Southern Zone hunters have a final shot at whitetails with the holiday deer hunt, now in its fifth year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucky deer hunters hope to literally find their Christmas present under a tree this year as New York’s late, late six-day deer ...

New York State’s long-awaited deer harvest statistics for 2025 were released last month, and one striking number was the ...

According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, hunters harvested an estimated 227,032 white-tailed deer during the 2025-26 hunting seasons, approximately 2% more than the 2024 season and ...

Crossbows are popular with New York’s deer hunters according to recent data from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. DEC this week released its annual whitetail deer harvest estimates ...

NEW YORK — The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced an estimated 227,032 white-tailed deer were harvested during the 2025-26 hunting season. Crossbow usage has impacted ...

The New York State Southern Zone early big-game archery season opens Wednesday for whitetail deer and black bear, and will run through Nov. 14, the day before the regular deer firearm season begins.

Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced that hunters harvested an estimated 227,032 white-tailed deer during the 2025-26 hunting seasons, approximately 2% more than the ...