Deer Hunting Seasons
Species | Opening Date | Closing Date | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit | Season Limit |
*Deer (Buck Firearms) | November 22 | December 5 | See the 2021-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary. | ||
*Deer (Archery and Crossbow) | September 25 | December 31 | |||
*Deer (Antlerless) Split Season (Selected Counties) | October 21 | October 24 | |||
November 22 | December 5 | ||||
December 9 | December 12 | ||||
December 28 | December 31 | ||||
*Deer (Muzzleloader) | December 13 | December 19 | |||
*Deer (Youth/Class Q/QQ/Class XS) Split Season (see the 2021-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary) | October 16 | October 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
December 26 | December 27 | ||||
*Deer, Bear and Turkey (Winter 2022 – Mountaineer Heritage - the 2021-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary) | January 13 | January 16 | 1 deer 1 bear 1 turkey |
* Must be electronically registered (checked). See the 2021-2022 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary for instructions on the electronic registration process.