Hunting Season Dates and Bag Limits
2026-27 Furbearer Hunting Season Dates
Statewide hunting: Closed
Statewide: Sunrise, Sept. 1, 2026-sunset, March 31, 2027
Day hunting only.
No bag limit
Statewide: Sunrise, Sept. 1, 2026-sunset, Feb. 28, 2027
Dogs allowed to hunt bobcats during the day; dogs required to hunt bobcat at night.
Statewide during turkey season. Day hunting only. No dogs allowed.
Bag limit two per day
- Dogs are not allowed in deer zones where a firearms deer season is in progress that prohibits the use of dogs.
- During youth turkey hunts, only youths may take bobcats.
- Bobcats may be taken with archery equipment, or any rifle or shotgun ammunition.
Statewide: Year-round
Dogs allowed to hunt coyotes during the day except during turkey season. Coyotes may be hunted at night only by holders of a free predator control permit.
No bag limit
- Dogs are not allowed in deer zones where a firearms deer season is in progress that prohibits the use of dogs.
- During youth turkey hunts, only youth may take coyotes.
- Coyotes may be taken during daylight hours with archery equipment, or any rifle or shotgun ammunition.
Statewide: Sunrise, Sept. 1, 2026-sunset, Feb. 28, 2027
Day hunting only
Bag limit two per day
- Foxes may be taken during daylight hours with archery equipment, or any rifle or shotgun ammunition. Refer to the current Hunting Guidebook for hunting equipment legal on WMAs.
Statewide: Year-round
Day or night hunting; dogs are required for hunting at night.
No bag limit
Statewide: Sunrise, Nov. 14, 2026-sunset, Feb. 28, 2027
Day hunting only.
Bag limit two per day
