The Ringwood Natural Area is one of the true jewels of the Finger Lakes Region.  A total of 258 acres are open to archery and firearm hunting during the respective seasons.  Access for Lot #1 is off Ringwood Road by parking on the road shoulder. Hunting from Lot #1 is restricted to the area west of Ringwood Road. Hunters from Lot #1 may sign up to hunt in either the archery only zone or the firearm zone. To most easily access to the firearm hunting zone from Lot #1, follow the marked hiking trail through the archery zone to the west then southwest. The firearm zone starts where the trail intersects with a seasonal drainage. See map for details. 

The western sections of Ringwood  (west of Ringwood Road) are 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.

ATTENTION: Please help us track and monitor a newly discovered population of the invasive pest, Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA), at this preserve.  Please keep an eye out for wooly masses along hemlock twigs (photo below). You can report sightings and learn more about HWA on our HWA Website.