Length of ML Season

[kherring]

SC's deer season for private land runs Aug 15th to Jan 1st. You can use whatever you want to hunt with. For WMAs in my game zone ML season runs Sep 15th to Jan 1st with a one week break for bow only. Plenty of opportunity on the WMAs because everyone thinks you need to be on a club to shoot deer.

 

[Robert Egler]

In NC muzzleloading deer season is 6 days long. Which 6 days depends on what part of the state you're in. You can hunt with a muzzleloader in the regular deer season too, as well as small game season.

I use a muzzleloader from the start of squirrel season (October 1 starting this year) to the end of grouse/rabbit/raccoon season Feb 28th, so that's 5 months of "muzzleloading season".

On State Game Lands you can hunt squirrels, etc, with a muzzleloading smoothbore when deer season is out, but not a muzzleloading rifle. The actual rule is that you cannot possess a rifle or pistol larger than a .22 on state game lands outside of deer season, it doesn't specifically say you can't hunt, but if you can't possess, you can't hunt.

Although there was some talk of removing the restriction on rifle calibers allowed on game lands outside of deer season, so that may have changed. Since I use a smoothbore anyway, I haven't paid attention to whether it changed or not.

 

[Trench]

We get two weeks in the Hoosier State. However, this year I will begin my hunts with my Virginia flintlock in firearms season to increase my odds.

 

[Deadeye]

In Utah we get 5 days (some places 9 days)that's right after a 90 day archery season. We try to find a deer without too many arrows stuck in him.
Deadeye

 

[shmrck1]

woods loper,
Well here in Ohio there are a few days for
M/Ls which includes the wannabes.Now on the good
side and all the other gun dates also includes
M/Ls.Bow hunters have like 5 months to hunt.
Gun hunters of all types have like two or three
weeks. :hmm: I always thought,dead was dead,no
matter the projectile :hmm:
snake-eyes

 

[luieb45]

woods loper,
Well here in Ohio there are a few days for
M/Ls which includes the wannabes.Now on the good
side and all the other gun dates also includes
M/Ls.Bow hunters have like 5 months to hunt.
Gun hunters of all types have like two or three
weeks. :hmm: I always thought,dead was dead,no
matter the projectile :hmm:
snake-eyes

I think the bowhunters deserve the extra time to hunt though. Being a bowhunter myself I know how hard it is to get a deer with a bow rather than a ml. A bow you have to get the deer within 30 yards rather than 50-75 with a ml. Also the winter bowhunting is never any good so not too many people will hunt succesfully then anyway.

 

[jamesthomas]

here in georgia it's oct 10th thru the 16th of couse then you have the rifle season too, oct. 17 thru jan 1. northern zone.

 

[hanshi]

I miss those long Georgia seasons. Big bag limits and you didn't have to hurry.

 

[luieb45]

That's what I hate about any of Illinois's gun seasons. They have it on one weekend. But you can hunt a few days during the week but I can't since I have school and you can't take off from school for deer season anymore.

 

[texcl]

Our muzzleloading season goes from the end of november to the 13th of dec. about 2 weeks. The problem is it's about -20 that time of year and last year my thumb stuck to the hammer when I cocked the rifle and when I got that loose the deer which was about 20 yards away heard my jacket because it was so cold it made a crunching sound when I aimed in. I did manage a deer but man was it miserable, I usually hunt with a ml during rifle anyway, I shot 6 deer last year most of which were during regular rifle.

 

Amen to that RC!

 

[shmrck1]

woods loper,
Well here in Ohio there are a few days for
M/Ls which includes the wannabes.Now on the good
side and all the other gun dates also includes
M/Ls.Bow hunters have like 5 months to hunt.
Gun hunters of all types have like two or three
weeks. :hmm: I always thought,dead was dead,no
matter the projectile :hmm:
snake-eyes

I think the bowhunters deserve the extra time to hunt though. Being a bowhunter myself I know how hard it is to get a deer with a bow rather than a ml. A bow you have to get the deer within 30 yards rather than 50-75 with a ml. Also the winter bow hunting is never any good so not too many people will hunt successfully then anyway.

Luie,
I am certainly not against the time that
bow season is permitted,and I did not mean to imply that I did.My thoughts were,that at least
in Ohio,bow folks get to hunt during the rut.While
gun folks come in at the very end or miss it altogether.
As to range of shots the farthest I have
harvested a deer was 60yards,and it was a shot I should not not have taken.Took 6hours to recover
it. Due to the terrain I hunt in SE Ohio most
shots are well under 50yards,a few under 35yards
and one at 10yards.
I guess my point is I would love to M/L
hunt during the rut which I have never been able to do,but I have nothing against you that
do...I would just like the same
opportunity.:surrender:
snake-eyes:hmm:

 

[fyrfyter43]

Here in NJ, we have a few different bow seasons. There is the regular fall bow season, which this year in my zone runs from Sept 12 through Oct 30. Then there is a permit bow season (for which you have to buy an extra $28 permit, as well as a $28 buck tag) that runs from Oct 31 through Dec 31, excluding Christmas. There is also a winter bow season, which runs from Jan 1 through Feb 20.

I have been thinking lately about suggesting to Fish and Game that they also offer a primitive muzzleloader season during the permit bow season. Flintlock and PRB only.

 

[FV Rago]

Boy I miss that late NJ bow season. It is my fav. time to be in the woods.

Down here in Ga. it's a week of muzzleloader for those that shoot the inlines with scopes.

I use my trad. muzzleloaders all season. That and selfbows. Have to........sold all my modern day rifles.

Kept the shotguns.LOL.

 

[bioprof]

In South Dakota, muzzleloaders are allowed during the regular rifle season which runs from Nov. 21 to Dec. 6 in this part of our state. The muzzleloader deer season runs from Dec. 12 to Jan. 31. Then there's the Black Hills season from Nov 1-30 and the West River season from Nov. 14-29. There was a push this year in some counties to issue 3-deer tags, and most counties have 2-deer tags. I think you can buy up to 5 tags for each season. Unfortunately, out-of-state hunters have a hard time getting buck tags, but anterless tags are easy to come by.

 

[Smk50]

In Nebraska, you are allowed to use a ML during the 9 day nov. firearms season. Additionally there is a ML season from Dec1-31. and you can use a ML during the jan. late season(though some zones and state parks, only allow ML during this season)

 

[CatchinZs]

PA has an "anything goes" season in October, from Oct 17-24 (flint, percussion, inlines) and a pure flint season from Dec 26th - Jan 9th (or 23rd depending on your hunt location). Of course, you can use your flint in the regular gun season too.

I really wish they would extend the late season to the 23rd for all of PA. I think the late season is the best time to be in the woods.

 

[bingo1952]

NC's is Oct. 10-16 in the east but as Fort Fireman says you can use your muzzleloader during the regular season as well. Maybe we'll get 2 weeks next year.

 

[playfarmers]

In Manitoba our season starts Oct 19 and rund for 3 weeks. I am ready!!!

 

[MtnMan_03]

Here in Wisconsin we have a 10 day ML season which opens the day after the regular firearms season closes. So it's generally running the first week of December.

It's pretty rough to find and get close to deer after a 9 day open firearms season, but it's better than nothing...

We're also allowed to use ML's during the regular firearm season, and that's what I do. I just look at it as a 20 day season...