Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting How long is your deer hunting season?

Over the counter resident deer season runs June 1- Feb. 28. Around my house it is Sept 10-Dec. 15, and a short drive puts me in an area that opens Sept. 1. Longer drive puts me in the June-Feb season.

Moose, elk, bear, sheep, goats etc. are open at the same time as deer though shorter seasons, so we usually have several non-deer tags in pocket while hunting deer.

In Nebraska this year it will Sept 1 through Jan 15. Depending on weapon.

Eastern N.C. bow season it around Sept 15 thru oct 10 then a week of muzzleloader and gun season starts Oct 15 thru jan. 1, of course one may use bow or muzzle loader durining regular gun season only you must wear hunter orange even if using primitive weapons

Nine month deer season!?! I think we have a winner! Where is this?

South Carolina

The state is divided into several game zones with different schedules. The longest deer season (long guns) runs from August 15th thru January 1. We all wear snake boots the entire season.

Sept 15 til jan 31 for parts of CT

Here at home in Chesterfield VA archery (crossbow) starts 1st Sat in Sept and lasts until last Sat in March. I can hunt right here in the yard or woods beside the house more than half the year. I can only shoot does when the other regular seasons are not in.

I have deer in my yard thru the spring and summer, including huge bucks. I sometimes fantasize about popping one, especially the 5x6 Muley that was in the yard last week. It is funny really, given where I live. Our season is really long here in MT, especially when compared to Utah, where I moved from, like 5 or 6 weeks compared to 3-5 days. I know it is different back East, and a week ago I was reading the regs from VA. Five or six deer!

I hunt in Georgia. Bow season starts September 15th or so and the Northern zone rifle season ends New Years day. We can shoot two bucks, ten antlerless per license.

When I first started the limit was 3. Then 6 I think, then 8, then 12.

After drawing tags and hunting in Montana and this year not drawing antelope in Wyoming and buying a leftover tag, I feel very fortunate to have our generous season and bag limits.

Texas

Taking full advantage of all facets - 5 months

365 days a year. Wait, there is no deer season where I live, so I guess I don't count.

Actually it's not particularly easy deer hunting at present as it's the middle of winter here. The Department of Connservation has been doing its 1080 poison drops in one of my favorite hunting areas. They know the deer are hungry this time of year so they take advantage of that. They claim hunters aren't shooting enough to control the deer numbers especially in the more remote area. They PMO.

In CT if you hunt Archery, Shotgun/Rifle, muzzleloader it's from Sept 15 through Jan 31st.