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Unit research · New York WMU 2A

WMU 2A — New York

17% public across 193,273 ac. Road access is easy — only 2% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. Almost none of the public land is landlocked.

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0–390 ft

elevation range

17%

public land

2%

of public >1 mi from a road

856 ac

landlocked public

22.98

road miles per mi²

11,331 mi

maintained trails

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.

Plus: New York annual hunting licence$22.00 resident · $100.00 nonresident

Season dates: see New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's regulations

NYSDEC — Deer Management Permits

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

CITY 13%NPS 3%SPR 0%□ Private 83%
Unit area193,273 ac
Public land32,891 ac (17%)
Landlocked public856 ac (2.6%)
Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)6,938 mi
Maintained trails11,331 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road623 ac (2% of public)
Road density22.98 mi/mi²
Managed byCITY 24k ac · NPS 7k ac · SPR 1k ac
Elevation0–390 ft
Median elevation40 ft
Median slope

Where the ground sits

0 ft390 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 18%
E 29%
S 21%
W 32%

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

559 ac of this wmu has burned — 0% of the unit. The full report assembles it into one printable document and keeps it current as the facts change.

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Season conditions — measured, not vibes

Historical temperatures · 2000–2025

Monthly normal highs and lows, °F45° high35° lowJFMAMJJASOND

Normals for 2000–2025 — tap or hover for a month

Measured at LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, 10 km from the unit’s center. NOAA ISD-Lite hourly observations.

How these numbers are made

public_land_pct = public_area / unit_area
landlocked = public ∖ reachable(roads, corners)
remote = public ∖ buffer(roads, 1 mi)

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.

Nearby WMUs

WMU 1A10% public · 0% remoteWMU 3S14% public · 0% remoteWMU 3R41% public · 0% remoteWMU 3P40% public · 0% remoteWMU 3N27% public · 0% remoteWMU 3M10% public · 0% remote

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