Deer Hunting Seasons

Name: eRegulations
Price range: $

Deer Hunting Seasons
See the map on Deer Zone Maps for antlered and antlerless 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 Antlerless 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 antlered or antlerless deer.	September 23, 2023
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 Antlered Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 9 – Sept. 29, 2023
Blackpowder	Sept. 30 – Oct. 13, 2023
Gun	Oct. 14, 2023 – Jan. 1, 2024
Central Antlered Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 9 – Oct. 27, 2023
Blackpowder	Oct. 28 – Nov. 10, 2023
Gun	Nov. 11, 2023 – Jan. 1, 2024
Northwestern Antlered Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 9 – Nov. 3, 2023
Blackpowder	Nov. 4 – Nov. 17, 2023
Gun	Nov. 18, 2023 – Jan. 1, 2024
Western Antlered Deer Season
Archery	Sept. 9 – Oct. 1, 2023, Oct. 15 – Nov. 19, 2023, and Dec. 10, 2023 – Jan. 1, 2024 (antlered only)
Blackpowder	Oct. 2 – Oct. 14, 2023
Gun	Nov. 20 – Dec. 9, 2023