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Unit research · New York · WMU 9C

WMU 9C — New York

1% public hunting land across 128,569 ac. Road access is easy — only 0% of the public land is more than a mile from a road. No landlocked public land.

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520–790 ft

elevation range

1%

public hunting land

0%

of public >1 mi from a road

0 ac

landlocked public

12.54

road miles per mi²

5 mi

trails on public land

Computed from primary government data by the AGPL 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 — past its verify-by date, confirm with the agency. 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

■ State conservation 1%▨ Parks & other public 6%□ Private 93%
Unit area128,569 ac
Public hunting land926 ac (1%)
Parks & other public7,522 ac · City, Local government, Other state
Landlocked public0 ac (0.0%)
Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)2,520 mi
Mapped trails on public land5 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road0 ac (0% of public)
Road density12.54 mi/mi²
Managed byState conservation 1k ac
Elevation520–790 ft
Median elevation610 ft
Median slope1°

Where the ground sits

520 ft790 ft

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Slope mix

Which way the slopes face

N 31%
E 18%
S 22%
W 28%

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 →

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Season conditions — measured, not vibes

Historical temperatures · 2000–2025

Monthly normal highs and lows, °F37° high27° lowJFMAMJJASOND

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

Measured at BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPOR, 4 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, tell us at support@openhuntmaps.com — the fix ships for everyone.

Nearby WMUs

WMU 9F0% public · 0% remoteWMU 9A0% public · 0% remoteWMU 9H1% public · 0% remoteWMU 9G0% public · 0% remoteWMU 8G4% public · 0% remoteWMU 9M4% public · 0% remote

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