Frost Ravine
Frost Ravine is a 29 acre mature forest situated in a head ravine near the top of Mount Pleasant. Park on the roadside shoulder along Mount Pleasant Road. The preserve entrance and trailhead are marked with yellow Cornell Botanic Gardens' Natural Area signs. Follow the trail and blazes to the ravine just past the powerline to reach the huntable area.
Frost Ravine is also within the 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.
Click here to view the hunting map.