WMU 3P, New York
Unit info
- Game species
- Deer, Turkey, Bear
- Group
- Zone 3
- Area
- 131 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 8
Draw odds for Black Beararen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 325
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for Black Bear, White-tailed Deer so far. Deer, Turkey, Bear also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedWMU 3P covers the Ramapo Highlands of Orange County, centered on the Tuxedo and Warwick area, with Sterling Forest State Park as its anchor public land — 22,000+ acres of rugged mixed hardwood forest holding healthy populations of whitetail deer, black bear, and wild turkey. The unit sits in New York's Southern Zone, offering archery, firearms, and muzzleloader deer seasons plus an active bear season, making it one of the most diverse big game WMUs in the lower Hudson Valley.
Rugged Ramapo Highlands ridges and valleys in the Hudson Highlands ecoregion; mixed eastern hardwood forest (oak, maple, birch) with rocky outcrops, stream drainages, and wetland pockets. Elevations range from valley floors to highland ridges. The New York-New Jersey Highlands corridor provides unbroken deep-forest habitat supporting large mammals including black bear.
moderate-to-high
WMU 3P carries unlimited/bonus DMPs for 2026 — all applicants receive antlerless permits, and DMPs are automatically replaced upon harvest report allowing continued antlerless harvest. Unit was also added to the mid-September nine-day antlerless deer season for 2026. Southern Zone regular season runs Nov 15 – Dec 7; archery Oct 1 – Nov 14 plus late December periods; muzzleloader Dec 8–16 and Dec 26 – Jan 1. Rifles are not a standard legal implement in most of Orange County; shotgun slugs, muzzleloaders, and archery are the primary deer hunting methods.
DEER: Southern Zone seasons — archery Oct 1–Nov 14 (plus late Dec), youth firearms Oct 11–13, regular firearms Nov 15–Dec 7, muzzleloader Dec 8–16 and Dec 26–Jan 1; unlimited antlerless DMPs in 2026 with bonus DMP replacement on harvest. BEAR: Open to all Southern Zone bear seasons — early bowhunting (1st Saturday after Labor Day, 16 days), youth season (Columbus Day weekend), regular season (23 days beginning 3rd Saturday in November), plus muzzleloader and late bowhunting seasons; Sterling Forest holds documented bear population. TURKEY: Spring season May 1–31 statewide, 2 bearded birds (1/day), legal hours half-hour before sunrise to noon; fall season varies by WMU zone (typically mid-October through late November in Southern Zone), either-sex, 1 bird/day.
Sterling Forest State Park offers 22,000+ acres of nearly pristine Highlands forest — one of the largest public hunting blocks in the lower Hudson Valley. Black bear populations are robust and the unit is open to all bear seasons including early archery/bowhunting, youth, and the regular 23-day November season. Unlimited antlerless DMPs make this an excellent unit for hunters targeting does. Wild turkey hunting is strong in spring (May 1–31, 2 bearded birds) and fall.
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Boundaries: NYSDEC official Wildlife Management Units. Community info last updated 23d ago.