Deer Season Dates & Rut Calendar — All 50 States

Select your state for archery, rifle, and muzzleloader season dates, peak rut timing, and best days to hunt in 2026.

Northeast

ME Maine Nov 4–18 NH New Hampshire Nov 4–16 VT Vermont Nov 4–16 MA Massachusetts Nov 4–16 RI Rhode Island Nov 5–15 CT Connecticut Nov 5–16 NY New York Nov 4–18 NJ New Jersey Nov 8–20 PA Pennsylvania Nov 4–18 MD Maryland Nov 8–20 DE Delaware Nov 8–20

Midwest

OH Ohio Nov 5–18 MI Michigan Nov 5–18 IN Indiana Nov 5–18 IL Illinois Nov 5–18 WI Wisconsin Nov 5–18 MN Minnesota Nov 5–18 IA Iowa Nov 5–18 MO Missouri Nov 5–18 ND North Dakota Nov 5–18 SD South Dakota Nov 5–18 NE Nebraska Nov 5–18 KS Kansas Nov 5–18

South

VA Virginia Nov 5–18 WV West Virginia Nov 5–18 KY Kentucky Nov 5–18 TN Tennessee Nov 8–20 NC North Carolina Oct 20–Nov 10 SC South Carolina Oct 15–Nov 5 GA Georgia Oct 20–Nov 10 FL Florida Jul–Mar (variable) AL Alabama Dec 10–Jan 5 MS Mississippi Dec 10–Jan 5 AR Arkansas Nov 8–22 LA Louisiana Dec 5–Jan 5

South-Central

TX Texas Nov 7–Jan 3 (regional) OK Oklahoma Nov 5–20

West

MT Montana Nov 5–18 ID Idaho Nov 5–18 WY Wyoming Nov 5–18 CO Colorado Nov 5–18 NM New Mexico Nov 5–20 AZ Arizona Nov 10–25 UT Utah Nov 5–18 NV Nevada Nov 5–20 WA Washington Nov 5–18 OR Oregon Nov 5–18 CA California Oct 25–Nov 15 (Blacktail)

No Whitetail

AK Alaska — HI Hawaii —