New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter I - FISH AND WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - Hunting › Part 2 - More Than One Species › Black, Gray And Fox Squirrels, Raccoon, Cottontail Rabbit, Varying Hare, European Hare, Bobcat, Red Fox, Gray Fox, Coyote, Opossum And Weasel › Section 2.20 - Hunting small game mammals; opossum, weasel, skunk, black, gray and fox squirrels, raccoon, cottontail rabbit, varying hare, european hare, bobcat, red fox, gray fox and coyote

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Open
					 seasons for hunting small game mammals.
The species listed below may be hunted or taken only in
						those open seasons and wildlife management units (as described in section
						4.1 of this Title) shown
						below.
(1) Raccoon, red fox, gray fox,
					 opossum and weasel.
Open season
Wildlife management units
								  (WMUs)
November 1st to February 25th
1A, 1C and 2A
October 25th to February 15th
All other WMUs
(2) Coyote.
Open season
Wildlife management
								  units
Closed
1A, 1C and 2A
October 1st through the last Sunday in March
All other WMUs
(3) Bobcat.
Open season
Wildlife management
								  units
October 25th to February 15th
3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 4B, 4C, 4G,
								  4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4Y, 4Z, 5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 5S, 5T,
								  6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J and 6N
October 25th through the Friday before the start of
								  the Southern Zone regular big game season
3R, 3S, 4A, 4F, 4O, 5R, 6R, 6S, 7S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y,
								  9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X and 9Y
Closed
All other WMUs
(4) Skunk. Skunk.
(i) Hunters may hunt skunk in the same areas
					 and dates described for skunk trapping in section
					 6.2 of this Title.
(5) Black, gray or fox squirrel.
Open season
Wildlife management
								  units
November 1st through the last day of February
1A, 1C and 2A
September 1st through the last day of February
Remainder of the State
(6) Cottontail rabbit.
Open season
Wildlife management
								  units
November 1st through the last day of February
1A, 1C and 2A
October 1st through the third Sunday in March
5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K
								  and 6N
October 1st through the last day of February
3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 3R, 3S, 4A,
								  4B, 4C, 4F, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4Y, 4Z, 5R, 5S, 5T,
								  6P, 6R, 6S, 7A, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7M, 7P, 7R, 7S, 8A, 8C, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8M, 8N, 8P,
								  8R, 8S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9A, 9C, 9F, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W,
								  9X and 9Y
(7) Varying hare.
Open season
Wildlife management
								  units
October 1st through the 3rd Sunday in March
5A, 5C, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5J, 6A, 6C, 6F, 6G, 6H, 6J, 6K
								  and 6N
January 1st through January 31st
8M, 8N, 8P, 8R, 8S, 8T, 8W, 8X, 8Y, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
								  9M, 9N, 9P, 9R, 9S, 9T, 9W, 9X and 9Y
The day after the Southern Zone regular deer season
								  through the last day in February
3A, 3C, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3J, 3K, 3M, 3N, 3P, 4A, 4B, 4C,
								  4F, 4G, 4H, 4J, 4K, 4L, 4O, 4P, 4R, 4S, 4T, 4U, 4W, 4Y, 4Z, 5R, 5S, 5T, 6P, 6R,
								  6S, 7A, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7M, 7P, 7R and 7S
Closed
All other WMUs
(8) European hare.
Open season
Wildlife management
								  units
Any time of year
All wildlife management units