Archery Season for Deer Opens September 30
Archery Season for Deer Opens September 30
9/18/2017 9:27:43 AM
From MDWFP
Archery Season for Deer Opens September 30
9/18/2017 9:27:43 AM
From MDWFP
Archery season for deer will open September 30 in the Delta, Northeast, East Central, and Southwest Zones and October 14 in the Southeast Zone. Longbows, recurves, compound bows, and crossbows are all considered legal archery equipment and can be used during all hunting seasons for deer. There is no minimum or maximum draw weight, no minimum arrow length, and fixed or mechanical broadheads may be used.
Delta Zone: Areas west of I-55 and north of I-20 plus areas south of I-20 and west of U.S. Highway 61.
Northeast Zone: Areas east of I-55 and north of U.S. Highway 82.
East Central Zone: Areas east of I-55, east of U.S. Highway 49, south of U.S. Highway 82, and north of U.S. Highway 84.
Southwest Zone: Areas east of U.S. Highway 61, south of I-20, west of U.S. Highway 49, and west of MS Highway 35.
Southeast Zone: Areas south of U.S. Highway 84 and east of MS Highway 35.
Delta Zone: Areas west of I-55 and north of I-20 plus areas south of I-20 and west of U.S. Highway 61.Northeast Zone: Areas east of I-55 and north of U.S. Highway 82.
East Central Zone: Areas east of I-55, east of U.S. Highway 49, south of U.S. Highway 82, and north of U.S. Highway 84.
Southwest Zone: Areas east of U.S. Highway 61, south of I-20, west of U.S. Highway 49, and west of MS Highway 35.
Southeast Zone: Areas south of U.S. Highway 84 and east of MS Highway 35.
Bag Limits:
Antlered Buck Deer
The bag limit on antlered buck deer is one (1) buck per day, not to exceed
three (3) per annual season. Legal bucks must meet the antler criteria within the appropriate deer management zone. For youth hunters fifteen (15) years of age and younger, hunting on private land and authorized state
and federal lands, all three (3) of the three (3) buck bag limit may be any antlered deer.
Antlerless Deer
Private Lands: The bag limit on Northeast, Delta, East Central, and Southwest Zones antlerless deer is three (3) per annual season. The bag limit on Southeast Zone antlerless deer is one (1) per day, two (2) per annual season.
U.S. Forest Service National Forests: The bag limit is one (1) per day, not to exceed three (3)
per annual season except in the Southeast Zone which is two (2) per annual season.
Other Resources:
Rules & Regulations
- Deep Program Page
- Deer Hunting Seasons, Bag Limits, and Other Regulations
- Fully Enclosed Deer Stands
- Primitive Weapons
- Supplemental Feeding Regulations
- Supplemental Feeding FAQ's
- Deer Carcass Transportation Regulations
Chronic Wasting Disease Fact Sheet
Deer Management
- Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)
- Deer Program Annual Report
- Diseases & Abnormalities
- Enclosures
- Food Plots
- Deer Breeding Date Map
- How to Estimate Inside Spread and Main Beam Length
- Camera Survey Information and Permit Application
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