Bear Season – Westchester County - Bowhunting

Name: Bear Season – Westchester County - Bowhunting
Start: 2023-10-01
End: 2023-12-31

October 01, 2023 December 31, 2023

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Black Bear Hunting Seasons

Early Season bear hunters may use a bow (with appropriate bowhunting eligibility), crossbow, muzzleloader, handgun, shotgun, or rifle (where allowed). For legal implements in other bear seasons, please see Rifle, Shotgun, and Bow Areas.

2023 Bear Hunting Season Dates
Area		Early	Bowhunting	Crossbow	Regular	Muzzleloading
Northern Zone	Yellow shaded portion				Sept. 17- Dec. 4
Northern Zone	Brown shaded portion		Sept. 16 - Oct. 20	Oct. 12 - Oct. 21	Oct. 22 - Dec. 4	Oct. 15 - Oct. 21
Southern Zone	Orange shaded portion		Oct. 1 - Nov. 17 Dec. 11 - Dec. 19	Nov. 4 - Nov. 17 (Not in WMUs 3S, 4J or 8C)	Nov. 18 - Dec. 10	Dec. 11 - Dec. 19
Southern Zone	Green shaded portion	Sept. 9 - Sept. 24	Oct. 1 - Nov. 17 Dec. 11 - Dec. 19	Nov. 4 - Nov. 17	Nov. 18 - Dec. 10	Dec. 11 - Dec. 19
Westchester County (lt. blue shaded)			Same as Regular Season		Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 (bowhunting only)

black bar management cooperator 2019 patch

2019 Black Bear Management Cooperator Patch

Become a NYS Black Bear Management Cooperator

Report your bear harvest.
Submit a premolar tooth from the bear for DEC to determine the bear's age.
You will receive a commemorative patch as a NYS Black Bear Management Cooperator.

See Black Bear Tooth Collection for instructions and more information about becoming a NYS Black Bear Management Cooperator.

Hunting Zone Boundaries and Wildlife Management Units (WMUs)

If you need to know the boundaries of the different hunting areas, go to Legally Defined Areas for Big Game Hunting for a description of the hunting zones or Wildlife Management Units for a description of unit boundaries.