Hunting and trapping season dates

Hunt application & lottery deadlines

Bear

2023

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	05/5/23	Bear hunt lottery deadline
	08/1/23	Bear license purchase deadline
	08/4/23	Surplus bear licenses available

2024

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	05/3/24	Bear hunt lottery deadline
	08/1/24	Bear license purchase deadline
	08/4/24	Surplus bear licenses available

2025

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	05/2/25	Bear hunt lottery deadline
	08/1/25	Bear license purchase deadline
	08/4/25	Surplus bear licenses available

2026

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	05/1/26	Bear hunt lottery deadline
	08/1/26	Bear license purchase deadline
	08/4/26	Surplus bear licenses available

2027

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	05/7/27	Bear hunt lottery deadline
	08/1/27	Bear license purchase deadline
	08/4/27	Surplus bear licenses available

2028

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Deer

2023

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	08/18/23	Camp Ripley archery hunt application deadline
	08/18/23	Youth deer hunt application deadline
	09/7/23	Antlerless & special hunt lottery deadline

2024

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	08/16/24	Camp Ripley archery hunt application deadline
	08/16/24	Youth deer hunt application deadline
	09/5/24	Antlerless & special hunt lottery deadline

2025

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	08/15/25	Camp Ripley archery hunt application deadline
	08/15/25	Youth deer hunt application deadline
	09/4/25	Antlerless & special hunt lottery deadline

2026

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	08/14/26	Camp Ripley archery hunt application deadline
	08/14/26	Youth deer hunt application deadline
	09/10/26	Antlerless & special hunt lottery deadline

2027

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	08/13/27	Camp Ripley archery hunt application deadline
	08/20/27	Youth deer hunt application deadline
	09/9/27	Antlerless & special hunt lottery deadline

2028

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Elk

2023

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Prairie chicken

2023

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08/18/23

Prairie chicken hunt application deadline

2024

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08/16/24

Prairie chicken hunt application deadline

2025

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08/15/25

Prairie chicken hunt application deadline

2026

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08/14/26

Prairie chicken hunt application deadline

2027

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08/20/27

Prairie chicken hunt application deadline

2028

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08/18/28

Prairie chicken hunt application deadline

Spring wild turkey

2023

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02/17/23

Spring wild turkey WMA lottery deadline

2024

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2025

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2026

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2027

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2028

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Big game

Bear seasons

2023

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	08/11/23	Bear baiting start date	Permit areas & no-quota area
	09/1/23 - 10/15/23	Bear	Permit areas & no-quota area

2024

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	08/16/24	Bear baiting start date	Permit areas & no-quota area
	09/1/24 - 10/13/24	Bear	Permit areas & no-quota area

2025

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	08/15/25	Bear baiting start date	Permit areas & no-quota area
	09/1/25 - 10/19/25	Bear	Permit areas & no-quota area

2026

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	08/14/26	Bear baiting start date	Permit areas & no-quota area
	09/1/26 - 10/18/26	Bear	Permit areas & no-quota area

2027

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	08/13/27	Bear baiting start date	Permit areas & no-quota area
	09/1/27 - 10/17/27	Bear	Permit areas & no-quota area

2028

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09/1/28 - 10/15/28

Bear

Permit areas & no-quota area

Deer seasons

2023

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	09/16/23 - 12/31/23	Deer - Archery	Statewide
	10/19/23 - 10/22/23	Deer - Early Antlerless
	10/19/23 - 10/22/23	Deer - Youth	Statewide
	11/4/23 - 11/19/23	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	100 Series permit areas
	11/4/23 - 11/12/23	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	200 & 300 Series permit areas
	11/18/23 - 11/26/23	Deer - Firearm (Season B)	300 Series permit areas
	11/25/23 - 12/10/23	Deer - Muzzleloader	Statewide

2024

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	09/14/24 - 12/31/24	Deer - Archery	Statewide
	10/17/24 - 10/20/24	Deer - Early Antlerless
	10/17/24 - 10/20/24	Deer - Youth	Statewide
	11/9/24 - 11/24/24	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	100 Series permit areas
	11/9/24 - 11/17/24	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	200 & 300 Series permit areas
	11/23/24 - 12/1/24	Deer - Firearm (Season B)	300 Series permit areas
	11/30/24 - 12/15/24	Deer - Muzzleloader	Statewide

2025

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	09/13/25 - 12/31/25	Deer - Archery	Statewide
	10/16/25 - 10/19/25	Deer - Early Antlerless
	10/16/25 - 10/19/25	Deer - Youth	Statewide
	11/8/25 - 11/23/25	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	100 Series permit areas
	11/8/25 - 11/16/25	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	200 & 300 Series permit areas
	11/22/25 - 11/30/25	Deer - Firearm (Season B)	300 Series permit areas
	11/29/25 - 12/14/25	Deer - Muzzleloader	Statewide

2026

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	09/19/26 - 12/31/26	Deer - Archery	Statewide
	10/15/26 - 10/18/26	Deer - Early Antlerless
	10/15/26 - 10/18/26	Deer - Youth	Statewide
	11/7/26 - 11/22/26	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	100 Series permit areas
	11/7/26 - 11/15/26	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	200 & 300 Series permit areas
	11/21/26 - 11/29/26	Deer - Firearm (Season B)	300 Series permit areas
	11/28/26 - 12/13/26	Deer - Muzzleloader	Statewide

2027

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	09/18/27 - 12/31/27	Deer - Archery	Statewide
	10/21/27 - 10/24/27	Deer - Early Antlerless
	10/21/27 - 10/24/27	Deer - Youth	Statewide
	11/6/27 - 11/21/27	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	100 Series permit areas
	11/6/27 - 11/14/27	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	200 & 300 Series permit areas
	11/20/27 - 11/28/27	Deer - Firearm (Season B)	300 Series permit areas
	11/27/27 - 12/12/27	Deer - Muzzleloader	Statewide

2028

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Elk seasons

2023

Announced on the elk hunting web page.

2024

Announced on the elk hunting web page.

2025

Announced on the elk hunting web page.

2026

Announced on the elk hunting web page.

2027

Announced on the elk hunting web page.

2028

Announced on the elk hunting web page.

Small game

Badger seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Badger	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/21/23 - 03/15/24	Badger	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/16/25	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/26/24 - 03/16/25	Badger	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Badger	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/14/27	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/14/27	Badger	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Badger	South furbearer zone

Bobcat seasons

2022

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12/17/22 - 01/22/23

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2023

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12/16/23 - 01/21/24

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2024

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12/14/24 - 01/19/25

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2025

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12/20/25 - 01/17/26

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2026

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12/19/26 - 01/16/27

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2027

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12/18/27 - 01/15/28

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

Fox seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	12/23/23 - 03/15/24	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/15/27	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/15/27	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

Opossum seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/21/23 - 03/15/24	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/15/27	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/15/27	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Opossum	South furbearer zone

Rabbit seasons

2022

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	09/17/22 - 02/28/23	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide
	09/17/22 - 02/28/23	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide

2023

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	09/16/23 - 02/28/24	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/16/23 - 02/28/24	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2024

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	09/14/24 - 02/28/25	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/14/24 - 02/28/25	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2025

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	09/13/25 - 02/28/26	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/13/25 - 02/28/26	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2026

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	09/19/26 - 02/28/27	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/19/26 - 02/28/27	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2027

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	09/18/27 - 02/29/28	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide
	09/18/27 - 02/29/28	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide

Raccoon seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/21/23 - 03/15/24	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/15/27	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/15/27	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

Squirrel seasons

2022

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09/17/22 - 02/28/23

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2023

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09/16/23 - 02/29/24

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2024

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09/14/24 - 02/28/25

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2025

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09/20/25 - 02/28/26

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2026

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09/19/26 - 02/28/27

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2027

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09/18/27 - 02/29/28

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

Trapping

Badger seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Badger	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/21/23 - 03/15/24	Badger	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/16/25	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/26/24 - 03/16/25	Badger	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Badger	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/14/27	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/14/27	Badger	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Badger	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Badger	South furbearer zone

Beaver seasons

2022

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	10/29/22 - 05/15/23	Beaver	North furbearer zone
	10/29/22 - 05/15/23	Beaver	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/28/23 - 05/15/24	Beaver	North furbearer zone
	10/28/23 - 05/15/24	Beaver	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/26/24 - 05/15/25	Beaver	North furbearer zone
	11/2/24 - 05/15/25	Beaver	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/25/25 - 05/15/26	Beaver	North furbearer zone
	11/1/25 - 05/15/26	Beaver	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/24/26 - 05/15/27	Beaver	North furbearer zone
	10/31/26 - 05/15/27	Beaver	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/23/27 - 05/15/28	Beaver	North furbearer zone
	10/30/27 - 05/15/28	Beaver	South furbearer zone

Bobcat seasons

2022

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12/17/22 - 01/22/23

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2023

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12/16/23 - 01/21/24

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2024

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12/14/24 - 01/19/25

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2025

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12/20/25 - 01/17/26

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2026

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12/19/26 - 01/16/27

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

2027

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12/18/27 - 01/15/28

Bobcat

North of I-94 and U.S. Highway 10

Fisher seasons

2022

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12/17/22 - 12/25/22

Fisher

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2023

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12/16/23 - 12/24/23

Fisher

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2024

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12/14/24 - 12/22/24

Fisher

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2025

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12/13/25 - 12/21/25

Fisher

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2026

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12/12/26 - 12/20/26

Fisher

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2027

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12/11/27 - 12/19/27

Fisher

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

Fox seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	12/23/23 - 03/15/24	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/15/27	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/15/27	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Fox, Gray & Red	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Fox, Gray & Red	South furbearer zone

Mink seasons

2022

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	10/29/22 - 02/28/23	Mink	North furbearer zone
	10/29/22 - 02/28/23	Mink	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/28/23 - 02/28/24	Mink	North furbearer zone
	10/28/23 - 02/28/24	Mink	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/26/24 - 02/28/25	Mink	North furbearer zone
	10/26/24 - 02/28/25	Mink	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/25/25 - 02/28/26	Mink	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 02/28/26	Mink	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/24/26 - 02/28/27	Mink	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 02/28/27	Mink	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/23/27 - 02/29/28	Mink	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 02/29/28	Mink	South furbearer zone

Muskrat seasons

2022

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	10/29/22 - 02/28/23	Muskrat	North furbearer zone
	10/29/22 - 02/28/23	Muskrat	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/28/23 - 02/28/23	Muskrat	North furbearer zone
	10/28/23 - 02/28/23	Muskrat	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/26/24 - 02/28/25	Muskrat	North furbearer zone
	10/26/24 - 02/28/25	Muskrat	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/25/25 - 02/28/26	Muskrat	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 02/28/26	Muskrat	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/24/26 - 02/28/27	Muskrat	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 02/28/27	Muskrat	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/23/27 - 02/29/28	Muskrat	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 02/29/28	Muskrat	South furbearer zone

Opossum seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/21/23 - 03/15/24	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/15/27	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/15/27	Opossum	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Opossum	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Opossum	South furbearer zone

Otter seasons

2022

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	10/29/22 - 01/22/23	Otter	North furbearer zone
	10/29/22 - 01/22/23	Otter	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/28/23 - 01/21/24	Otter	North furbearer zone
	10/28/23 - 01/21/24	Otter	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/26/24 - 01/19/25	Otter	North furbearer zone
	10/26/24 - 01/19/25	Otter	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/25/25 - 01/18/26	Otter	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 01/18/26	Otter	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/24/26 - 01/17/27	Otter	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 01/17/27	Otter	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/23/27 - 01/16/28	Otter	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 01/16/28	Otter	South furbearer zone

Pine marten seasons

2022

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12/17/22 - 12/25/22

Pine Marten

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2023

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12/16/23 - 12/24/23

Pine Marten

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2024

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12/21/24 - 12/29/24

Pine Marten

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2025

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12/20/25 - 12/28/25

Pine Marten

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2026

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12/19/26 - 12/27/26

Pine Marten

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

2027

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12/18/27 - 12/26/27

Pine Marten

North of I-94 & U.S. Highway 10

Rabbit seasons

2022

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	09/17/22 - 02/28/23	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide
	09/17/22 - 02/28/23	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide

2023

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	09/16/23 - 02/28/24	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/16/23 - 02/28/24	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2024

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	09/14/24 - 02/28/25	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/14/24 - 02/28/25	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2025

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	09/13/25 - 02/28/26	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/13/25 - 02/28/26	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2026

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	09/19/26 - 02/28/27	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide
	09/19/26 - 02/28/27	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide

2027

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	09/18/27 - 02/29/28	Rabbit, Cottontail & Snowshoe Hare	Statewide
	09/18/27 - 02/29/28	Rabbit, Jack	Statewide

Raccoon seasons

2022

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	10/15/22 - 03/15/23	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/22/22 - 03/15/23	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2023

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	10/14/23 - 03/15/24	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/21/23 - 03/15/24	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2024

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	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/19/24 - 03/15/25	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2025

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	10/18/25 - 03/15/26	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/25/25 - 03/15/26	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2026

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	10/17/26 - 03/15/27	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/24/26 - 03/15/27	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

2027

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	10/16/27 - 03/15/28	Raccoon	North furbearer zone
	10/23/27 - 03/15/28	Raccoon	South furbearer zone

Squirrel seasons

2022

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09/17/22 - 02/28/23

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2023

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09/16/23 - 02/29/24

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2024

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09/14/24 - 02/28/25

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2025

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09/20/25 - 02/28/26

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2026

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09/19/26 - 02/28/27

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

2027

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09/18/27 - 02/29/28

Squirrel, Gray & Fox

Statewide

Upland birds

Crow seasons

2022

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	09/1/22 - 10/31/22	Crow	Statewide
	12/15/22 - 01/15/23	Crow	Statewide

2023

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	03/1/23 - 03/31/23	Crow	Statewide
	09/1/23 - 10/31/23	Crow	Statewide
	12/15/23 - 01/15/24	Crow	Statewide

2024

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	03/1/24 - 03/31/24	Crow	Statewide
	09/1/24 - 10/31/24	Crow	Statewide
	12/15/24 - 01/15/25	Crow	Statewide

2025

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	03/1/25 - 03/31/25	Crow	Statewide
	09/1/25 - 10/31/25	Crow	Statewide
	12/15/25 - 01/15/26	Crow	Statewide

2026

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	03/1/26 - 03/31/26	Crow	Statewide
	09/1/26 - 10/31/26	Crow	Statewide
	12/15/26 - 01/15/27	Crow	Statewide

2027

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	03/1/27 - 03/31/27	Crow	Statewide
	09/1/27 - 10/31/27	Crow	Statewide
	12/15/27 - 01/15/28	Crow	Statewide

Dove seasons

2022

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09/1/22 - 11/29/22

Dove, Mourning

Statewide

2023

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09/1/23 - 11/28/23

Dove, Mourning

Statewide

2024

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09/1/24 - 11/26/24

Dove, Mourning

Statewide

2025

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09/1/25 - 11/25/25

Dove, Mourning

Statewide

2026

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09/1/26 - 11/24/26

Dove, Mourning

Statewide

2027

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09/1/27 - 11/23/27

Dove, Mourning

Statewide

Grouse seasons

2022

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	09/17/22 - 11/30/22	Grouse, Sharp-Tailed	Northwest zone
	09/17/22 - 01/1/23	Grouse, Ruffed & Spruce	Statewide
	10/15/22 - 11/30/22	Grouse, Sharp-Tailed (season closed)	East-central zone

2023

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	09/16/23 - 11/29/23	Grouse, Sharp-Tailed	Northwest zone
	09/16/23 - 01/1/24	Grouse, Ruffed & Spruce	Statewide

2024

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	09/21/24 - 12/4/24	Grouse, Sharp-Tailed	Northwest zone
	09/21/24 - 01/1/25	Grouse, Ruffed & Spruce	Statewide

2025

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	09/20/25 - 12/3/25	Grouse, Sharp-Tailed	Northwest zone
	09/20/25 - 01/4/26	Grouse, Ruffed & Spruce	Statewide

2026

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	09/19/26 - 12/2/26	Grouse, Sharp-Tailed	Northwest zone
	09/19/26 - 01/3/27	Grouse, Ruffed & Spruce	Statewide

2027

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	09/18/27 - 12/1/27	Grouse, Sharp-Tailed	Northwest zone
	09/18/27 - 01/2/28	Grouse, Ruffed & Spruce	Statewide

Partridge seasons

2022

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09/17/22 - 01/1/23

Partridge, Hungarian

Statewide

2023

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09/16/23 - 01/1/24

Partridge, Hungarian

Statewide

2024

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09/21/24 - 01/1/25

Partridge, Hungarian

Statewide

2025

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09/20/25 - 01/4/26

Partridge, Hungarian

Statewide

2026

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09/19/26 - 01/3/27

Partridge, Hungarian

Statewide

2027

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09/18/27 - 01/2/28

Partridge, Hungarian

Statewide

Pheasant seasons

2023

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10/14/23 - 01/1/24

Pheasant, Ring-Necked

Statewide

2024

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10/12/24 - 01/1/25

Pheasant, Ring-Necked

Statewide

2025

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10/11/25 - 01/4/26

Pheasant, Ring-Necked

Statewide

2026

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10/10/26 - 01/3/27

Pheasant, Ring-Necked

Statewide

2027

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10/9/27 - 01/2/28

Pheasant, Ring-Necked

Statewide

2028

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10/14/28 - 01/1/29

Pheasant, Ring-Necked

Statewide

Prairie chicken seasons

2023

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09/30/23 - 10/8/23

Prairie Chicken, Greater

Prairie chicken quota areas

2024

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09/28/24 - 10/6/23

Prairie Chicken, Greater

Prairie chicken quota areas

2025

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09/27/25 - 10/5/25

Prairie Chicken, Greater

Prairie chicken quota areas

2026

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09/26/26 - 10/4/26

Prairie Chicken, Greater

Prairie chicken quota areas

2027

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09/25/27 - 10/3/27

Prairie Chicken, Greater

Prairie chicken quota areas

2028

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09/23/28 - 10/1/28

Prairie Chicken, Greater

Prairie chicken quota areas

Rail seasons

2022

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09/1/22 - 11/7/22

Rail, Sora & Virginia

Statewide

2023

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09/1/23 - 11/6/23

Rail, Sora & Virginia

Statewide

2024

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09/1/24 - 11/4/24

Rail, Sora & Virginia

Statewide

2025

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09/1/25 - 11/3/25

Rail, Sora & Virginia

Statewide

2026

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09/1/26 - 11/2/26

Rail, Sora & Virginia

Statewide

2027

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09/1/27 - 11/1/27

Rail, Sora & Virginia

Statewide

Snipe seasons

2022

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09/1/22 - 11/7/22

Snipe, Common

Statewide

2023

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09/1/23 - 11/6/23

Snipe, Common

Statewide

2024

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09/1/24 - 11/4/24

Snipe, Common

Statewide

2025

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09/1/25 - 11/3/25

Snipe, Common

Statewide

2026

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09/1/26 - 11/2/26

Snipe, Common

Statewide

2027

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09/1/27 - 11/1/27

Snipe, Common

Statewide

Wild turkey seasons

2023

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	02/17/23	Spring wild turkey WMA lottery deadline
	04/12/23 - 05/31/23	Spring wild turkey - Youth	Statewide
	04/12/23 - 05/31/23	Spring wild turkey - Archery	Statewide
	04/12/23 - 04/18/23	Spring wild turkey - A season	Statewide
	04/19/23 - 04/25/23	Spring wild turkey - B season	Statewide
	04/26/23 - 05/2/23	Spring wild turkey - C season	Statewide
	05/3/23 - 05/9/23	Spring wild turkey - D season	Statewide
	05/10/23 - 05/16/23	Spring wild turkey - E season	Statewide
	05/17/23 - 05/31/23	Spring wild turkey - F season	Statewide
	09/30/23 - 10/29/23	Fall wild turkey	Statewide

2024

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	04/17/24 - 05/31/24	Spring wild turkey - Youth	Statewide
	04/17/24 - 05/31/24	Spring wild turkey - Archery	Statewide
	04/17/24 - 04/23/24	Spring wild turkey - A season	Statewide
	04/24/24 - 04/30/24	Spring wild turkey - B season	Statewide
	05/1/24 - 05/7/24	Spring wild turkey - C season	Statewide
	05/8/24 - 05/14/24	Spring wild turkey - D season	Statewide
	05/15/24 - 05/21/24	Spring wild turkey - E season	Statewide
	05/22/24 - 05/31/24	Spring wild turkey - F season	Statewide
	09/28/24 - 10/27/24	Fall wild turkey	Statewide

2025

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	04/16/25 - 05/31/25	Spring wild turkey - Youth	Statewide
	04/16/25 - 05/31/25	Spring wild turkey - Archery	Statewide
	04/16/25 - 04/22/25	Spring wild turkey - A season	Statewide
	04/23/25 - 04/29/25	Spring wild turkey - B season	Statewide
	04/30/25 - 05/6/25	Spring wild turkey - C season	Statewide
	05/7/25 - 05/13/25	Spring wild turkey - D season	Statewide
	05/14/25 - 05/20/25	Spring wild turkey - E season	Statewide
	05/21/25 - 05/31/25	Spring wild turkey - F season	Statewide
	10/4/25 - 11/2/25	Fall wild turkey	Statewide

2026

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	04/15/26 - 05/31/26	Spring wild turkey - Youth	Statewide
	04/15/26 - 05/31/26	Spring wild turkey - Archery	Statewide
	04/15/26 - 04/21/26	Spring wild turkey - A season	Statewide
	04/22/26 - 04/28/26	Spring wild turkey - B season	Statewide
	04/29/26 - 05/5/26	Spring wild turkey - C season	Statewide
	05/6/26 - 05/12/26	Spring wild turkey - D season	Statewide
	05/13/26 - 05/19/26	Spring wild turkey - E season	Statewide
	05/20/26 - 05/31/26	Spring wild turkey - F season	Statewide
	10/3/26 - 11/1/26	Fall wild turkey	Statewide

2027

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	04/14/27 - 05/31/27	Spring wild turkey - Youth	Statewide
	04/14/27 - 05/31/27	Spring wild turkey - Archery	Statewide
	04/14/27 - 04/20/27	Spring wild turkey - Season A	Statewide
	04/21/27 - 04/27/27	Spring wild turkey - Season B	Statewide
	04/28/27 - 05/4/27	Spring wild turkey - Season C	Statewide
	05/5/27 - 05/11/27	Spring wild turkey - Season D	Statewide
	05/12/27 - 05/18/27	Spring wild turkey - Season E	Statewide
	05/19/27 - 05/31/27	Spring wild turkey - Season F	Statewide
	10/2/27 - 10/31/27	Fall wild turkey	Statewide

2028

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	04/12/28 - 05/31/28	Spring wild turkey - Youth	Statewide
	04/12/28 - 05/31/28	Spring wild turkey - Archery	Statewide
	04/12/28 - 04/18/28	Spring wild turkey - A season	Statewide
	04/19/28 - 04/25/28	Spring wild turkey - B season	Statewide
	04/26/28 - 05/2/28	Spring wild turkey - C season	Statewide
	05/3/28 - 05/9/28	Spring wild turkey - D season	Statewide
	05/10/28 - 05/16/28	Spring wild turkey - E season	Statewide
	05/17/28 - 05/31/28	Spring wild turkey - F season	Statewide
	10/1/28 - 10/31/28	Fall wild turkey	Statewide

Woodcock seasons

2022

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09/24/22 - 11/7/22

Woodcock

Statewide

2023

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09/23/23 - 11/6/23

Woodcock

Statewide

2024

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09/28/24 - 11/4/24

Woodcock

Statewide

2025

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09/27/25 - 11/3/25

Woodcock

Statewide

2026

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09/26/26 - 11/2/26

Woodcock

Statewide

2027

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09/25/27 - 11/1/27

Woodcock

Statewide

Waterfowl

Crane seasons

2022

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09/17/22 - 10/23/22

Sandhill Crane

Northwest goose zone

2023

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09/16/23 - 10/21/23

Sandhill Crane

Northwest goose zone

2024

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09/21/24 - 10/19/24

Sandhill Crane

Northwest goose zone

2025

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09/20/25 - 10/18/25

Sandhill Crane

Northwest goose zone

2026

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09/19/26 - 10/17/26

Sandhill Crane

Northwest goose zone

2027

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09/18/27 - 10/16/27

Sandhill Crane

Northwest goose zone

Spring light goose

2022

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02/18/22 - 04/30/22

Spring light goose conservation order

Statewide

2023

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02/18/23 - 04/30/23

Spring light goose conservation order

Statewide

2024

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02/18/24 - 04/30/24

Spring light goose conservation order

Statewide

2025

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02/18/25 - 04/30/25

Spring light goose conservation order

Statewide

2026

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02/18/26 - 04/30/26

Spring light goose conservation order

Statewide

2027

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02/18/27 - 04/30/27

Spring light goose conservation order

Statewide

September goose

2022

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09/3/22 - 09/18/22

September Goose

2023

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09/2/23 - 09/17/23

September Goose

2024

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09/7/24 - 09/22/24

September Goose

2025

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09/6/25 - 09/21/25

September Goose

2026

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09/5/26 - 12/20/26

September Goose

2027

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09/4/27 - 12/19/27

September goose

Teal

2022

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09/3/22 - 09/7/22

Teal

Statewide

2023

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09/2/23 - 09/6/23

Teal

Statewide

2024

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09/7/24 - 09/11/24

Teal

Statewide

2025

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09/6/25 - 09/10/25

Teal

Statewide

2026

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09/5/26 - 09/9/26

Teal

Statewide

2027

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09/4/27 - 09/8/27

Teal

Statewide

Youth hunt

2022

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09/10/22 - 09/11/22

Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Statewide

2023

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09/9/23 - 09/10/23

Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Statewide

2024

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09/14/24 - 12/15/24

Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Statewide

2025

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09/13/25 - 09/14/25

Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Statewide

2026

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09/12/26 - 09/13/26

Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Statewide

2027

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09/11/27 - 09/12/27

Youth Waterfowl Hunt

Statewide

Waterfowl

2022

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09/24/22

Waterfowl

Statewide

2023

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09/23/23

Waterfowl

Statewide

2024

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09/21/24

Waterfowl

Statewide

2025

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09/27/25

Waterfowl

Statewide

2026

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09/26/26

Waterfowl

Statewide

2027

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09/25/27

Waterfowl

Statewide