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Special Post Season Archery/Muzzleloading Gun

• Archery/Muzzleloading Gun Season: (WMAs can differ)

  • Northwest Zone only Feb. 15 - 25.
     

• Legal to Take: Deer having one or more antler at least five inches in length visible above the hairline, wild hogs, gray squirrels, quail, rabbits, raccoons, opossums, coyotes, nutrias, skunks and beavers.
   

• Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
   

• Daily Bag and Possession Limits:

  • Antlered deer - daily limit two, possession limit four.

  • Bag and possession limits for other game legal to take during special archery/muzzleloading gun season can be found under Bag Limits.
     

• Hunting Methods: Only bows, muzzleloading guns and crossbows may be used. Bows and crossbows must have minimum draw weight of 35 pounds. Hand-held releases on bows are allowed. For hunting deer and hogs, broadheads must have at least two sharpened edges with minimum width of 7/8 inch. For hunting deer, muzzleloading guns firing single bullets must be at least .40-caliber, and muzzleloading guns firing two or more balls must be 20-gauge or larger.
   

• Prohibitions:

  • Using dogs to take deer or hogs.

  • Possessing or using firearms other than legal muzzleloading guns.

  • Using unleashed dogs (except bird dogs).

  • Using muzzleloading firearms that have self-contained cartridge ammunition capabilities.

  • Using arrows with explosive components or drug-injecting devices.