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Licensing Requirements
What You Need To Hunt DeerGun deer license, to harvest deer with a firearm or airgun; orArchery license, to harvest deer with a bow and arrow; orCrossbow license, to harvest deer with a crossbow and arrow; andA valid, unfilled harvest authorization.…
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Deer Season Dates and Bag Limits
2026 Deer Hunting SeasonsSeasonDatesLocationSpecial InstructionsArchery/CrossbowSept. 12-Jan. 3, 2027 or Jan.
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Migratory Birds, Spring Turkey
2026 Northern Shooting Hours2026 Southern Shooting Hours*Early teal season has separate shooting hours than the other migratory birds. See the Early Teal Shooting Hours webpage for those times.
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Deer, Bear, Elk, Small Game, Fall Turkey
2026 Northern Shooting Hours2026 Southern Shooting Hours
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Calculating Shooting Hours
Closed Shooting HoursIt is illegal to shoot at game before or after the shooting hours listed in the shooting hours tables (linked below). See the Shining and Night Hunting webpage for species that may be hunted at night.Calculating Shooting…
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Landowner Exceptions
A landowner is required to have a license to hunt deer, bear, turkey, game birds, migratory game birds and bobcats.
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Transfers of Approvals/Preference Points
A person who has been awarded certain hunting approvals may transfer the approvals in certain circumstances. The table below outlines what types of approvals are eligible to be transferred and the circumstances in which each may be transferred.