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Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) are the geographical units DEC uses to set hunting and trapping seasons in New York State. Wherever possible, the boundaries between units were placed on County or State Highways or large streams or rivers making them clearly identifiable on the ground.
New York State Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are conservation areas managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) primarily for the benefit of wildlife, and used extensively by the public for hunting, fishing, and trapping.
The primary purposes of Capital District Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are for wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation. This WMA is a 3,982-acre parcel acquired from 1928 to 1941 for use as a game management area and game refuge.
The primary purposes of Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area (WMA) are for wildlife management, wildlife habitat management, and wildlife-dependent recreation. This WMA consists of about 4,500 acres of upland and wetland habitat in Albany County.
To provide a digital representation of Wildlife Management Units in New York State.
Access onX Hunt’s interactive map below to view New York’s wildlife management units. Unlock all of the map’s features, such as private land boundaries and ownership information; aerial, topo, or hybrid basemap views; and much more by creating an account or logging into your existing account.
What is a Wildlife Management Area? The Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Fish and Wildlife administers 128 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) which comprise nearly 235,000 acres of lands and waters.
Wildlife Management Areas foster a healthy, resilient, and diverse forested landscape composed of a mosaic of forest types, age classes, and stand-level characteristics that provide high-quality wildlife habitat, now and in the future.
Situated between the two State WMAs is the 11,000-acre Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, creating a 19,000-acre complex of State and Federal wetlands. The Oak Orchard WMA is located 3 1/2 miles north of Oakfield in Genesee County, about midway between Buffalo and Rochester.
The New York State Department of Conservation (DEC) recently released regulation changes for the state’s Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), the first updates in more than 25 years.