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, Yates, Seneca, Ontario, Livingston, Genesee, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne Counties)
  • DEC Region 9 WMU's - Legal descriptions of wildlife management units in Region 9 (Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Wyoming, Erie, Niagara Counties)