● Ranked from real New York data · 2024-25 season
Most huntable public land: counties in New York
New York counties with the largest share of HUNTABLE public land — state game lands/WMAs, national forest and state/county forest you can hunt without knocking on doors. Parks and permit-only refuges are excluded.
#1Hamilton Countypublic land you can walk on69.3% public→#2Essex Countypublic land you can walk on49.3% public→#3Herkimer Countypublic land you can walk on39.4% public→#4Warren Countypublic land you can walk on34.5% public→#5Franklin Countypublic land you can walk on26.8% public→#6Fulton Countypublic land you can walk on25.5% public→#7Ulster Countypublic land you can walk on22% public→#8Greene Countypublic land you can walk on20.5% public→#9Lewis Countypublic land you can walk on18.6% public→#10Schuyler Countypublic land you can walk on15.8% public→#11St. Lawrence Countypublic land you can walk on14.3% public→#12Chenango Countypublic land you can walk on13.9% public→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by huntable public land as a share of the county: state wildlife-agency game lands/WMAs + USGS PAD-US national/state/county forest, unioned and intersected with the Census county boundary in an equal-area projection. National & state parks, military and permit-only refuges are excluded.
Data year: 2024-25 season. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.
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