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Unit research · New York WMU 9C

WMU 9C — New York

7% public 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

7%

public land

0%

of public >1 mi from a road

0 ac

landlocked public

12.54

road miles per mi²

1,782 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 3%UNKL 2%SDC 1%■ Other public 1%□ Private 93%
Unit area128,569 ac
Public land8,447 ac (7%)
Landlocked public0 ac (0.0%)
Motorized routes (MVUM + roads)2,520 mi
Maintained trails1,782 mi

Backcountry

Public land >1 mi from a road0 ac (0% of public)
Road density12.54 mi/mi²
Managed byCITY 4k ac · UNKL 2k ac · SDC 1k ac
Elevation520–790 ft
Median elevation610 ft
Median slope

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 →

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.

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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, file an issue — the fix ships for everyone.

Nearby WMUs

WMU 9F2% public · 0% remoteWMU 9A5% public · 0% remoteWMU 9H3% public · 0% remoteWMU 9G6% public · 0% remoteWMU 8G8% public · 0% remoteWMU 9M6% public · 0% remote

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