• 2012 - 2014 Future
  Hunting Season Opening Dates

Opening dates for the 2012-2014 Hunting Seasons will generally be as follows:

These dates will only be changed if wildlife populations experience a significant and unexpected decline.

Each year most seasons open one day earlier than the previous year to allow the season to open on the same day of the week. After five or six years, a roll-back is required to prevent much earlier opening dates.

• In GBHZs 3 & 4, the foreign resident general waterfowl season will commence each year on September 24.

Season	Type	GHAs or Hunting Zone	2012 Opening Dates	2013 Opening Dates	2014 Opening Dates
White-tailed Deer	Archery	DHZ A, B, C, D, E, F	Aug 27	Aug 26	Aug 25
	Youth Muzzleloader	DHZ A, B, C, D, E	Oct 15	Oct 14	Oct 13
	Muzzleloader	DHZ A, B, C, D, E	Oct 22	Oct 21	Oct 20
	General Rifle	DHZ A DHZ B, C, D and E	Sept 17 Nov 12	Sept 16 Nov 11	Sept 15 Nov 10
Moose	General Rifle	GHAs 1, 2, 3, 3A Most areas - fall Winter	Aug 27 Sept 17 Dec 3	Aug 26 Sept 16 Dec 2	Aug 25 Sept 15 Dec 1
	Archery	Early areas Other areas	Aug 27 Sept 17	Aug 26 Sept 16	Aug 25 Sept 15
Elk	General Rifle	Most fall seasons Most winter seasons GHAs 23, 23A	Sept 24 Dec 17 Dec 3 Dec 31	Sept 23 Dec 16 Dec 2 Dec 30	Sept 22 Dec 15 Dec 1 Dec 29
	Landowner	Most fall seasons Most winter seasons GHAs 23, 23A	Sept 24 Dec 3 Aug 27	Sept 30 Dec 2 Aug 26	Sept 29 Dec 1 Aug 25
	Archery	Most areas	Aug 27	Aug 26	Aug 25
Black Bear		BHZ A, B, C	Apr 23 Aug 27	Apr 22 Aug 26	Apr 21 Aug 25
Caribou		GHA 1 (fall) GHA 1 (winter) GHA 2 GHA 3	Aug 27 Nov 1 Nov 26 Aug 27	Aug 26 Nov 1 Nov 25 Aug 26	Aug 25 Nov 1 Nov 24 Aug 25
Gray Wolf		WHZ A, B, C	Aug 27	Aug 26	Aug 25
Coyote		All GHAs except 38	Aug 27	Aug 26	Aug 25
Gray (Hungarian) Partridge		GBHZ 3, 4	Sept 8	Sept 8	Sept 8
Grouse		GBHA 1, 2 GBHZ 3, 4	Sept 1 Sept 8	Sept 1 Sept 8	Sept 1 Sept 8
Ptarmigan		GBHZ 1, 2	Sept 1	Sept 1	Sept 1
Waterfowl	Residents and non-residents	GBHZ 1 GBHZ 2, 3, 4	Sept 1 Sept 8	Sept 1 Sept 8	Sept 1 Sept 8
	Foreign residents	GBHZ 1 GBHZ 2 GBHZ 3, 4	Sept 1 Sept 8 Sept 24	Sept 1 Sept 8 Sept 24	Sept 1 Sept 8 Sept 24
Conservation Snow Geese		GBHZ 1, 2, 3, 4 GBHZ 1	Apr 1 Aug 15	Apr 1 Aug 15	Apr 1 Aug 15
Sandhill Cranes		GBHZ 1, 2, 3, 4	Sept 1	Sept 1	Sept 1
Wild Turkey	Youth Resident	GHAs 22, 27-35A	Apr 21	Apr 20	Apr 19
	Resident	GHAs 22, 27-35A	Apr 28 Oct 6	Apr 27 Oct 5	Apr 26 Oct 4

Legend

GBHZ - Game Bird Hunting Zone	GHA - Game Huntin Area	WHZ - Wolf Hunting Zone
BHZ - Bear Hunting Zone	DHZ - Deer Hunting Zone