Check the hunting seasons page for specific season and application deadline dates.
Antlerless Deer and Special Hunt Lottery
Application available with deer license purchase in early August.
Deadline for lottery first Thursday after Labor Day.
Muzzleloader Deer Hunt Lottery
Application available with deer license purchase in early August.
Deadline for lottery first Thursday after Labor Day.
Bear Lottery
Application deadline first Friday in May.
Prairie Chicken Lottery
Application deadline middle of August.
Lottery results and licenses available for purchase after winners are notified.
Prairie chicken hunt information
Wild Turkey Lottery - Spring
Application deadline second Friday in February.
You do not need to enter the spring lottery for most wild turkey permit areas. With the exception of Season A permits for hunters 18 and older in the Carlos Avery and Whitewater wildlife management areas, all spring turkey permits for all seasons will be sold over-the-counter beginning Sunday, March 1.