SEASON DATES:
Firearms-Nov. 11-21, resident permits $10/non-residents $100.
Muzzle-loading Firearms -- Nov. 11-21 & Dec. 2-10, $10/$100.
Archery -- Oct. 1-Nov. 10 & Nov. 22-Jan. 15, $12/$75. (Includes turkey hunting privileges.)
LIMITS Archery --two deer of either sex, but only one antlered deer from Oct. 1-Nov. 10.
Firearms -- One deer with a valid deer hunting permit. Up to two more with valid bonus deer hunting permits. No one may take more than one deer without a bonus permit, and no one may take more than one antlered deer.
TAGGING & CHECKING
Hunters must carry string or other material with which to tie transportation tags. Tags must be attached immediately upon taking deer. Deer bagged during the firearms deer season must be brought to an established checking station in the county where taken or in an adjoining county between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day taken. During archery season and the December portion of the muzzleloader season, deer must be checked at any established checking station within 24 hours of take.
HUNTER-ORANGE REQUIREMENT
All hunters must wear a solid hunter-orange hat and shirt, vest or coat during the firearms deer season. The same requirement applies to persons who hunt deer with muzzle-loading firearms during the second half of the muzzleloader deer season. It does not apply on federal or state public hunting areas where deer hunting is restricted to archery methods.
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