Hunting dates and seasons
Dates for hunting seasons are listed on the individual species pages. Click on the category to find specific season dates, unit maps and other hunting information.
- White-tailed deer
- Black bear
- Wild turkey
- Waterfowl
- Small game and furbearers (snowshoe, cottontail, squirrel, quail, fox, coyote, etc.)
- Pheasant
- Moose
2011 General Hunting Season Dates
Click on the species name for more dates and details.
| April 30 - May 1, 2011 | Youth turkey-hunting weekend |
| May 3 - May 31, 2011 | Spring gobbler season (wild turkey) |
| Starts Sept. 1 | Black bear/dates vary for method and WMU |
| Sept. 2011 - Jan. 2012 | Waterfowl/dates vary by species and zone |
| Sept. 24-25, 2011 | Youth waterfowl weekend (Saturday and Sunday) |
| Sept. 15 - Dec. 15 | Deer/archery (Note: September 15-30, archers may only take legally antlered bucks statewide; archery season closes on Dec. 8 in WMU A) |
| Sept. 15 - Dec. 15 | Fall turkey/archery |
| Oct. 10 - Oct. 14, 2011 | Fall turkey/shotgun (in certain WMUs only); Monday - Friday |
| Sept. 2011 - March 2012 | Small game and furbearers/dates vary by species and region |
| Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 | Pheasant |
| Oct. 15 - Oct. 23, 2011 | Moose (by permit only) |
| Oct. 22 - 23, 2011 | Youth deer-hunting weekend |
| Oct. 29 - Nov. 8, 2011 | Deer/muzzleloader |
| Nov. 9 - Dec. 4, 2011 | Deer/regular firearms (closes November 27 in WMU A) |
