September 8, 2026

The Deer Management Assistance Permit (DMAP) Program provides antlerless tags to hunters to assist the NYC DEP with managing the impact of deer on watershed lands. We receive DMAP tags from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for select areas around New York City reservoirs and make them available to the public, allowing hunters the chance to collect an additional antlerless tag for the permitted area. We use an online lottery to distribute the tags.

2026 DMAP Lottery

The 2026 DMAP lottery opens on September 21, 2026 and ends on September 28, 2026. To participate in the lottery and enter for your chance to be selected for a DMAP area, please use the online DMAP Lottery Registration Form.

*The Registration form will not be live until September 21.

We will notify selected hunters shortly after the lottery closes via email and we will send the tags in the mail once they are received from NY DEC (typically late September).

Enter Lottery Here (starts September 21)

2026 DMAP Areas and Maps

West of Hudson

• Download the DMAP map for Ashokan Reservoir, all areas
• Download the DMAP map for Cannonsville Reservoir, Johnny Brook/Barbour Brook Recreation Units
• Download the DMAP map for Cannonsville Reservoir, Sands Creek Recreation Unit
• Download the DMAP map for Cannonsville Reservoir, Speedwell Mountain Recreation Unit
• Download the DMAP map for Neversink Reservoir, all areas
• Download the DMAP map for Pepacton Reservoir, Flynn Brook and Murphy Hill Recreation Units
• Download the DMAP map for Rondout Reservoir, South Rondout Unit and Red Brook Headwaters Recreation Units
• Download the DMAP map for Rondout Reservoir, Trout Creek and Yagerville Road Recreation Units
• Download the DMAP map for Rondout Reservoir, North Rondout
• Download the DMAP map for Beaver Hill and Manorkill Recreation Units
• Download the DMAP map for Wittenberg
• Download the DMAP map for West Settlement
• Download the DMAP map for Hubbard Hill

East of Hudson

• Download the DMAP map for East Fishkill Recreation Unit
• Download the DMAP map for Boyd Corners North Recreation Unit
• Download the DMAP map for Lockwood Recreation Unit

Harvest Reporting

Tag recipients are required to report their harvest to both DEP and DEC. For more information on reporting and program rules, download 2026 Deer Management Program Rules and Reporting.

Questions and Feedback

Please email dmp@dep.nyc.gov with any questions or feedback.