Hunting season dates

Other seasons

Bear

2026

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	05/1/26	Bear hunt lottery deadline
	08/1/26	Bear license purchase deadline
	08/5/26	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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	08/4/28	Surplus bear licenses available

2029

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2030

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Deer

2026

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

2027

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	08/20/27	Youth deer hunt application deadline
	09/9/27	Antlerless and special hunt lottery deadline

2028

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2029

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2030

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Elk

Announced on the elk hunting web page.

Prairie chicken

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

2029

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2030

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Spring wild turkey

2026

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	02/13/26	Spring wild turkey WMA lottery deadline

2027

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	02/12/27	Spring wild turkey WMA lottery deadline

2028

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	02/11/28	Spring wild turkey WMA lottery deadline

2029

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	02/16/29	Spring wild turkey WMA lottery deadline

2030

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	02/15/30	Spring wild turkey WMA lottery deadline

Big game

Bear

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 and 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

2029

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2030

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Deer

2026

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09/19/26 - 12/31/26	Deer - Archery	Statewide
10/15/26 - 10/18/26	Deer - Youth	Statewide
10/15/26 - 10/18/26	Deer - Early Antlerless
11/7/26 - 11/15/26	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	200 & 300 Series permit areas
11/7/26 - 11/22/26	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	100 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 - Youth	Statewide
10/21/27 - 10/24/27	Deer - Early Antlerless
11/6/27 - 11/14/27	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	200 & 300 Series permit areas
11/6/27 - 11/21/27	Deer - Firearm (Season A)	100 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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	11/25/28 - 12/10/28	Deer - Muzzleloader	Statewide

2029

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2030

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Small game

Badger

2026

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

2028

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2029

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2030

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Bobcat

2026

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	01/3/26 - 01/18/26	Bobcat	South Furbearer Zone
	12/12/26 - 01/17/27	Bobcat	North Furbearer Zone

2027

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	12/11/27 - 01/16/28	Bobcat	North Furbearer Zone

2028

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2029

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2030

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Fox

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

2028

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2029

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2030

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Opossum

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

2028

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2029

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2030

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Rabbit

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

2028

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2029

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2030

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Raccoon

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

2028

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2029

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2030

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Squirrel

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

2028

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2029

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2030

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