I average only one but this year, I was given 5 crop damage permits and I've already tagged one big doe. I'm hoping to get at least another doe on the crop damage permits before they expire at the end of Sept.

They've changed the tags this year in NY to a new systems called DECALS. I purchased the super sportsman package (bowhunting, muzzleloader and big game) so now I have 1 buck only, 1 either sex, and 1 antlerless tag. We can also now get 2 antlerless only management permits with our license so I have these too.

PLUS: the DEC could issue me 4 MORE doe tags under their new management program (which I had to, and did, apply for) since we own farms. I can only use 2 of these though. The other 2 must be issued by me to another hunter.

With the remaining crop damage permits, the new DECALS system and the management tags for the farms, I could potentially take up to 11 deer this year!

-Mike