woodnstix

How are the deer numbers in Westchester county this year? I normally hunt public NYC DEP Watershed Land.

woodnstix

Wow... I guess nobody hunts Westchester anymore.

birdhunter75

You mean nobody can get permission to hunt in Westchester anymore!!! I'm able to have permission to hunt two places in northern Westchester (Somers area) and I saw some nice buck on my trail camera this summer. Sorry I can't help you out anymore than that.
What areas do you hunt?

Steve863

I realize there are some big bucks in Westchester, but I got to tell you I could care less about ever hunting there. Hunting there is sort of like hunting in someones backyard. Not exactly a wilderness experience. You can arrow a deer and then have it die next to someones backyard swimming pool. I rather hunt an area that doesn't have the trophy potential but at least gets me away from civilization a bit. Westchester surely is NOT the place for that type of experience.

rozman62

I cannot weigh in on recent data but I hunted Westchester Co 1994 -2000. It is clicky. We used to hunt 5-10 acre parcels. I always had to worry about deer crossing boundries. Securing property ismore challenging than the hunt itself.

With the deer densities it was not uncommon to see 50-60 deer/day and leave the woods with a quiver full of bent arrows. It was some of the most exciting huntingI have done to date. I think I only ate my tag one year. I got a nice 9 pointer that graces my wall. The ticks were real bad then. I imagine they have to be worse now. I nowchoose to hunt Steubin County with a gun. Although the deer are not as numerous as Westchester Co.the quality of the deerare as good as it gets in NY.