Deer Seasons, Licenses, & Equipment

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Deer Seasons, Licenses, & Equipment
	Archery	Crossbow	Handgun	Muzzleloading Handgun	Muzzleloading Long Gun	Shotgun	Rifle	Air Guns
Youth Season – Sept. 28-29, 2024
Resident Youth Hunt/Trap License	•	•			•	•	•	•
Nonresident Youth Deer License (incl. Deer License Bundle)	•	•			•	•	•	•
Reduction Zone Season* – Sept. 15, 2024 - Jan. 31, 2025
Deer Reduction Zone License	•	•	*	*	*	*	*	*
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting License	•	•	*	*	*	*	*	*
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting/Fishing License	•	•	*	*	*	*	*	*
Youth License	•	•	*	*	*	*	*	*
Archery Season – Oct. 1, 2024 - Jan. 5, 2025
Archery License	•
Crossbow License		•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting License	•	•
Lifetime Comprehensive Hunting/Fishing License	•	•
Deer License Bundle	•	•
Bonus Antlerless License	•	•
Youth License	•	•
Firearms Season – Nov. 16 - Dec. 1, 2024
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. 7 - Dec. 22, 2024
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, muzzleloaders, and air guns may be used to hunt deer in designated reduction zones from Nov. 16, 2024 - Jan. 31, 2025. 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.