Deer Hunting Seasons
Species | Opening Date | Closing Date | Daily Bag Limit | Possession Limit | Season Limit |
*Deer (Buck Firearms) | November 21 | December 4 | See the 2022-2023 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary. | ||
*Deer (Archery and Crossbow) | September 24 | December 31 | |||
*Deer (Antlerless) Split Season (Selected Counties) | October 20 | October 23 | |||
November 21 | December 4 | ||||
December 8 | December 11 | ||||
December 28 | December 31 | ||||
*Deer (Muzzleloader) | December 12 | December 18 | |||
*Deer (Youth/Class Q/QQ/Class XS) Split Season (see the 2023-2023 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary) | October 15 | October 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
December 26 | December 27 | ||||
*Deer, Bear and Turkey (Winter 2023 – Mountaineer Heritage - the 2022-2023 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary) | January 13 | January 15 | 1 deer 1 bear 1 turkey |
* Must be electronically registered (checked). See the 2022-2023 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Summary for instructions on the electronic registration process.