Deer Hunting Seasons

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See Deer Zone Maps for either-sex season dates and exceptions to the seasons listed in this table. Weapons seasons for deer on game lands follow the season for the county in which they are located except for Buffalo Cove Game Land, Nicholson Creek Game Land, Rockfish Creek Game Land, Sandhills Game Land and South Mountains Game Land. See the “Game Lands” section for additional restrictions on these Game Lands seasons. Refer to the “Game Lands” section for Gun Either-Sex Deer Season dates on game lands.
Method of take	Season Dates
Youth Deer Hunting Day
On this day, youth under the age of 18 may use any legal weapon to hunt deer of either sex.	September 24, 2022
See General Hunting Regulations for description of legal weapons. Hunters age 18 and older may only use the weapon legal for the type of season open in their county on this day. All hunters must wear hunter orange on this day, even if the hunter is using archery equipment.
Northeastern and Southeastern Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 10 – Sept. 30, 2022
Blackpowder	Oct. 1 – Oct. 14, 2022
Gun	Oct. 15, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023.
Central Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 10 – Oct. 28, 2022
Blackpowder	Oct. 29 – Nov. 11, 2022
Gun	Nov. 12, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023
Northwestern Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 10 – Nov. 4, 2022
Blackpowder	Nov. 5 – Nov. 18, 2022
Gun	Nov. 19, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023
Western Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 10 – Oct. 2, 2022, Oct. 16 – Nov. 20, 2022, and Dec. 11, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023 (antlered only)
Blackpowder	Oct. 3 – Oct. 15, 2022
Gun	Nov. 21 – Dec. 10, 2022