Rabbit Season and Squirrel Season Dates by State, 2026-27
Eleven states open rabbit season in November and nine never close it. Find your state’s 2026-27 rabbit and squirrel dates and daily limits in one table.
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Pheasant Season Dates by State: 2026-27 Openers and Limits
Pheasant openers in 2026-27 run from October 10 in North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota to November 14 in Kansas, Colorado and California. Find your state's dates, yo...
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Field-tested hunting tactics. Tag strategy, timing by species and state, calling and scouting, and the small decisions that separate a filled tag from a long walk.
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Deer Check In Rules by State: Tag, Report and Deadline
How long do you have to check in your deer? Find your state’s tagging rule, check-in deadline and reporting method in a 50-state table read from each state’s own wildlife rules.
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Sheep Hunting: Bighorn, Dall, Stone, Aoudad and Goats
Bighorn and mountain goat tags mostly come by draw with long waits, Alaska residents hunt Dall rams on a harvest ticket, and aoudad sells over the counter. Find your species and state.
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Duck Season Dates 2026-27: Every State, Zone and Split
Every state’s 2026-27 regular duck season, zone by zone and split by split, read from each state’s own regulations, with the federal limits that set them.
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How Long to Hang a Deer: Temperature Chart and Safe Days
Hang time is a temperature question. One row per temperature band, from below freezing to above 60°F, with the extension service or food safety agency behind each number.
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Deer Hunting Tips for the Rut, Phase by Phase
Deer hunting tips for every phase of the rut, counted from the peak breeding date where you hunt. State agency and university data on when bucks move, where they go and what works in each phase.
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Legal Shooting Hours by State and the November Time Change
Deer shooting hours for all 50 states, each read from the state’s own rule or official guide, plus what happens to your clock times when daylight saving time ends the first Sunday in November.
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Deer Processing Cost: What 30 Processors Charge, by Region
Deer processing cost runs a median $145 for a skinned, cut and wrapped whitetail across 24 flat-fee shops in 14 states. Here is what processors charge by region, and what the add-ons run.
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Grunt Call vs. Rattling Antlers: When Each One Works
When to blow a grunt call, when to rattle and when to stay quiet, built on the one real field study of antler rattling and Missouri’s deer-calling guidance.
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How to Process a Deer at Home: Skin, Quarter, Butcher
Skin, quarter and butcher a deer at home, with the cooling, aging and freezer numbers from Wisconsin DATCP, Penn State and NDSU Extension, a printable cut sheet and Ohio DNR’s measured meat yield.
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Where to Shoot a Deer: Shot Placement for Every Angle
Where to shoot a deer from every angle, rifle and bow: the double-lung zone, the shots to pass on, and how long to wait before tracking.
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Deer Blood Color Chart: What the Blood Trail Tells You
A deer blood color chart for hunters: what pink, bright red, dark red and green-flecked blood mean, how long to wait, and how to follow the trail.
