Irondequoit, NY Animal Ordinances: Coyote Management (2026)

Chapter 93 of the Town of Irondequoit Code, adopted 7-18-2017 and amended in its entirety 4-17-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018, is the Town's wildlife management program. It targets deer. Under § 93-1, the Town identified areas with a high concentration of deer that pose a hazard through automobile-deer accidents and property damage, and it runs the program with the cooperation of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Town Board delegates oversight to the Irondequoit Police Department (IPD). Chapter 93 does not address coyotes, hazing or feeding.

Participation rules in § 93-2: hunters must be 18 or older, hold a valid New York State hunting license, bowhunter education certificate and deer management permit for Wildlife Management Unit 8C, pass an IPD proficiency course by striking the vital area with at least five of six shots, and obtain an annual Irondequoit discharge permit. The program cannot exceed 30 hunters on a given day.

Field rules in § 93-3: hunting runs Monday to Friday only, from sunrise until 12:00 noon unless the IPD says otherwise, and not on days when any school in the Town is not in session. Hunters give the IPD 48 hours notice, notify the property owner 48 hours ahead, and stay at least 150 feet from any dwelling, building, structure or designated bus stop. No arrow can land within 50 feet of any street or closer than 50 feet from a property line. After taking a deer, the next deer must be antlerless.

Property rules in § 93-4: the owner signs a waiver, no more than two hunters can be on a qualifying private property, and a neighbor within 500 feet can ask in writing that the property be excluded for reasons unique to the neighborhood that create a safety concern. Appeals go to the Deer Management Program Board within 30 days. Under § 93-1J, within 30 days of each season's close the IPD posts the number of deer culled on the Town website.