Hunters at Stewart State Forest?

[2Julianas]

Riding at Stewart today - bad idea? It's small game hunting season and the parking lots is full of trucks and hunters with shotguns and orange hats....

 

[merritt]

Wabbit season......

 

[Magic]

Riding at Stewart today - bad idea? It's small game hunting season and the parking lots is full of trucks and hunters with shotguns and orange hats....

What time?

Stewart is legal to ride in at all times but the regular hunting season, that I believe starts Nov. 11th or so this year. During small game, bow, musket, and whatever other season, you can still ride. Just look where you're going and try not to dress in deer colors.

Edit: Nov. 19th-Dec. 11th

 

[RSAmerica]

I ride during hunting season. Just make sure you wear safety orange. Get a safety orange helmet cover and vest or t-shirt.

 

[2Julianas]

Thanks everyone! While my kit does have some orange on it I chickened out and drove to ride Blue Mountain instead.

 

[DownhillR3]

Yeah, I don't trust the beer drinking, redneck, "hunters".

 

[Mildly Wild]

Stewart now open for mtb again?

 

[huffster]

Yes.

 

[Mildly Wild]

Yes.

Thanks!

 

[Mildly Wild]

Wabbit season......

Duck season...

 

[Ian F]

Does NY allow hunting on Sunday? In PA, we avoid riding on Saturdays in some areas for that reason and go on Sunday when there's no hunting.

 

[huffster]

Yes, you can hunt on Sundays in NY. Here's a handy PDF of the dates/etc.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/huntseasons16.pdf

Stewart has unique rules that prohibit any other user group in the park during Regular Deer season (Nov 19 - Dec 11). You can actually get ticketed...or worse yet KILLED during those dates. It is heavily hunted during that timeframe. So, not worth it to even try riding around that rule.