An earlier story posted on July 25 stated that the permit deadline is Aug. 1 That is incorrect. The permits go on sale on Aug. 1. NCW regrets the error.

St. Lawrence County property owners and hunters can obtain hunting permits through the state Deer Management Assistance Program starting Aug. 1.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) offers an avenue for landowners to meet deer management needs on their property, while providing an incentive to give licensed hunters access to deer and deer hunting.

Permittees use DMAP to address crop damage, forest regeneration problems, protect areas of sensitive and rare plants, enhance municipal deer harvest, and produce custom deer hunting opportunities.

DEC issues a special DMAP permit and a determined number of DMAP deer tags to a landowner or group of landowners whose property(ies) is in need of site-specific deer management.

DMAP is a hunting program. Permits and tags are valid for use only during the open deer hunting seasons and can only be used by licensed hunters.

Only antlerless deer may be taken under a DMAP permit.

To learn more about DMAP, determine if you are eligible, and download the DMAP application, visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/33973.html.