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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
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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)

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