Junior Hunter Mentoring Program
Youth Firearms Deer Hunt
14-15 Year Old Junior Hunters can hunt Deer with a Firearm over the 3-day Columbus Day weekend
Resident and non-resident Junior Hunting license holders may take 1 deer with a firearm during the youth deer hunt.
Junior hunters may use a Deer Management Permit (antlerless-only), Deer Management Assistance Program tag (antlerless-only), or a regular season tag. During the youth deer hunt, junior hunters may use the regular season tag for a deer of either-sex.
The youth deer hunt will occur in both the Northern Zone and Southern Zone, except in bowhunting only areas and Suffolk County.
During the youth deer hunt, mentors may not carry a firearm, crossbow, or bow to pursue deer.
Junior Hunters may also use a crossbow during the youth deer hunt.
Rules for 14-15 year old Junior Hunters and their mentors outlined below, including blaze orange requirements, also apply during the youth deer hunt.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/46245.html