Lick Brook is located adjacent to Buttermilk Falls State Park and the Finger Lakes Land Trust Sweedler Preserve south of Ithaca. The site contains 27 acres and is open to archery and firearm hunting during the respective seasons. Site parking is found at the intersection of Rt. 13, 96, and 34 on the northbound side. Park at the trailhead for the Finger Lakes Trail to access the site. Please help us respect our neighbor's generosity and stay on the trial until you reach the Natural Area.

Lick Brook also hosts a section of the Finger Lakes Trail. While the trail is closed to the public during the firearm seasons, hunters should be aware that some hikers ignore the closure. For everyone's safety, hunters should hunt areas safely away from the trail. 

Lick Brook 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.

Click here to view the hunting map.