WMU 3S, New York
Unit info
- Game species
- Deer, Turkey
- Group
- Zone 3
- Area
- 475 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 850
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 White-tailed Deer so far. Deer, Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedWMU 3S covers Westchester County in the lower Hudson Valley, a densely populated suburban unit where deer populations are high but hunting is strictly limited to archery methods — no firearms or muzzleloaders are permitted. Bowhunters have unlimited antlerless DMP access with a bonus replacement system, making this a rare opportunity to target overpopulated suburban deer herds on a handful of county parks, WMAs, and private land with landowner permission.
Gently rolling hills and forested ridges of the lower Hudson Valley, with mixed hardwood-dominated woodlots interspersed among suburban and exurban development. Elevations are modest, generally 200-800 ft. Riparian corridors along streams and reservoirs provide deer travel routes between fragmented forest patches. The landscape is heavily suburbanized with significant edge habitat that supports high deer densities.
low-to-moderate
WMU 3S has unlimited/bonus DMPs — all applicants receive antlerless tags with no quota cap. Used and reported bonus DMPs are automatically replaced with additional bonus DMPs, allowing unlimited antlerless harvest for bowhunters. The antlerless-only early season (mid-September, bow only) provides an additional opportunity before the regular archery season opens Oct 1.
DEER: Archery-only WMU. Early antlerless season (bow only) runs approximately Sept 12-20. Regular archery season Oct 1-Dec 31 (bow only, either sex with DMP for antlerless). No regular firearms season, no muzzleloader season, no youth firearms season. Antlered deer tag covers either-sex. Crossbows permitted during all archery seasons. Unlimited bonus DMPs — no quota. BEAR: No black bear hunting in WMU 3S; bears are not established in Westchester County. TURKEY: Spring season approximately May 1-May 31, hunting hours from 1/2 hour before sunrise to noon. Fall season Oct 1-Oct 14, bag limit 1 bird either sex. FIREARMS NOTE: Rifles may not be used afield in Westchester County. Archery implements only for deer season; shotguns with slugs are the standard for permitted firearm units elsewhere but do not apply here.
Exceptionally liberal antlerless tag system with unlimited bonus DMPs; archery-only county with high suburban deer densities creating genuine trophy and harvest potential for bowhunters willing to navigate access; fall turkey season Oct 1-14 offers a bonus species; limited hunter competition due to archery-only restriction keeps pressure relatively low despite population density.
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Boundaries: NYSDEC official Wildlife Management Units. Community info last updated 23d ago.