Unit research · New York WMU 1A
WMU 1A — New York
10% public across 184,236 ac. Road access is easy — only 0% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. No landlocked public land.
Computed from primary government data by the open pipeline. See the code →
Tags & season
Tags: check New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
No draw hunts are published for this wmu. Tag type, quotas and season dates are in New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's regulations.
Season dates: see New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's regulations
Fees and draw dates from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 2026, verified 2026-08-16. Tag type from the agency's published draw statistics: a wmu that appears in none of them has no limited-entry hunt we know of. Source: NYSDEC — Hunting licences and fees · NYSDEC — Deer Management Permits · NYSDEC — Deer Management Permits (standing October 1 rule) · NYSDEC — 2026-27 licences on sale (DMP window Aug 3 – Oct 1).
Land & access
Backcountry
Where the ground sits
Tap or hover the bars for each elevation band
Slope mix
Which way the slopes face
Share of ground steeper than 5° — flat ground has no facing
North slopes hold shade, cover and snow; south slopes open first.
USGS 3DEP 1 arc-second (30 m), slope at native resolution in a local metric projection, sampled on a 200 m grid. See the code →
Unit intelligence report
Burn history, migration coverage, and terrain for this wmu — The full report assembles it into one printable document and keeps it current as the facts change.
Season conditions — measured, not vibes
Historical temperatures · 2000–2025
Normals for 2000–2025 — tap or hover for a month
Measured at JOHN F KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 19 km from the unit’s center. NOAA ISD-Lite hourly observations.
How these numbers are made
Computed, not curated: no paid research team, no opinions dressed as data. If a number looks wrong, file an issue — the fix ships for everyone.
Ready to scout it?
Everything on this page, live on the map — ownership, boundaries, roads, and your own waypoints.
Take WMU 1A into the field
Download New York’s pack and this unit works with no signal — boundaries, ownership, roads, elevation. Record your hunt with the screen off. Check what’s visible from any ridge.
Scan to install OpenHunt for Android. Open this page on the phone afterwards and it lands in the app.
