What is the law - East Hampton

[nychunter]

Hey guys, I hope you're all in the stands anxiously awaiting cold weather like I am.  

 

I have a question - a friend of mine owns a home on 3 acres in the woods in East Hampton.  You can barely see his closest neighbor through the trees and thicket.

 

He says there's loads of deer trekking across the back of his wooded property.

 

With his permission, am I legally allowed to set up a stand in his woods and harvest a deer?  I'm a bowhunter.  

 

What does the law say on this?  

[ANTLERS]

If I read it correctly, Its 250 feet from a dwelling with a cross bow and 150 feet with a compound/long bow. Just double check DEC regs

[virgil]

The issue is getting permission to retrieve your deer from neighboring properties.  That can be tough because there are a lot of anti-hunters on the East End, and a lot of those properties are vacant this time of year, so getting permissioin can be tough.

[L. I. Yankee]

That is totally the problem

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[EspressoBuzz]

In East Hampton township i believe a home owner must have ten acres before granting permission to anyone even himself. There is a town permission form that must be carried at all times when hunting and that includes the land owner who grants permission to himself. But that could be the north fork.

 

http://town.east-hampton.ny.us/DocumentsPDF/LandAcquisition/Hunting/20142015HuntingGuide.pdf

 

Good Luck!

[DeerDuck]

There's some real nice spots out there. A lot of the home owners are away someplace warm by this time. Like Virgil said, if it goes on someone's property they will try everything to NOT let you retrieve the deer. I've had notes left on truck, threats, and police called for no reason. Most of them suck. Unless it's a farm, good luck. Best bet is to call DEC and see if they can assist you in recovering the deer, so you don't get arrested for trespassing. Remember the judge you will see lives there too. Good luck

[nychunter]

In East Hampton township i believe a home owner must have ten acres before granting permission to anyone even himself. There is a town permission form that must be carried at all times when hunting and that includes the land owner who grants permission to himself. But that could be the north fork.

 

http://town.east-hampton.ny.us/DocumentsPDF/LandAcquisition/Hunting/20142015HuntingGuide.pdf

 

Good Luck!

 

 

Thank you very much

[the blur]

^{When Bambi runs off and dies on the next property, you need to call the cops to retrieve your deer.     The law states, the land owner is responsible for the dead deer, no matter who shot it.    So the cop must be diplomatic, and explain to the land owner: " if he doesn't let you retrieve the deer, he is then responsible to remove the carcass.  "   and only then do most people  say OK.}

[incognito]

In East Hampton township i believe a home owner must have ten acres before granting permission to anyone even himself.

http://town.east-hampton.ny.us/DocumentsPDF/LandAcquisition/Hunting/20142015HuntingGuide.pdf

Good Luck!

I did not see the ten acre requirement in the document that was linked.

I did however see a phone number that the OP can call to get all the information he needs.

[thunnus]

I was under the impression it was a 10acre minimum in east hampton as well from conversations w/ the town clerks office (unless you are a resident owning or leasing just sufficient that you are 150 feet from road or inhabited dwelling - that includes summer people's places).

Worse yet, if you wish to hunt the numerous town hunting properties you have to be escorted by a local resident who is licensed to hunt. But almost all the parking spots are limited to one car and one hunter.

Meanwhile they are contemplating hiring sharp shooters to cull deer at night over bait.

The good news may be that the 150' from a house may open up some other opportunities in other east end towns.

Also there is a fair amount of state and county land in east hampton from cedar point to Montauk lighthouse