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Hunting Season Dates

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For further information regarding specific bag, possession, and season limits please visit the pages noted in the table below.

Open season
(All Dates Inclusive)

BLACK BEAR See Bear for limit information

Black Bear

Zones 1-9

Sept. 2 – Sept. 20
Nov. 3 – Nov. 22

Bear hunting closed during shotgun deer season.

UPLAND GAME BIRDS* See Upland Game Birds for limit information

Wild Turkey

Spring: Zones 1–13

Apr. 28 – May 24

Fall: Zones 1–13

Oct. 20 – Nov. 1

Youth Hunt: Zones 1-13

April 26 (special restrictions apply**)

Crow

Jan. 1 – Apr. 10
Jul. 2 – Apr. 10, 2015

Pheasant

Oct. 18 – Nov. 29

Youth Hunt

See Outdoor Skills & Wildlife Education Programs.

Quail

Zones 11–14 only

Oct. 18 – Nov. 29

Ruffed Grouse

Oct. 18 – Nov. 29

Upland game bird hunting is closed during shotgun deer season.

* Migratory game birds (includes waterfowl, woodcock, snipe, rails): Seasons set annually. see Migratory Game Bird Abstract posted in late August.

** Must have completed the youth turkey hunt program (Outdoor Skills & Wildlife Education Programs).

DEER See Deer for limit information

Deer

Archery

Oct. 20 – Nov. 29

Shotgun

Dec. 1 – Dec. 13

Primitive Firearms

Dec. 15 – Dec. 31

RABBITS & SQUIRRELS See Rabbits & Squirrels for limit information

Cottontail
Rabbit

Zones 1-12

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28
Oct. 18 – Feb. 28, 2015

Zones 13 and 14

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28
Nov. 15 – Feb. 28, 2015

Snowshoe Hare

Zones 1–4

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28
Oct. 18 – Feb. 28, 2015

Zones 5–12

Jan. 1 – Feb. 5
Oct. 18 – Feb. 5, 2015

Zones 13 and 14

Jan. 1 – Feb. 5
Nov. 15 – Feb. 5, 2015

Jackrabbit

Zone 14

Nov. 15 – Dec. 31

Gray Squirrel

Zones 1–9

Sept. 8 – Jan. 2, 2015

Zones 10–14

Oct. 18 – Jan. 2, 2015

Rabbit, jackrabbit, hare, and squirrel hunting are closed during shotgun deer season.

Reptiles & Amphibians See Reptiles for limit information

Bullfrog and Green Frog

Jul. 16 – Sept. 30

Snapping Turtle

Jan. 1 – Dec. 31

FURBEARERS See Furbearers for limit information

Bobcat

Zones 1-8

Jan. 1 – Mar. 8
Dec. 20 – Mar. 7, 2015

Coyote

Jan. 1 – Mar. 8
Oct. 18 – Mar. 7, 2015

Fox (red or gray)

Jan. 1 – Feb. 28
Nov. 1 – Feb. 28, 2015

Raccoon

Jan. 1 – Jan. 31
Oct. 1 – Jan. 31, 2015

Opossum

Jan. 1 – Jan. 31
Oct. 1 – Jan. 31, 2015

Regulations in red are new this year.

Purple text indicates an important note.

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