RESULTS

 OF THE

NYSCC DEER MANAGEMENT SURVEY

The following results are percentages of all who responded to this survey.

1.  Do you hunt deer in New York?               Yes:   99 %                  No:   1%

2.  In which season(s) do you hunt deer?        Gun 96%          Bow 65%       Muzzleloader  62%

3.   Are you satisfied with your deer hunting in New York?      Yes 44%          No 56%

Please rate questions 4 and 5 on a scale from 1-5, with 5 being the most important:

4.  How important is hunting for venison to you?        1 – 5%;   2 – 7%;   3- 20%;   4 – 20%;   5 – 48%

5.  How important is trophy hunting to you?     1 – 23%;   2 – 16%;    3 – 23%;    4 – 15%;    5 – 23%

6.  Are you in favor of antler restrictions to protect some of the 1 1/2 year old bucks in the area you   hunt?             Yes  61%                        No  39%

7. Would you prefer an antler point restriction (3 or 4 points on a side), or an antler width             restriction (antlers wider than the ears)?        Points  53%           Width  19%

8.  Should all New York hunters be restricted to one buck per year?        Yes – 47%;   No – 53%

9.  Where do you do most of your hunting?  

             public land – 7%                 private land – 63%           equally on public and private – 28%

63% of all who responded said they are members of a sportsmen’s club or organization.

Are you in favor of antler restrictions to protect some of the 1 1/2 year old bucks in the area you hunt? 

The percentages below are tallied by the number of replies received for each DMU.