Deer Hunting Tompkins County

[fasteddie]

A friend asked me about shooting deer in Tompkins County this time of year . I knew nothing about it and did some GOOGLING . I see that they have a special season to shoot anterless deer from the 2nd Saturday in January to January 31 using Deer Management Focus Area (DFMA) permits . If the bucks lose their antlers early , they might be killing bucks also .

 

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/82382.html

[NYBowhunter]

A friend asked me about shooting deer in Tompkins County this time of year . I knew nothing about it and did some GOOGLING . I see that they have a special season to shoot anterless deer from the 2nd Saturday in January to January 31 using Deer Management Focus Area (DFMA) permits . If the bucks lose their antlers early , they might be killing bucks also .

http://.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/82382.html

Yes hunters may indeed be taking bucks, however the focus from what ive read is dealing with an overabundance of deer.

[HectorBuckBuster]

Most of the area is the City of Ithaca and Cornell and Cayuga Heights. If you signed up you could hunt areas of Cornell and you have ButterMilk and Treman State Parks, but most of the rest if private land. So unless you know someone not alot of spots to just show up and hunt.