The NDA also supports the proposed rule that expands hunter orange or pink requirements to all gun hunters and not just youth, as currently required. Rather, data we’ve monitored on hunting accident rates that show hunting during this time is safe and appropriate for all hunters, and New York currently allows it for other game species (turkey, waterfowl, etc.). Further, there is no data supporting the notion that hunting during daylight prior to sunrise or after sunset results in any increased risk to safety. As DEC notes in the NYSDEC Management Plan for White-Tailed Deer in New York State, 2021–2030 (Plan), New York is the only state that limits deer hunting to between sunrise and sunset. In fact, the NDA and its members have been advocating for this change for nearly a year. First, the NDA fully supports the proposed rule that extends daily deer hunting hours to 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset, consistent with most legal hunting hours around the country. The National Deer Association (NDA) supports all four of these proposals.

During the Early Antlerless season, antlerless deer may be taken with any legal implement in WMUs 3M, 3R, 8A, 8F, 8G, 8J, 8N, 9A, and 9F, and antlerless deer may be taken with longbows in WMUs 1C, 3S, 4J, and 8C.WMUs 6A, 6F and 6J are open to either-sex harvest during the Northern Zone early muzzleloader season and.Any person hunting deer or bear with a firearm or a person who is accompanying someone hunting deer or bear with a firearm shall display either 250 square inches of fluorescent orange or pink material worn above the waist and visible from all directions OR a hat or cap with no less than fifty percent of the exterior consisting of solid fluorescent orange or pink material and visible from all directions.Daily hunting hours for deer or bear shall be from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.Specifically, the proposed rulemaking establishes that: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced proposed rulemaking to allow big game hunters to hunt during the entire daily period of ambient light, increase antlerless deer harvest in specific Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) where needed, and enhance hunter safety while big game hunting with a firearm.

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