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

WMU 6N · East Branch of Fish Creek, South Easement

Unit of 312,350 acres, and every cut inside it since 2011, dated by year. Tap any cut on the map for its year and size.

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  • 9fresh cuts0–3 yrs · 238 acres
  • 16regrowth4–7 yrs · 289 acres
  • 29older8–15 yrs · 1,019 acres

Freshest cuts

The 9 freshest cuts

CutSize
1. Cut 202528 acres
2. Cut 202528 acres
3. Cut 202438 acres
4. Cut 202410 acres
5. Cut 202380 acres
6. Cut 202316 acres
7. Cut 202314 acres
8. Cut 202313 acres
9. Cut 202311 acres

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Seasons here, 2026

What's open,
what's not

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

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SpeciesSeasonDatesLegal animalTodayRule
BearRegular (firearms)Oct 24 – Dec 6Legal bear as your licence and tags allowOpen now · to Dec 6NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
DeerRegular (firearms)Oct 24 – Dec 6Legal deer as your licence and tags allowOpen now · to Dec 6NYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
BearBowSep 19 – Oct 23Legal bear as your licence and tags allowClosedNYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
DeerEarly bowSep 27 – Oct 23Legal deer as your licence and tags allowClosedNYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
DeerYouthOct 10 – Oct 12Youth hunters only; ages, mentor and firearm rules in DEC's youth hunt rulesClosedNYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
BearCrossbowOct 15 – Oct 24Legal bear as your licence and tags allowClosedNYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
DeerCrossbowOct 15 – Oct 24Legal deer as your licence and tags allowClosedNYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
BearMuzzleloaderOct 17 – Oct 23Legal bear as your licence and tags allowClosedNYSDEC 2026–27 seasons by WMU
DeerMuzzleloaderOct 17 – Oct 23Antlered Deer OnlyClosedNYSDEC 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: Battle Hill State Forest · East Branch Fish Creek State Forest · East Branch of Fish Creek, South Easement · East Osceola State Forest · Grant Powell State Forest · Lesser Wilderness State Forest · Line Brook State Forest · Mohawk Springs State Forest · Salmon River State Forest · Sears Pond State Forest · Tug Hill State Forest · Tug Hill WMA

Not on this map, and where it is

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