Mount Magazine WMA

CWD Zone

Dogs Allowed (during a specific portion of deer season)

Additional USDA Forest Service Regulations

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Acres: 120,000

2026-27 Closed Seasons

• Alligator

2026-27 Crow

Sept. 3, 2026-Feb. 21, 2027. Open Thursdays through Mondays only. No limit.

2026-27 Deer

Deer Archery: Aug. 29-31 (one antlered buck only); Sept. 26-Feb. 28.
Deer Alternative Firearms: Oct. 17-25.
Deer Modern Gun: Nov. 14-Dec. 6 (dogs allowed Nov. 26-Dec. 6) and Dec. 26-28 (no dogs).
Deer Modern Gun Youth Hunts: Nov. 7-8 and Jan. 2-3.

WMA Deer Bag Limit: Three deer, no more than two antlered bucks (no antler restrictions), which may include:

• Two antlered bucks with archery, alternative firearms or modern gun,
• Two antlerless deer with archery,
• One antlerless deer during the alternative firearms season or the first two days of modern gun season,
• During youth hunt, youths may take two deer, one antlered buck (no antler restrictions) and one antlerless deer,
• Nonresidents using dogs to hunt deer are limited to one deer during the last nine days of regular modern gun season.

2026-27 Quail

Nov. 1, 2026-Feb. 7, 2027. Daily limit – 6

2026-27 Rabbit

Sept. 1, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027. Daily limit – 8

2026-27 Squirrel

May 15, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027. Dogs allowed. Daily limit – 12

2026 Bear

Bear Archery: Sept. 9-Nov. 30.
Bear Alternative Firearms: Oct. 17-25.
Bear Modern Gun: Nov. 14-30.
Bear Modern Gun Youth Hunt: Nov. 7-8.

2027 Turkey

Youth Hunt: April 10-11. One legal turkey.
Firearms Hunt: April 19-May 9. One legal turkey.

Area Notes

• Free georeferenced maps are available for this WMA and others at https://apps.agfc.com/maps/. These maps are frequently updated and include features such as parking, types of road and land boundaries.

Ownership

USDA Forest Service

Phone

833-356-0871