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This week — Happening in the next 7 days

Opens todayMaryland Whitetail · ArcheryFri, Sep 11
Opens todayMississippi Whitetail · ArcheryFri, Sep 11
Opens tomorrowColorado Elk · MuzzleloaderSat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowColorado Mule deer · MuzzleloaderSat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowColorado Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowColorado Moose · MuzzleloaderSat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowColorado Black bear · MuzzleloaderSat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowColorado Moose · ArcherySat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowGeorgia Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowGeorgia Black bear · ArcherySat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowMichigan Whitetail · FirearmSat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowNew Jersey Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowNew York Whitetail · Any methodSat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowNorth Carolina Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowRhode Island Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowWisconsin Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 12
Opens tomorrowWisconsin Turkey · Any methodSat, Sep 12
Opens in 3 daysKansas Whitetail · MuzzleloaderMon, Sep 14
Opens in 3 daysKansas Mule deer · MuzzleloaderMon, Sep 14
Opens in 3 daysKansas Whitetail · ArcheryMon, Sep 14
Opens in 3 daysKansas Mule deer · ArcheryMon, Sep 14
Opens in 3 daysKansas Elk · ArcheryMon, Sep 14
Opens in 4 daysAlaska Moose · Any methodTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysAlaska Mountain goat · ArcheryTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysAlaska Sitka black-tailed deer · Any methodTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysAlaska Brown bear · Any methodTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysAlaska Mountain goat · Any methodTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysAlaska Black bear · Any methodTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysConnecticut Whitetail · ArcheryTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysMissouri Whitetail · ArcheryTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysMontana Bighorn sheep · FirearmTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysMontana Moose · FirearmTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysMontana Mountain goat · FirearmTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysMontana Black bear · FirearmTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysNew Hampshire Whitetail · ArcheryTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysRhode Island Whitetail · ArcheryTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysSouth Carolina Whitetail · ArcheryTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysVermont Whitetail · ArcheryTue, Sep 15
Opens in 4 daysWashington Mule deer · FirearmTue, Sep 15
Opens in 5 daysAlaska Moose · Any methodWed, Sep 16
Opens in 6 daysGeorgia Black bear · FirearmThu, Sep 17
Opens next weekNorth Dakota Whitetail · FirearmFri, Sep 18
Opens next weekNorth Dakota Mule deer · FirearmFri, Sep 18

Next 30 days — Time to finalize plans and tags

Opens next weekCalifornia Mule deer · FirearmSat, Sep 19
Opens next weekFlorida Whitetail · FirearmSat, Sep 19
Opens next weekFlorida Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 19
Opens next weekIowa Whitetail · FirearmSat, Sep 19
Opens next weekKansas Pronghorn · ArcherySat, Sep 19
Opens next weekKentucky Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 19
Opens next weekMinnesota Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 19
Opens next weekNew York Black bear · ArcherySat, Sep 19
Opens next weekNew York Black bear · FirearmSat, Sep 19
Opens next weekAlaska Muskox · Any methodSun, Sep 20
Opens next weekAlaska Moose · Any methodMon, Sep 21
Opens next weekMassachusetts Whitetail · ArcheryMon, Sep 21
Opens next weekUtah Mule deer · MuzzleloaderWed, Sep 23
Opens next weekAlaska Mountain goat · Any methodThu, Sep 24
Opens in 2 weeksAlaska Elk · Any methodFri, Sep 25
Opens in 2 weeksAlaska Moose · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodSat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksArkansas Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksCalifornia Mule deer · FirearmSat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksDelaware Whitetail · FirearmSat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksIndiana Whitetail · FirearmSat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksNew Jersey Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksOhio Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksTennessee Black bear · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksTennessee Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksTennessee Turkey · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksWashington Mule deer · MuzzleloaderSat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksWest Virginia Whitetail · ArcherySat, Sep 26
Opens in 2 weeksNew York Whitetail · ArcherySun, Sep 27
Opens in 2 weeksKansas Pronghorn · MuzzleloaderMon, Sep 28
Opens in 3 weeksAlabama Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Elk · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Brown bear · MuzzleloaderThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Black bear · MuzzleloaderThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Brown bear · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Mountain goat · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Sitka black-tailed deer · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Bison · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksAlaska Dall sheep · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksColorado Moose · FirearmThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksIllinois Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksIndiana Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksIowa Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksLouisiana Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksMichigan Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksMississippi Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksMissouri Turkey · FirearmThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksNew York Turkey · Any methodThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksNew York Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksNew York Black bear · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksOklahoma Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksRhode Island Turkey · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksSouth Carolina Whitetail · MuzzleloaderThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksVermont Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 1
Opens in 3 weeksCalifornia Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksCalifornia Mule deer · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksColorado Pronghorn · FirearmSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksGeorgia Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksKansas Pronghorn · FirearmSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksMaine Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksMassachusetts Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksMinnesota Turkey · Any methodSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksNew Jersey Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksNorth Carolina Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksOregon Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksPennsylvania Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksTexas Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksTexas Mule deer · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksUtah Elk · FirearmSat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksVirginia Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksVirginia Black bear · ArcherySat, Oct 3
Opens in 3 weeksMassachusetts Whitetail · ArcheryMon, Oct 5
Opens in 4 weeksUtah Mule deer · FirearmWed, Oct 7
Opens in 4 weeksAlaska Elk · Any methodThu, Oct 8
Opens in 4 weeksDelaware Whitetail · MuzzleloaderFri, Oct 9
Opens in 4 weeksMissouri Whitetail · FirearmFri, Oct 9
Opens in 4 weeksCalifornia Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksGeorgia Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksGeorgia Black bear · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksKansas Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksMontana Pronghorn · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksNew York Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksNew York Black bear · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksUtah Elk · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksVirginia Black bear · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksWest Virginia Turkey · Any methodSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksWisconsin Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 10
Opens in 4 weeksAlaska Elk · Any methodSun, Oct 11
Opens in 4 weeksSouth Carolina Whitetail · FirearmSun, Oct 11

Coming up — Further out, but worth having on the calendar

Opens in 5 weeksRhode Island Whitetail · Any methodTue, Oct 13
Opens in 5 weeksColorado Elk · FirearmWed, Oct 14
Opens in 5 weeksAlabama Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksAlaska Sitka black-tailed deer · Any methodThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksAlaska Moose · ArcheryThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksAlaska Brown bear · Any methodThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksMinnesota Whitetail · FirearmThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksMississippi Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksMontana Mule deer · FirearmThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksMontana Whitetail · FirearmThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksRhode Island Whitetail · ArcheryThu, Oct 15
Opens in 5 weeksAlaska Elk · Any methodFri, Oct 16
Opens in 5 weeksAlaska Caribou · Any methodFri, Oct 16
Opens in 5 weeksOklahoma Whitetail · FirearmFri, Oct 16
Opens in 5 weeksArkansas Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksCalifornia Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksColorado Pronghorn · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksFlorida Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksGeorgia Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksGeorgia Black bear · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksIowa Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksKentucky Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksNew York Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksNew York Black bear · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksNew York Turkey · Any methodSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksNorth Carolina Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksPennsylvania Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksRhode Island Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksTennessee Turkey · Any methodSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksUtah Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksWashington Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksWest Virginia Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 17
Opens in 5 weeksRhode Island Whitetail · ArcheryMon, Oct 19
Opens in 6 weeksAlaska Moose · ArcheryTue, Oct 20
Opens in 6 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodTue, Oct 20
Opens in 6 weeksIndiana Turkey · FirearmWed, Oct 21
Opens in 6 weeksMaryland Whitetail · MuzzleloaderThu, Oct 22
Opens in 6 weeksAlaska Elk · Any methodFri, Oct 23
Opens in 6 weeksMaine Whitetail · FirearmFri, Oct 23
Opens in 6 weeksCalifornia Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksColorado Elk · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksColorado Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksColorado Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksFlorida Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksFlorida Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksLouisiana Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksMissouri Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksMontana Elk · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksMontana Mule deer · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksMontana Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksNew Hampshire Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksNew York Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksOklahoma Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 24
Opens in 6 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodSun, Oct 25
Opens in 6 weeksAlaska Brown bear · Any methodSun, Oct 25
Opens in 6 weeksMaryland Whitetail · ArcherySun, Oct 25
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Caribou · Any methodTue, Oct 27
Opens in 7 weeksUtah Elk · MuzzleloaderWed, Oct 28
Opens in 7 weeksVermont Whitetail · MuzzleloaderThu, Oct 29
Opens in 7 weeksAlabama Whitetail · FirearmFri, Oct 30
Opens in 7 weeksTexas Whitetail · FirearmFri, Oct 30
Opens in 7 weeksLouisiana Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksMaine Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksNew Hampshire Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksNew Jersey Whitetail · ArcherySat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksNorth Carolina Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksPennsylvania Turkey · Any methodSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksRhode Island Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksTennessee Whitetail · FirearmSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksTennessee Black bear · FirearmSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksVirginia Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Oct 31
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Sitka black-tailed deer · MuzzleloaderSun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Mountain goat · Any methodSun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Sitka black-tailed deer · Any methodSun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Moose · MuzzleloaderSun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodSun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Mountain goat · ArcherySun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Brown bear · Any methodSun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlaska Caribou · Any methodSun, Nov 1
Opens in 7 weeksAlabama Whitetail · MuzzleloaderMon, Nov 2
Opens in 7 weeksMaine Whitetail · FirearmMon, Nov 2
Opens in 7 weeksRhode Island Whitetail · Any methodMon, Nov 2
Opens in 8 weeksNorth Dakota Whitetail · FirearmFri, Nov 6
Opens in 8 weeksNorth Dakota Mule deer · FirearmFri, Nov 6
Opens in 8 weeksAlabama Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksArkansas Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksCalifornia Mule deer · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksColorado Elk · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksColorado Mule deer · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksColorado Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksFlorida Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksMinnesota Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksMississippi Whitetail · Any methodSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksOregon Elk · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksRhode Island Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksTennessee Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksTexas Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksTexas Turkey · Any methodSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksVermont Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksVirginia Black bear · MuzzleloaderSat, Nov 7
Opens in 8 weeksMississippi Whitetail · MuzzleloaderMon, Nov 9
Opens in 9 weeksNew Hampshire Whitetail · FirearmWed, Nov 11
Opens in 9 weeksAlabama Whitetail · FirearmFri, Nov 13
Opens in 9 weeksDelaware Whitetail · FirearmFri, Nov 13
Opens in 9 weeksAlabama Turkey · Any methodSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksArkansas Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksIndiana Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksKentucky Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksMissouri Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksNebraska Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksNebraska Mule deer · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksNorth Carolina Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksNorth Carolina Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksOregon Elk · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksVermont Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksVirginia Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 14
Opens in 9 weeksAlaska Elk · Any methodSun, Nov 15
Opens in 9 weeksAlaska Caribou · Any methodSun, Nov 15
Opens in 9 weeksMichigan Whitetail · FirearmSun, Nov 15
Opens in 9 weeksMontana Bison · Any methodSun, Nov 15
Opens in 9 weeksAlabama Whitetail · MuzzleloaderMon, Nov 16
Opens in 9 weeksAlaska Sitka black-tailed deer · MuzzleloaderMon, Nov 16
Opens in 10 weeksColorado Elk · FirearmWed, Nov 18
Opens in 10 weeksColorado Mule deer · FirearmWed, Nov 18
Opens in 10 weeksColorado Whitetail · FirearmWed, Nov 18
Opens in 10 weeksConnecticut Whitetail · FirearmWed, Nov 18
Opens in 10 weeksWashington Mule deer · FirearmThu, Nov 19
Opens in 10 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodFri, Nov 20
Opens in 10 weeksIllinois Whitetail · FirearmFri, Nov 20
Opens in 10 weeksAlabama Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksAlaska Moose · Any methodSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksFlorida Whitetail · MuzzleloaderSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksMinnesota Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksMississippi Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksMississippi Whitetail · Any methodSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksNew Jersey Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksNew York Turkey · Any methodSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksNew York Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksNew York Black bear · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksNorth Carolina Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksOhio Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksOklahoma Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksOregon Elk · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksPennsylvania Black bear · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksTennessee Black bear · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksTennessee Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksTexas Mule deer · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksWisconsin Whitetail · FirearmSat, Nov 21
Opens in 10 weeksNew Jersey Whitetail · FirearmMon, Nov 23
Opens in 10 weeksNew Jersey Whitetail · MuzzleloaderMon, Nov 23
Opens in 10 weeksVirginia Black bear · FirearmMon, Nov 23
Opens in 10 weeksWest Virginia Whitetail · FirearmMon, Nov 23
Opens in 11 weeksMissouri Whitetail · ArcheryWed, Nov 25
Opens in 11 weeksWashington Mule deer · ArcheryWed, Nov 25
Opens in 11 weeksWashington Mule deer · MuzzleloaderWed, Nov 25
Due in 21 weeksWyoming Elk · application deadlineFeb 2, 2027

Season dates and deadlines are compiled from official state sources; application deadlines shown are nonresident dates. Always confirm with the state wildlife agency before applying or hunting.