Deer Seasons, Licenses, & Equipment

Name: eRegulations
Price range: $

	Archery	Crossbow	Handgun	Muzzleloading Handgun	Muzzleloading Long Gun	Shotgun	Rifle	Air Guns
Youth Season – Sept. 23-24, 2023
Resident Youth Hunt/Trap License	•	•			•	•	•	•
Nonresident Youth Deer License (incl. Deer License Bundle)	•	•			•	•	•	•
Reduction Zone Season* – Sept. 15, 2023 - Jan. 31, 2024
Deer Reduction Zone License	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting License	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting/Fishing License	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Youth License	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Archery Season – Oct. 1, 2023 - Jan. 7, 2024
Archery License	•
Crossbow License		•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting License	•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting/Fishing License	•	•
Deer License Bundle	•	•
Bonus Antlerless License	•	•
Youth License	•	•
Firearms Season – Nov. 18 - Dec. 3, 2023
Firearms License (antlered deer only)			•	•	•	•	•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting License			•	•	•	•	•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting/Fishing License			•	•	•	•	•	•
Deer License Bundle			•	•	•	•	•	•
Bonus Antlerless License			•	•	•	•	•	•
Youth License			•	•	•	•	•	•
Muzzleloader Season – Dec. 9-24, 2023
Muzzleloader License				•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting License				•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting/Fishing License				•	•
Deer License Bundle				•	•
Bonus Antlerless License				•	•
Youth License				•	•
Special Antlerless Firearms Season – Closed
• Indicates the equipment that can be used during a season with a particular license. * If allowed by local ordinances, firearms may be used to hunt deer in designated Reduction Zones from Nov. 18, 2023 - Jan. 31, 2024. NOTE: The Bonus Antlerless License (and bonus county deer under the Deer License Bundle) may not be valid for all DNR properties. Contact the property you want to hunt for details.