WMU 9Y, New York
Unit info
- Game species
- Deer, Turkey, Bear
- Group
- Zone 9
- Area
- 125 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 11
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
- 1,581
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 9Y sits in the southwestern corner of New York on the Appalachian plateau, covering rugged forested hill country in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties near the Pennsylvania border. The unit holds huntable populations of white-tailed deer, black bear, and wild turkey across a mix of state forests, wildlife management areas, and private timber ground. Southern Zone regulations apply, giving hunters a long archery season, a regular firearms window in late November, and muzzleloader and late-archery extensions into the holidays.
Appalachian plateau hill country with steep forested ridges, hemlock ravines, and mixed hardwood-conifer forest; elevations roughly 1,400-2,100 ft; drains toward Lake Erie tributaries and the Allegheny River watershed; similar landscape to adjacent Allegany State Park to the east
moderate
Deer Management Permits (DMPs) available for antlerless harvest; application opens Aug. 1 with Oct. 1 deadline; WMU 9Y not listed among no-quota units (9A, 9F, 9G carry no quota in 2026), so DMPs are issued under the standard quota system; early antlerless season Sept. 12-20 open with firearms and bows; bonus DMP replacement available if antlerless deer is reported
Deer - Southern Zone: early antlerless Sept. 12-20; archery Oct. 1-Nov. 20 and Dec. 14-22 and Dec. 26-Jan. 1; regular firearms Nov. 21-Dec. 13; muzzleloader Dec. 14-22 and Dec. 26-Jan. 1; youth firearms Oct. 10-12; crossbow legal during all bowhunting seasons. Bear - open during regular firearms deer season in WMU 9Y; taking bears prohibited inside Allegany State Park but legal on surrounding state land. Turkey - spring season May 1-31 (half-hour before sunrise to noon, bearded birds); fall season Oct. 17-30 Southern Zone (either sex, one bird); all game legal implements apply, no shotgun/archery-only restriction in this unit.
One of the most remote and lightly pressured WMUs in southwestern NY; black bear season open (9S, 9T, 9X, 9Y all permit bear take); large contiguous blocks of state forest provide walk-in access without competition; consistently strong deer harvest numbers in the broader Cattaraugus-Allegany corridor; both spring and fall turkey seasons open
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Boundaries: NYSDEC official Wildlife Management Units. Community info last updated 23d ago.