Rifle deer hunting season may start week earlier in Pa. this year

The Pennsylvania Game Commission's board of commissioners are looking at two options to change the start of rifle deer season ...

Lessons learned from a whitetail rut that was right on time in 2025 | Column

Some years Veterans Day appears as the hottest time, with grunting bucks and chasing, torn up rubs and scrapes, deer-car ...
Columbus Dispatch

Muzzleloader season set in Ohio. Where deer hunters have found success

Ohio's muzzleloader deer season is scheduled for Jan. 3-6, 2026. Coshocton County reported the highest number of deer taken during the gun season weekend. The overall deer hunting season in Ohio ...
WBOC

Maryland DNR to open winter firearm deer season Jan. 9

MARYLAND – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will open the winter firearm deer hunting season Jan. 9, 2026, in Deer Management Region B, which includes all of the state except the ...
LancasterOnline

Here's what to look out for as late-season deer hunting gets underway in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s late hunting season hits different. Maybe you’ve put some game in the freezer already before the late season begins. Maybe you haven’t. Regardless, when you hit the woods Dec. 26 – the ...
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New winter deer season (Jan 1–Feb 14) — what hunters should know

Massachusetts is adding a deep winter opportunity to your deer calendar, and it arrives just as most hunters are packing away their gear. The Winter Deer Season from January 1 to February 14 in select ...
Columbus Dispatch

Brief deer hunting window open for Ohioans using muzzleloaders

Neither Dick Clark nor any of his surrogates will be on hand to boost ratings, but the muzzleloader hunt means the ball is dropping on the 2025-26 Ohio deer season. The four-day muzzleloader season, ...