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Open Season |
Daily Bag Limit |
Possession Limit |
Season Limit |
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Cottontail |
Zones 1-12 |
Jan. 1 – Feb. 29 |
5 |
10 |
— |
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Zones 13 and 14 |
Jan. 1 – Feb. 29 |
5 |
10 |
— |
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Snowshoe Hare |
Zones 1–4 |
Jan. 1 – Feb. 29 |
2 |
4 |
— |
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Zones 5–12 |
Jan. 1 – Feb. 4 |
2 |
4 |
— |
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Zones 13 and 14 |
Jan. 1 – Feb. 2 |
2 |
4 |
— |
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Jackrabbit |
Zone 14 |
Nov. 15 – Dec. 31 |
1 |
2 |
— |
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Gray Squirrel |
Zones 1–9 |
Sept. 10 – Jan. 2, 2013 |
5 |
10 |
— |
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Zones 10–14 |
Oct. 13 – Jan. 2, 2013 |
5 |
10 |
— |
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Rabbits & Squirrels
Rabbit, jackrabbit, hare and squirrel hunting are closed during shotgun deer season.
Gray Squirrel
Rifles and handguns are permitted in Zones 1–9; prohibited in Zones 10–14. No person shall hunt by any means other than shotgun or bow and arrow during the pheasant and quail seasons, on areas stocked with pheasant or quail.
Hunting hours for gray squirrel are from ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset except that no person shall hunt on Wildlife Management Areas where pheasant and quail are stocked during the open season on pheasant and quail (Oct. 15 – Nov. 26) except for the hunting of raccoons and opossums between 9pm and 3am.
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