Season Dates Summary for 2008-09 Season

Deer

Archery
Statewide: Oct. 1-Feb. 28

Muzzleloader
Deer zones 1, 2, 3, 4A, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15:
Oct. 18-26 and Dec. 13-15
Deer zones 9, 12, 16, 16A and 17: Oct. 18-26 and Dec. 29-31
Deer zones 4, 4B, 5 and 5B: closed

Modern Gun
Deer zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11: Nov. 8-30
Deer zone 4: Nov. 8-9
Deer zone 5: Nov. 8-9 and Nov. 15-16
Deer zones 4B and 5B: Nov. 8-16
Deer zones 4A, 5A, 13, 14 and 15: Nov. 8-Dec. 7
Deer zones 9 and 12: Nov. 8-Dec.14
Deer zones 16, 16A and 17: Nov. 8-Dec. 25

Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Deer Hunt

Statewide (excluding WMAs that are closed during Modern Gun Deer Season): Dec. 26-28

Special Modern Gun Youth Deer Hunt

All zones (excludes certain WMAs where a modern gun or muzzleloader permit is required to hunt): Nov. 1-2

Bear

Archery
Bear zone 1: Oct. 1-Nov. 30
Bear zone 2: Sept. 15-Nov. 30
Bear zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed

Muzzleloader
Bear zones 1 and 2: Oct. 18-26
Bear zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed

Modern Gun
Bear zones 1 and 2: Nov. 3-30
Bear zone 5: Dec. 6-14 (closes earlier if quota is reached)
Bear zone 5A: Nov. 29-Dec. 14 (closes earlier if quota is reached)
Bear zones 3, 4, 6 and 7: closed

Special Modern Gun Youth Bear Hunt
Bear zones 1 and 2 (does not include WMAs requiring a deer permit to harvest a bear): Nov. 1-2
Bear zones 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6 and 7: closed

Turkey

Archery
Statewide: Oct. 1-Feb. 28

Firearms
Turkey zones 3, 5B, 6 and 17: Oct. 11-17
Turkey zones 1, 1A, 2, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5A, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 9A and 10: closed

Elk 

Elk zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and A: Sept. 22-26
Elk zones 1, 2, 3, 4 and A: Dec. 8-12
Elk zone B: Dec. 8-12

Youth Elk Hunt
Elk zone 3: Dec. 8-12

Quail

Statewide: Nov. 1-Feb. 8

Rabbit

Statewide: Sept. 1-Feb. 28

Squirrel

Statewide: Sept. 6-Feb. 28 and May 16-June 14

Crow

Statewide: Sept. 6-Feb. 23. (Thursday-Monday hunting only)

Furbearers

Furbearer trapping (other than coyote, beaver, muskrat, nutria): sunrise, Nov. 15-sunset, Feb. 22

Coyote trapping: sunrise, Aug. 1-sunset, March 31

Beaver, muskrat, nutria trapping: sunrise, Nov. 15-sunset, March 31

Gray fox, mink, opossum, red fox, striped skunk hunting: sunrise, Sept.1-sunset, Feb. 28

Raccoon day or night hunting: sunrise, Sept.1-sunset, March 31

Raccoon night hunting: sunset, July 1-sunrise, Aug. 31

Bobcat hunting: sunrise, Oct. 1- sunset, Feb. 28 and from the first day of Spring Turkey Season through June 14.

Coyote hunting: sunrise, July 1- sunset, Feb. 28 and from the first day of Spring Turkey Season through June 14.

River otter hunting: sunrise, Nov. 15-sunset, Feb. 28

Muskrat, nutria, beaver hunting: sunrise, Sept. 1-sunset, March 31

Badger, spotted skunk and weasel hunting: closed 

 

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