tomcat017

Can also be done by mail in August or September, I believe (that way you can be in the woods before the office opens at 8 a.m. on your first day of hunting). Once you have the permit, they'll notify you by mail to renew before the subsequent year.

Hello All- So I had hunting plans for this upcoming thanksgiving weekend, but they dried up - family will be staying over at the land we were going to hunt, and cabin is no longer available to crash overnights. My next thought was to drive over to Sterling Forest, only b/c I've hunted there before. The thought that came after that was "there will be a LOT of hunters in the woods on the weekend after Thanksgiving," and probably nowhere more true than at SF. I'm the kind of guy that likes to run into other hunters in the woods very infrequently, and I hate disturbing other guys once they're set and sitting. Does that sound right about Sterling? If so - can anyone recommend public land to salvage this weekend's plans? Willing to travel, but I'll be coming from southeastern NY -- and a max of 4-6 hour drive is probably preferable. If you have any forest/park or even county suggestions, I'd love to hear them. BTW, new to the form -- I've already learned a lot from reading here, and looking forward to learning more!

Hello all - obviously brand new here, but I've been reading the forum for a while and learned a good bit from you all. I've been a "hunter" (i.e. a guy who took the class and buys a license every year) for a while, mostly b/c my family hunts, I like hunting, and I like the conservation aspect -- but due to a busy work schedule and no local hunting grounds, I've not really been in the woods much over the last ten years. I've changed that this year, and hope to continue. Looking forward to learning a lot.