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SOUTHERN HUNTING SEASON CALENDAR
KNOW WHAT’S OPEN BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT
Filter hunting seasons by state, species, season type, and year. Every calendar day includes the moon phase, and each species is color coded so you can scan the month quickly.
—verified records
—state sources
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SOUTHERN STATES
Choose your state
Click a state on the map or use the state selector beside it. One selection updates the map, calendar, open-season information, and official state bag-limit link. When deer season is open, rut tags show the best statewide assessment: PRE, CHASE, PEAK, or POST.
Deer Rut Phase Key
Rut tags show historical seasonal estimates when deer season is open, not real-time activity.
PREPre-Rut
CHASESeeking / Chasing
PEAKPeak Breeding
POSTPost-Rut
Upcoming Openers
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Species Color Key
Each event color represents the animal category.
Deer
Dove
Duck
Quail
Turkey
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌖
2🌖
3🌗
4🌘
5🌘
6🌘
7🌘
8🌘
9🌘
10🌑
11🌒
12🌒
13🌒
14🌒
15🌒
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17🌒
18🌓
19🌔
20🌔
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25🌔
26🌕
27🌖
28🌖
29🌖
30🌖
31🌖
Planning resource — verify before hunting
Season dates, zones, counties, bag limits, legal methods, public-land rules, and emergency closures can change. Always verify the current regulation with the linked state wildlife agency before hunting.
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