Hunting Seasons Articles

September 26, 2026 | John Malcolm

Colorado's 2026 rifle elk season opens Oct. 14 and runs four windows through Nov. 22, with over-the-counter bull tags in the second and third seasons. Here are the dates, license rules and how to hunt the opener.

September 25, 2026 | John Malcolm

Early archery opens statewide Oct. 3 and firearms follow Nov. 14. Here are the 2026-27 Virginia deer dates, Blue Ridge bag limits, Earn a Buck counties and either-sex days.

September 24, 2026 | John Malcolm

Plains duck openers run from late-September youth hunts to mid-November, with Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska dates, splits and bag limits for 2026-27.

September 23, 2026 | John Malcolm

Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania duck season dates for 2026-27: zone openers, scaup and black duck limits, goose changes and the licenses you need.

September 22, 2026 | John Malcolm

Pacific Flyway duck openers for 2026-27: California's five zone dates, Oregon's Zone 1 and 2 splits, Washington's Oct. 17 statewide opener, plus bags and stamps.

September 21, 2026 | John Malcolm

Montana's 2026 general deer and elk rifle season opens Oct. 24 and runs to Nov. 29. Season dates, tag costs, orange rules and how to hunt the five-week window.

September 20, 2026 | John Malcolm

Oklahoma's 2026-27 deer archery season opens Oct. 1. Here's what bowhunters need to know about dates, limits, licenses and early-season setups.

September 19, 2026 | John Malcolm

California's B, C, D-6/D-7 and X-9 zones opened Sept. 19, 2026, with the D-3/4/5 group and more following Sept. 26. Zone dates, tag quotas and CWD rules.

September 18, 2026 | John Malcolm

Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont archery deer dates for 2026-27: Maine's expanded archery is open now, New Hampshire runs to Dec. 15, and Vermont's new expanded zones opened Sept. 15.

September 17, 2026 | John Malcolm

Minnesota and Wisconsin split their duck seasons across three zones apiece. The 2026-27 openers, zone dates, daily limits and license requirements.

September 16, 2026 | John Malcolm

South Dakota opens Oct. 17, North Dakota and Minnesota Oct. 10, and Iowa Oct. 31 - the 2026-27 pheasant dates, daily limits and license rules across the northern Plains.

September 14, 2026 | John Malcolm

Iowa's archery deer season opens Oct. 1, 2026 and runs in two splits. The 2026-27 dates, resident and nonresident tag costs, and the license rules bowhunters need.

September 13, 2026 | John Malcolm

Kansas archery deer opens Sept. 14 and Nebraska opens Sept. 1 for 2026-27. Here are the dates, permits, antlerless tags and public-land access hunters need across both Plains states.

September 12, 2026 | John Malcolm

Ohio opens Sept. 26 while Indiana and Illinois open Oct. 1. Here are the 2026-27 archery deer dates, bag limits and tag rules across all three states.

September 10, 2026 | John Malcolm

PA, NJ and CT archery deer seasons are set for 2026-27. Key openers, bag limits, license and permit rules, and early-season tactics for the Northeast.

September 09, 2026 | John Malcolm

Minnesota's archery deer season opens statewide Sept. 19 and runs through Dec. 31, 2026. 2026-27 dates, new registration rules, crossbow access and equipment regs.

September 08, 2026 | John Malcolm

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Missouri fall turkey dates for 2026-27 — openers from Sept. 12 to Oct. 12, bag limits and license rules.

September 07, 2026 | John Malcolm

South Carolina's deer season is already open in Zones 3-4, and Zone 2 archery starts Sept. 15. Zone dates, antlerless rules, the new 6-tag resident package and license costs for 2026-27.

September 06, 2026 | John Malcolm

Iowa's teal season is open now (Sept. 5-13); Missouri follows Sept. 12-20 and Arkansas Sept. 19-27, 2026. Nine-day dates, 6-bird bag limits and the licenses you need.

September 04, 2026 | John Malcolm

Wisconsin's early goose season (Sept. 1-15, 5 Canada geese daily) and Iowa's metro-zone seasons: 2026 dates, limits and field tactics.

August 26, 2026 | John Malcolm

Maine, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania black bear hunting dates for 2026, license costs, draw deadlines, and bait, hound, and glass-and-stalk tactics.

August 26, 2026 | Matt Johnson

Minnesota and Wisconsin ruffed grouse season dates for 2026-27, bag and possession limits, license costs, bonus bird seasons, and Northwoods timber tactics.

August 26, 2026 | John Malcolm

North Dakota and South Dakota early-season waterfowl dates for 2026: early Canada goose, youth waterfowl, the Sept. 26 duck and teal opener, licenses, and field-and-pothole tactics.

August 26, 2026 | Matt Johnson

Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina early archery whitetail dates for 2026-27, license requirements, and tactics for hunting velvet bucks on September feeding routines.

August 26, 2026 | John Malcolm

Wisconsin, Michigan and Missouri early archery whitetail dates for 2026-27, license costs, and how to pattern velvet bucks on agriculture ground before the gun season rush.

August 26, 2026 | John Malcolm

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August 24, 2026 | John Malcolm

Pronghorn season is at its peak across Wyoming and Montana. Here are the 2026 dates, the waterhole and decoy tactics that work, and why the speed goat is America's most unique big game animal.

August 24, 2026 | Matt Johnson

September archery elk season is the most intense big game hunt in the West. Here are the 2026 dates, license rules, and rut tactics for Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

August 23, 2026 | John Malcolm

Dove season opens September 1 statewide in 2026 — including the South Zone for the first time. Here's everything Texas hunters need to know: dates, zones, bag limits, licenses, and what changed.

January 27, 2023 | Matt Johnson

January 24, 2023 | Matt Johnson