Dunlop Meadow is located just east of Brooktondale in Tompkins County.  The site has 28 huntable acres, and is open to archery and firearm hunting in the respective seasons.  The site is primarily a grassland, but also contains old fields and food plots.  Access is off of VanDemark Road. 

Dunlop Meadow is the recommended site for non-ambulatory hunters in Cornell Deer Management Program to hunt. Hunters with a mobility issue should contact cudeerhunting@cornell.edu for special accomodations.  Please include details on needs for able-bodied hunting companions, individual mobility issues, and vehicles or other specialized hunting related equipment.

NOTE: Hunters at Dunlop Meadow Natural Area are required to sign in and sign out daily using the sign in box at the preserve entrance, in addition to making daily reservations through the Cornell on-line hunting reservation system. In case a wounded deer strays onto the neighboring property (owned by John and Kim Haines-Eitzen located to the north and east of Dunlop Meadow Natural Area), you need to obtain permission to track or retrieve deer by calling John at (607) 592-6873.  Please avoid firing in the direction of the hedgerow surrounding the Haines-Eitzen residence as a safety precaution for their children and animals, and please help us maintain good relations with our neighbors by following all program regulations and hunting safety practices.

Dunlop Meadow is also within the Deer Management Focus Area (DMFA). It will allow hunters with a valid NYS hunting license who register with the DMFA program to take two antlerless deer per day during the bow hunting, regular, and late muzzle-loader seasons. In addition, a special season running from mid to late January has also been created during which hunters with a valid DMFA permit may also take two antlerless deer per day in the DMFA with any lawful hunting implement. For more information and to register in the DMFA program, visit the DEC DMFA website.

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