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Firearm Deer Openers Are Coming, From Minnesota on November 7 to Pennsylvania
Minnesota goes first, then Michigan on November 15, Wisconsin's nine-day hunt on November 21 and Pennsylvania on November 28. Dates and zones below; confirm the details with each state.
Minnesota's firearms deer season opens Saturday, November 7. In the 100-series permit areas, most of the north, it runs through November 22; in the 200- and 300-series areas the A season runs November 7 to 15, and the 300-series B season November 21 to 29.
Michigan's regular firearm season opens on its traditional date, November 15, and runs through November 30 statewide, in both the Upper and Lower peninsulas.
Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season runs November 21 to 29, followed by the muzzleloader season.
Pennsylvania's regular firearms season opens Saturday, November 28, and runs through December 13.
Every state sets its own rules on antlerless tags, permit areas, legal firearms, chronic wasting disease testing and carcass movement, and some changed this year; read the current regulations before you go. All four require hunters to wear blaze orange during firearm seasons, some also allow blaze pink, and the required amount varies by state. These dates are compiled from the states' published season calendars; check the agency page for your zone.
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