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Hunting and Trapping Seasons

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Big Game

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Season Dates	Species
April 24 - April 25, 2021	Turkey: Youth Weekend
May 1 - May 31, 2021	Turkey: Spring Season
September 1 - November 12, 2021	Black Bear: Early Season
September 1 - November 21, 2021	Black Bear: Resident Black Bear Hunters with use of dogs by permit
September 15 - November 21, 2021	Black Bear: Nonresident Black Bear Hunters with use of dogs by permit
October 1 - December 15, 2021 except closed during regular November season	Deer: Archery
October 2 - October 22, 2021	Turkey: Fall Archery - Statewide
October 23 - October 31, 2021	Turkey: Shotgun or Archery - Limited to WMUs: B, D, G, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, Q
October 23 - November 7, 2021	Turkey: Shotgun or Archery - Limited to WMUs: F, K, N
October 23 - October 24, 2021	Deer: Youth Weekend and Novice Weekend
October 28 - October 31, 2021	Deer: Muzzleloader Antlerless - in select WMUs if antlerless permits are issued
November 13 - November 21, 2021	Black Bear: Late Season
November 13 - November 28, 2021	Deer: Regular Season
December 4 - December 12, 2021	Deer: Muzzleloader
October 1 - October 7, 2021 October 16 - October 21, 2021	Moose: Archery Only Moose: Regular Season

Small Game

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Season Dates	Species
January 15, 2021 - April 11, 2021 & August 20, 2021 - December 19, 2021 - Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays only	Crow
September 1 - December 31, 2021	Gray Squirrel
September 26, 2020 - March 14, 2021 September 25, 2021 - March 13, 2022	Hare & Rabbit: All WMUs except D, E which will remaim open until March 31
September 26, 2020 - March 31, 2021 September 25, 2021 - March 31, 2022	Hare & Rabbit: WMUs D, E

Upland Birds

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Season Dates	Species
September 25 - December 31, 2021	Ruffed Grouse (Partridge)
2021-2022 Migratory Game Bird Seasons	Woodcock

Waterfowl

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Season Dates	Species
March 11. 2022 - April 23, 2022	Snow Goose - permit required
2021-2022 Migratory Game Bird Seasons	Waterfowl: Youth Weekend
2021-2022 Migratory Game Bird Seasons	Ducks, Coots, Mergansers, Canada Geese, Brant

Furbearer Hunting

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Season Dates	Species
January 10 - February 7, 2021	Bobcat
March 20 - April 19, 2021	Muskrat
October 9 - December 31, 2021	Raccoon
October 24, 2020 - February 14, 2021 October 23, 2021 - February 13, 2022	Red & Gray Fox
No Closed Season	Coyote
No Open Season	Fisher, Otter, Beaver
No Open Season	Marten, Lynx, Wolf

Furbearer Trapping

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Season Dates	Species
October 23 - December 31, 2021	Mink, Skunk, Red & Gray Fox, Raccoon, Coyote, Opossum, Weasel
October 24, 2020 - March 31, 2021 October 23, 2021 - March 31, 2022	Otter
October 24, 2020 - March 31, 2021 October 23, 2021 - March 31, 2022	Muskrat
October 24, 2020 - March 31, 2021 October 23, 2021 - March 31, 2022	Beaver
December 1 - December 16, 2021	Bobcat
December 1 - December 31, 2021	Fisher
No Open Season	Marten, Lynx, Wolf

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