Hunting and Trapping Seasons

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Big Game

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Season Dates	Species
April 26 - April 27, 2025	Turkey: Youth & Novice Weekend
May 1 - May 31, 2025	Turkey: Spring Season
September 1 - November 14, 2025	Black Bear: Early Season
September 1 - November 23, 2025	Black Bear: Resident Black Bear Hunters with use of dogs by permit
September 15 - November 23, 2025	Black Bear: Nonresident Black Bear Hunters with use of dogs by permit
October 1 - November 14 and December 1 - 15, 2025. Closed during regular November season.	Deer: Archery
October 4 - October 24, 2025	Turkey: Fall Archery - Statewide
October 25 - November 2, 2025	Turkey: Shotgun or Archery only for WMUs: B, D, G, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, Q
October 25 - November 09, 2025	Turkey: Shotgun or Archery only for WMUs: F, K, N
October 25 - October 26, 2025	Deer: Youth Weekend and Novice Weekend
October 30 - November 2, 2025	Deer: Muzzleloader Antlerless - in select WMUs if antlerless permits are issued
November 15 - November 23, 2025	Black Bear: Late Season
November 15 - November 30, 2025	Deer: Regular Season
December 6 - December 14, 2025	Deer: Muzzleloader
October 1 - October 7, if permits are issued	Moose: Archery Only
October 18 - October 23, if permits are issued	Moose: Regular Season

Small Game

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Season Dates	Species
January 17, 2025 - April 11, 2025 & August 22, 2025 - December 19, 2025 - Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays only	Crow
September 1 - December 31, 2025	Gray Squirrel
September 28, 2024 - March 9, 2025 September 27, 2025 - March 8, 2026	Hare & Rabbit: All WMUs except D, E which will remain open until March 31
September 28, 2024 - March 31, 2025 September 27, 2025 - March 31, 2026	Hare & Rabbit: WMUs D, E

Upland Birds

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Season Dates	Species
September 27 - December 31, 2025	Ruffed Grouse (Partridge)
2024-2025 Migratory Game Bird Seasons	Woodcock

Waterfowl

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Season Dates	Species
March 11, 2024 - April 26, 2024	Snow Goose - permit required
2024-2025 Migratory Game Bird Seasons	Waterfowl: Youth Weekend
2024-2025 Migratory Game Bird Seasons	Ducks, Coots, Mergansers, Canada Geese, Brant

Furbearer Hunting

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Season Dates	Species
January 10 - February 7, 2025	Bobcat
March 20 - April 19, 2025	Muskrat
October 11 - December 31, 2025	Raccoon
October 26, 2024 - February 9, 2025 October 25, 2025 - February 8, 2026	Red & Gray Fox
December 15 - March 15, 2025	Coyote Hunting with Dogs - Permit required
No Closed Season	Coyote (hunting without aid of dogs)
No Open Season	Fisher, Otter, Beaver
No Open Season	Marten, Lynx, Wolf

Furbearer Trapping

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Season Dates	Species
October 25 - December 31, 2025	Mink, Skunk, Red & Gray Fox, Raccoon, Coyote, Opossum, Weasel
October 26, 2024 - March 31, 2025 October 25, 2025 - March 31, 2026	Otter
October 26, 2024 - March 31, 2025 October 25, 2025 - March 31, 2026	Muskrat
October 26, 2024 - March 31, 2025 October 25, 2025 - March 31, 2026	Beaver
December 1 - December 16, 2025	Bobcat
December 1 - December 31, 2025	Fisher
No Open Season	Marten, Lynx, Wolf

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