smha6784 Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 While I am sitting here, impatiently waiting on Oct 15th to arrive, I began to wonder when bow season starts in the northern states. In my area of Ms. The deer season runs from Oct 15 th through feb 15th. I know the rut starts a lot earlier up there than here so I figure you guys are prolly getting close to hunting season huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) I think its reverse. Down here in southern FL our season opens august third and our rut is un late july and august. Aug. 3rd - Sep. 1st Sep. 7th - Oct. 20th Nov. 23rd - Jan. 5th Edited June 22, 2013 by bowhunter97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Here in Iowa we start october 1st through January 15th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Archery opens Sept 28th here. Muzzleloader runs Nov 9th to the 22nd. Gun opens Nov 23rd and closes the season out on Jan 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 NY northern zone starts Sept 27th and the southern zone starts Oct 1st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Ohio used to always start first Saturday in October, but last few years it's been the last Saturday in September. Bow season runs to the first Sunday in February. Gun season is always the Monday after Thanksgiving and runs for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) [TABLE=class: greysuitsyou, width: 0] [TR=bgcolor: #FFFFFF] [TD=align: left]Bow[/TD] [TD=align: left]Sept. 14 - Nov. 21 & Nov. 23 - Jan. 5, 2014[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Edited June 25, 2013 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smha6784 Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 season dates For some reason I thought you guys up north started early and the season was really short. Now I know lol, bowhunter97 so you are saying you guys don't get to hunt the rut just after ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiganbowhunter_SQ2 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Michigans dates are: Archery...Oct. 1st - Nov. 14th and Dec. 1st - Jan. 1st Regular Firearm...Nov. 15th - 30th Muzzleloader seasons are in December and vary by zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 yep sept 28th will be here soon enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) The areas I've been hunting in MS are the 10/1 through 1/31 dates. Not sure if I'll hunt MS or not this year since I'm still looking for a new place close to home. I will be spending lots of time hunting Missouri though. Here's their dates. 1st bow season - 9/15 through 11/15 Gun season - 11/16 through 11/26 2nd bow season - 11/27 through 1/15 Antlerless only Gun season - 11/27 through 12/8. Yep...runs during part of the 2nd bow season. Alternative Weapons season - 12/21 through 12/31. If you didn't fill your gun season buck tag you can use it during the Alternative Weapons season. If you did, you're doe hunting. Also runs during part of the 2nd bow season too. Alternative weapons are muzzleloaders, pistols, crossbows, and legal archery weapons. About everything except legal centerfire rifles. A new legal weapon this year during the bow seasons is an Atlatls, which is defined as a rod or narrow board like device used to launch, through a throwing motion, a dart 5 to 8 feet long. I have no idea who pushed for legalizing that weapon. Crossbows still aren't legal during bow seasons. Edited July 3, 2013 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 A new legal weapon this year during the bow seasons is an Atlatls, which is defined as a rod or narrow board like device used to launch, through a throwing motion, a dart 5 to 8 feet long. I have no idea who pushed for legalizing that weapon. Crossbows still aren't legal during bow seasons. Someone who really wanted to go primitive! Bow season starts Sept. 27th here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 I mainly only rifle hunt. In this part of Ontario it is Nov 4th to the 17th. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 For some reason I thought you guys up north started early and the season was really short. I think, excluding Florida which has a unusually early rut, the state that opens the earliest is one of the Carolina's that opens in mid Aug. MS has strange rutting dates too varying from the 1st week of Dec. through the 1st week in Feb. depending on which part of the state you're checking out. The vast majority of the rest of the country has Nov. rutting periods. As far as the length of the seasons goes...if you're talking gun, MS has a long generous gun season compared to most other states. If you're talking all weapons combined, a hunter has time to get his licks in during their state's fall seasons. I think a few states have resident draws for tags limiting their opportunities though. Although a hunter may have a comparable amount of time to hunt their state like you do yours (MS), they're limited by bag limits more so than you are. Some states are 1 buck only states for residents then you're done buck hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 season dates The area I hunt in SC is: August 15: Bow/season opens (buck only). September 1: All guns (buck only). September 15: Still any weapon but does are now legal to shoot. Once a particular weapon starts for the season, it is legal until the end of the season, which is January 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 For some reason I thought you guys up north started early and the season was really short. Now I know lol, bowhunter97 so you are saying you guys don't get to hunt the rut just after ?Is the northern part of my county the peak rut is july 22nd but in my part it is august 12th. If you go into the panhandle the rut gets all the way up to February 14th. The thing is the deer down here dont respond to scents. Why i dont know. But they just dont. In GA i know they do because we had a lease up there and my 1st deer cam into scent. We get to hunt most of it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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