New York · state forests, wildlife areas and easements · by Wildlife Management Unit

WMU 6C · Indian Pipe State Forest

Unit of 619,412 acres, and every cut inside it since 2011, dated by year. Tap any cut on the map for its year and size.

4fresh cuts0–3 yrs · 313 acres
3regrowth4–7 yrs · 92 acres
5older8–15 yrs · 170 acres

Freshest cuts

The 4 freshest cuts

Cut	Size
1. Cut 2023	110 acres
2. Cut 2023	91 acres
3. Cut 2023	87 acres
4. Cut 2023	25 acres

Click one to see it on the map.

Seasons here, 2026

What's open,
what's not

In season now: bear regular (firearms) (to Dec 6); deer regular (firearms) (to Dec 6).

Put these in your calendarEvery opening day here, with a reminder a week before. Your calendar keeps itself up to date.

Species	Season	Dates	Legal animal	Today	Rule
Bear	Regular (firearms)	Sep 19 – Dec 6	Legal bear as your licence and tags allow	Open now · to Dec 6	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
Deer	Regular (firearms)	Oct 24 – Dec 6	Legal deer as your licence and tags allow	Open now · to Dec 6	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
Deer	Late bow	Dec 7 – Dec 13	Legal deer as your licence and tags allow	Opens in 40 days	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
Deer	Muzzleloader	Dec 7 – Dec 13	Deer of either sex	Opens in 40 days	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
Deer	Early bow	Sep 27 – Oct 23	Legal deer as your licence and tags allow	Closed	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
Deer	Youth	Oct 10 – Oct 12	Youth hunters only; ages, mentor and firearm rules in DEC's youth hunt rules	Closed	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
Deer	Crossbow	Oct 15 – Oct 24	Legal deer as your licence and tags allow	Closed	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
Deer	Muzzleloader	Oct 17 – Oct 23	Deer of either sex	Closed	NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU

Deer and bear seasons for each Wildlife Management Unit from DEC's own season-by-unit map data, with the antler-point rules where a unit has them. Deer Management Permits (antlerless tags) are by draw and aren't listed. General seasons for the game management units in this area; special permits, controlled hunts, raffles and damage hunts aren't listed. Rules can change during the season: check NYSDEC's regulations and emergency rules before you go.

Access rules

Who can hunt here

State forests and wildlife management areas are open to hunting with a New York licence, on foot; some wildlife areas have their own permits or rules. Conservation easements are private working forests where the public has recreation rights on the parts DEC lists; some parts are leased to clubs or closed while being logged, so check the tract's DEC page. The Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve is open to hunting too, but it is never logged, so it has no cuts here.

Why some cut details are on DEC's map, not ours: DEC records the type of cut (clearcut, shelterwood, thinning) and its year for every stand on the state forests, but its terms say the data may not be passed on. We show the year each cut was seen by satellite, and link each one to the same spot on DEC's own public map, where you can click the stand.

DEC deer hunting · DECinfo Locator (DEC's map)

Deer seasons for this unit · DEC's forest-stand map for this unit (type and year of every cut)

DEC's page for each forest here: Beartown State Forest · Beers Lot Easement · Bonaparte's Cave State Forest · Bonner Lake State Forest · Buckton State Forest · California Road State Forest · Cold Spring Brook State Forest · Crary Mills State Forest · Degrasse State Forest · Downerville State Forest · Fire-Fall State Forest · Fort Jackson State Forest

Not on this map, and where it is

This unit's stands: DEC's stand map, opened on this unit: click a stand for its cut type and year
Timber sales coming up, and DEC's unit plans: DECinfo Locator, DEC's map of its lands and documents
Which parts of an easement are open: the DEC page for each tract (linked on this page)

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New cuts in
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