California Hill,Putnam County

[Elmo]

did one afternoon sit there.  saw nothing.  very little signs.

[the_narrows]

I've been scouting it for coyote and have seen signs. If you want to drive up from Westchester some day after the snow hits and try to call some coyotes, I'm in. Recognize your name from Westchester fishing btw. I have a boat on New Croton.

[ryan]

I kno this is an old tread but anyone been hunting this area recently ?

[raymerlo]

You guy's are passing up a lot of nice land. Check the the NYCDEP lands in Putnam,get an easy access permit and info on their website,also thousands of acres west of the Hudson,around those big reservoirs,you can use rifle on most of them.

Read the syllabus that you get when you buy your license,lots of info there...Ray

[BizCT]

You guy's are passing up a lot of nice land. Check the the NYCDEP lands in Putnam,get an easy access permit and info on their website,also thousands of acres west of the Hudson,around those big reservoirs,you can use rifle on most of them.
Read the syllabus that you get when you buy your license,lots of info there...Ray

Yup- also be aware that some (Kent I think) have AR’s in effect even though 3N as a unit as a whole does not.


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[raymerlo]

 Biz,If I remember right there is about 7000 acres of AR in the town of Kent.the lands were posted back then.There was signage around the boundary of the AR acres.

This info is in the packet from NYCDEP,there is a lot of public land opened by the NYCDEP...Ray

[BizCT]

 Biz,If I remember right there is about 7000 acres of AR in the town of Kent.the lands were posted back then.There was signage around the boundary of the AR acres.
This info is in the packet from NYCDEP,there is a lot of public land opened by the NYCDEP...Ray

Yes. A lot of options out there.


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[Paul18]

Hey guys know this an older thread, but I am from NC going to school here in Westchester. Curious about hunting spots for turkey this spring. I went and walked around California state forest the other day seems like it could be productive. I'm not sure how busy it is during season. Also know there is some land through NYCDEP if you get access permit. I am also planning on deer hunting later this year in October. Any information on this would be so awesome and appreciated. 

Thanks guy! 

[raymerlo]

There is lots of state land besides NYCDEP,go to the DEC web site and check it out 

[Paul18]

Ok awesome thank you so much! 

Are there any locations you recommend checking out? 

[raymerlo]

Paul,You can scout out Ninham Mnt. in Carmel,that is a state forest and has DEP lands that ajoin it,also Fahnstock state park is good for turkeys and muzzle loader deer.but you have to get a permit from the park superintendents office located at rte.301 just west of the Taconic parkway.Dont wait till the last minute  to get the permit .  Basically they all offer opportunity.the rest is up to you.Good luck and be carefull ...Ray

[BizCT]

Paul,You can scout out Ninham Mnt. in Carmel,that is a state forest and has DEP lands that ajoin it,also Fahnstock state park is good for turkeys and muzzle loader deer.but you have to get a permit from the park superintendents office located at rte.301 just west of the Taconic parkway.Dont wait till the last minute  to get the permit .  Basically they all offer opportunity.the rest is up to you.Good luck and be carefull ...Ray

Good advice. And I’ll also say that all should be aware that some DEP lands in Kent have their own antler restrictions in place. Look for signs explaining the details.


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[blackbeltbill]

My older post I uploaded had a lock put on it- lol!                                                            MAP OF HUNTING AREAS IN PUTNAM COUNTY COMING UP BEFORE I HEAD OUT FOR A MILE WALK.

[blackbeltbill]

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[blackbeltbill]

Older map. Dutchess County coming up  in a few.

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[raymerlo]

Bill,Some where on the DEC website the is a link to all the properties by county,like google earth very informative ,seek and you shall find

[blackbeltbill]

Here you go Paul18. Dutchess County has a much higher Turkey take then Putnam each Spring. I like helping fellow hunters out as much as I can.

[raymerlo]

We had tons of those to hand out at Federation meetings and county fairs,now its all on the web

[blackbeltbill]

Here you raymerlo. I had some extra time to upload. 

[BizCT]

Bill,Some where on the DEC website the is a link to all the properties by county,like google earth very informative ,seek and you shall find

Correct. It’s broken out by County and very useful. I’ll dig it up


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