WMU 6N, New York
Unit info
- Game species
- Deer, Turkey, Bear
- Group
- Zone 6
- Area
- 487 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 24
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
- 893
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 6N covers the eastern Southern Tier of New York spanning Tioga and Broome counties, a landscape of forested ridgelines, agricultural valleys, and mixed hardwoods that supports solid whitetail deer numbers and good turkey populations. The unit holds a mix of private farmland and DEC state forests and WMAs that provide meaningful public hunting access. Pressure runs moderate, with ample opportunity for deer during archery, regular firearms, and muzzleloader seasons as well as black bear hunting under Southern Zone rules.
Rolling forested ridges and valleys typical of the Appalachian Plateau; mixed hardwood forests (oak, maple, beech, cherry) with agricultural bottomlands along the Susquehanna River drainage. Elevations range roughly 800–2,000 ft. Good edge habitat where cropland meets woodlot throughout Tioga and Broome counties.
moderate
WMU 6N participates in the DMP (Deer Management Permit) antlerless tag system; the unit is NOT on the no-quota list for 2026 (units with no quota include 1C, 3M, 3P, 3R, 3S, 4J, 6P, 7F, 7H, 7J, 7R, 8A, 8C, 8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8N, 8R, 8S, 9A, 9F, 9G), meaning DMPs are issued under a quota system. Hunters may apply for up to 2 DMPs in quota WMUs. Bow/Muzzleloader Antlerless Tag also available. Harvesting an antlerless deer with a valid tag unlocks a second Antlered Deer Tag statewide.
DEER (Southern Zone): Early archery Oct 1–Nov 14; regular firearms Nov 15–Dec 7; late archery/muzzleloader Dec 8–16 and Dec 26–Jan 1. All legal implements permitted (rifle where legal, shotgun, muzzleloader, bow, crossbow). BEAR (Southern Zone): Bowhunting Oct 1–Nov 14 and Dec 8–16; early bear season Sept 12–27 (Southern Zone only); regular firearms bear concurrent with deer Nov 15–Dec 7; no special permit required, limit one bear per license year. TURKEY (Spring): Mid-May through late May/early June, all day from 30 min before sunrise to sunset. TURKEY (Fall): Oct 1–Oct 31 in Southern Zone; legal implements include bow, crossbow, shotgun, handgun, muzzleloading shotgun. No Long Island firearm restrictions apply—standard statewide rules in effect.
Good whitetail deer hunting on a mix of public state forests and private permission land; solid fall turkey opportunity in October; black bear present with Southern Zone season running concurrent with deer seasons; no firearm restrictions (not a Long Island shotgun-only WMU); agricultural edge habitat produces mature bucks in the valleys.
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Boundaries: NYSDEC official Wildlife Management Units. Community info last updated 23d ago.