New York Lower Tier Deer Hunters Can Now Hunt Black Bear
You lucky dawgs in the Southern Tier of New York will now be able to take a black bear with the same tag you use to hunt deer. This is the first time in history that the Lower Tier of New York has been open for black bear hunting.
Regulations were expanded this Summer to allow bear hunting in 13 additional Wildlife Management Units (WMUs). These include parts of Broome, Chenango, Tioga, Tompkins, Cortland, Otsego, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming, Genesee, Monroe, Livingston, Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Yates, Steuben, Schuyler, Madison, Onondaga and Oneida.
From what I understand, New York Deer Hunters will now be able to kill a black bear on the same Big Game tag they use for deer hunting.
A map showing the boundries and dates is available by clicking here -> New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
The regulations open bear hunting in WMUs 7M, 7R, 7S, 8H, 8J, 8M, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8S, 9G and 9H to black bear hunting for the bowhunting, regular and muzzleloading seasons. Season dates for these units will be the same as those in place for adjacent units already open to bear hunting in the Allegany bear hunting area, with bowhunting season starting on Oct. 18, and regular firearms bear season beginning Nov. 22 which is one week later than the firearms deer season opener.
WMU 4N will also be open to black bear hunting but the dates will be the same as the Catskill bear hunting area with bowhunting season starting on Oct. 18 and regular firearms bear season beginning Nov. 15.
Successful bear hunters must report their kill by calling 866-GAMERPT (866-426-3778) or through DEC's new online reporting system. (sorry, I couldn't find the url for the reporting system - Don)
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It seems kind of strange to be able to use the same tag for deer or black bear. But I suppose it’s not a whole lot different that us having a fishing license that includes Atlantic salmon, it just cost more than the normal license.
i believe that black bear season should also be open on opening day of gun season because by the time bear season does open there a scared from deer hunters and no where to be found.
I agree with what mark said that the bear are a scared of hunters and wont come out to often because they are a scared….Season needs to start early so they arent so a scared…
As a former resident and current lifetime license holder in NY, I think either you or I need to re-check our sources. I have carried a bear tag with me to Cattaraugus County every year that I have hunted. I agree with the others that it would be good for bear season to return to coincide with the deer opener, which if memory serves me right, is the way it was years ago. But just for the record, I believe bear hunting has been open in a number of those counties mentioned by you. But using a deer tag for either/or is news to me, and may be accurate – I don’t know.
Bear season here in the Southern Tier starts on the first day of Bow Season for deer, so the bear are not scared. People get confused about our tags. We get a Bear tag along with our Deer tags, so we are not using the exact same tag, the Bear tag just comes along with the regular big game license when you buy it.
“…will now be able to kill a black bear on the same Big Game tag they use for deer hunting.”. That’s a great news, thanks for sharing the info.
not sure how there going to work it with southern but in northern u use the prior years tag for early bear season sept 18 -oct 15