Hunting season dates, by state, as of November 14, 2026

360 seasons are open today across 15 states. Pick a species to see where it is open, opening soon, or closed; every state page lists dates by method and zone, read daily from the agency's own page.

Opening in the next seven days

Date	State	Season	Zone
Sat Nov 14	Arkansas	Deer: Modern Gun	20 zones
Sat Nov 14	Georgia	Duck: Falconry	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Georgia	Coot: Falconry	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Georgia	Rails and gallinules: Falconry	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Georgia	Quail: General season	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Georgia	Rabbit: General season	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Kentucky	Deer: Modern Gun	Zone 1, 2 and 3
Sat Nov 14	Kentucky	Deer: Modern Gun, antlered	Zone 4
Sat Nov 14	Kentucky	Wild turkey: Crossbow	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Missouri	Deer: Firearms: November Portion	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	North Carolina	Deer: Blackpowder, antlered	4 zones
Sat Nov 14	North Carolina	Deer: Blackpowder, antlerless	2 zones
Sat Nov 14	North Carolina	Deer: Gun, antlered	2 zones
Sat Nov 14	North Carolina	Deer: Gun, antlerless	2 zones
Sat Nov 14	Ohio	Duck: General season	Zone A
Sat Nov 14	Ohio	Goose: General season	Zone A
Sat Nov 14	Tennessee	Deer: Single Shot, Straight-walled Cartridge Rifles, on Private Lands Only	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Tennessee	Snipe: General season	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Tennessee	Woodcock: General season	Statewide
Sat Nov 14	Texas	Duck: Regular	North
Sat Nov 14	Virginia	Deer: Public Lands Firearms	82 zones
Sun Nov 15	Georgia	Snipe: General season	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Michigan	Deer: Regular firearm	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Rabbit: Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Badger: Hunting and Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Beaver: Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Bobcat: Hunting and Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Coyote: Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Fox: Hunting and Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Mink: Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Muskrat: Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Opossum: Hunting and Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	River otter: Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Raccoon: Hunting and Trapping	Statewide
Sun Nov 15	Missouri	Skunk: Hunting and Trapping	Statewide
Mon Nov 16	Alabama	Deer: Special Muzzleloader and Air Rifle	4 zones
Mon Nov 16	Kentucky	Woodcock: Hunting	Statewide
Mon Nov 16	Kentucky	Quail: Hunting	2 zones
Mon Nov 16	Kentucky	Grouse: Hunting	Statewide
Mon Nov 16	Kentucky	Squirrel: Trapping	Statewide

States

State	Open today	Next opener
Virginia	83	Deer: Late Archery, Nov 29
Arkansas	40	Deer: Alternative Firearms, Dec 12
Tennessee	29	Deer: Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery (G/M/A) any legal method, Nov 21
Pennsylvania	28	Black bear: Firearms, Nov 21
Georgia	26	Deer: Firearms, Nov 20
Texas	24	Duck: Regular, Dec 5
Wisconsin	24	Deer: Gun, Nov 21
Ohio	21	Deer: Youth, Nov 21
North Carolina	19	Deer: Blackpowder, antlerless, Nov 21
Alabama	18	Deer: Special Muzzleloader and Air Rifle, Nov 16
Florida	15	Deer: General gun, antlered, Nov 21
Missouri	14	Duck: Youth, Nov 21
Kentucky	11	Duck: Youth Waterfowl, Nov 21
New York	7	Black bear: Regular, Nov 21
Michigan	1	Deer: Regular firearm, Nov 15

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States without a link are not yet read; they are added in order of reader demand.