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Bowhunter Sighting Log

The New York Bowhunter Sighting Log is designed to provide information on long term population trends for selected wildlife species. The log was started on an experimental basis in several areas of the state in 1995 and expanded to cover the entire state in the fall of 1998. This type of data is currently being collected and used by New York and a number of other states as an index of wildlife populations. As the data accumulate over the next few years, we will be better able to track population changes and improve our ability to make management decisions for a variety of species.

Bowhunters who are cooperators in the sighting log keep a diary of their bowhunting activities and the number of animals of several species that they see from their stand. These logs are summarized and a sighting index, which consists of the number of sightings per 1,000 hours, is calculated for each species by Wildlife Management Unit.

Want to help? Participants who bowhunt in the northern zone or in either Suffolk or Westchester county are especially needed. Interested in learning more or volunteering to participate? You can e-mail us. Please provide your name, address, bowhunting stamp number, a list of the counties where you hunt, and whether or not you have participated in New York's bowhunter log in any previous year. Thank you for your interest.

• Annual Summaries for Deer

• 2002 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Does and Fawns
• 2002 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Total Deer
• 2002 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Bucks
• 2001 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Does and Fawns
• 2001 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Total Deer
• 2001 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Bucks
• 2000 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Does and Fawns
• 2000 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Total Deer
• 2000 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Bucks
• 1999 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Does and Fawns
• 1999 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Total Deer
• 1999 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Bucks
• 1999 Bowhunter Sighting Log Summary
• 1998 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Does and Fawns
• 1998 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Total Deer
• 1998 Bowhunter Log Results by WMU White Tailed Deer - Bucks

• Annual Summaries for Turkey

• 2002 Bowhunter Log Results for Wild Turkey By WMU
• 2001 Bowhunter Log Results for Wild Turkey By WMU
• 2000 Bowhunter Log Results for Wild Turkey By WMU
• 1999 Bowhunter Log Results for Wild Turkey By WMU
• 1998 Bowhunter Log Results for Wild Turkey By WMU