2014 Whitetail Deer January Special Youth Modern Gun Hunting Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the January Special Youth Modern Gun hunting seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 1; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 16A; 17; 1A; 2; 3; 4; 4A; 4B; 5; 5A; 5B; 6; 6A; 7; 8; 8A; 9
Opens: 1/4/2014
Closes: 1/5/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Only youths 6 to 15 years old may harvest deer during the special youth modern gun deer hunt (see exceptions below).

Youths who have completed hunter education must be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old.
Youths who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision of an adult at least 21.
Youths may harvest the modern gun limit of bucks and does for the zone they are hunting during the youth hunt. (NOTE: Antler-point restrictions for bucks do not apply to youth hunters any time during this hunt or the rest of deer season.)

All deer harvested count toward the youth’s seasonal bag limit.
No dogs.

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Exceptions: Bowhunters may hunt during the youth hunt, but must wear hunter orange; WMAs with permit-based deer hunts are closed to the Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt.

2013-2014 December-January Dove Hunting Season

These dates were not set at the time of this writing. Please check with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to see if there are any date changes for this species.

Dove - Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared Dove
Opens: 12/26/2012
Closes: 1/9/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset
Limits: Mourning dove daily limit is 15. Possession limit is 30. No daily limit or possession limit on Eurasian Collared Dove.

2013 Whitetail Deer Christmas Holiday Modern Gun Hunting Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the Christmas Holiday modern gun hunting seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 1; 1A; 9; 14; 15; 16; 16A
Opens: 12/26/2013
Closes: 12/28/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined. Bucks and does may be taken.
More: No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 4A; 5A
Opens: 12/26/2013
Closes: 12/28/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 12; 17
Opens: 12/26/2013
Closes: 12/28/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

2013 Whitetail Deer December Muzzleloader Hunting Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the December muzzleloader hunting seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 9; 16; 16A
Opens: 12/29/2013
Closes: 12/31/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 4A; 5A
Opens: 12/14/2013
Closes: 12/16/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 12; 17
Opens: 12/29/2013
Closes: 12/31/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

2013-14 Black Bear Modern Gun Hunting Season

Phillips County is split into three zones (7, 5, and 5A) of which only two have open gun bear seasons.

Bear
Zones: 3; 4; 6; 7
Opens: Closed

Bear
Zones: 5
Opens: 11/30/2013
Closes: 12/8/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset.
Limits: Season bag limit is one statewide by any method in any zone.
Bear zone 5 has a quota of 10 bears. Hunters must call 800-440-1477 the evening before the hunt to check the harvest number. The season will end the morning after the quota is reached or Dec. 8, whichever comes first.
More: Bait, foodstuffs or the use of any kind of lure to attract bears are not allowed except on private lands in zone 2 from Sept. 1 until Nov. 30.

Bear
Zones: 5A
Opens: 11/23/2013
Closes: 12/8/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Season bag limit is one statewide by any method in any zone.
Bear zone 5A has a quota of 5 bears.
Hunters must call 800-440-1477 the evening before the hunt to check the harvest number. The season will end the morning after the quota is reached or Dec. 8, whichever comes first.
More: Bait, foodstuffs or the use of any kind of lure to attract bears are not allowed except on private lands in zone 2 from Sept. 1 until Nov. 30.

2013-2014 Furbearer River Otter Hunting Season

River Otter
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 11/9/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 2/28/2014 Sunset
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Daily limit is 2 per day. No possession limit.
More: Day hunting only.

2013 Whitetail Deer Modern Gun Hunting Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the modern gun hunting seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 4A; 5A
Opens: 11/9/2013
Closes: 12/8/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: Does may be taken the entire modern gun season.
No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 9
Opens: 11/9/2013
Closes: 12/15/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: Does may be taken the entire modern gun season.
No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 17
Opens: 11/9/2013
Closes: 12/25/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to six does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: Does may be taken the entire Modern Gun season.
Dogs are allowed Nov. 9-Dec. 25.

2013-2014 Small Game Quail Hunting Season

Quail
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 11/1/2013
Closes: 2/2/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Daily limit is 6. Possession limit is 12.
More: While training bird dogs, you may use handguns or shotguns with blank ammunition. Pen-raised quail may be taken with a Shoot-To-Kill Bird Dog Field Training Permit. This permit is available from your local wildlife officer.

2013 Whitetail Deer November Special Youth Modern Gun Hunting Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the November Special Youth Modern Gun hunting seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 1; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 16A; 17; 1A; 2; 3; 4; 4A; 4B; 5; 5A; 5B; 6; 6A; 7; 8; 8A; 9
Opens: 11/2/2013
Closes: 11/3/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Only youths 6 to 15 years old may harvest deer during the special youth modern gun deer hunt (see exceptions below).

Youths who have completed hunter education must be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old.
Youths who have not completed hunter education must be under the direct supervision of an adult at least 21.
Youths may harvest the modern gun limit of bucks and does for the zone they are hunting during the youth hunt. (NOTE: Antler-point restrictions for bucks do not apply to youth hunters any time during this hunt or the rest of deer season.)

All deer harvested count toward the youth’s seasonal bag limit.
No dogs.
More:
Exceptions: Bowhunters may hunt during the youth hunt, but must wear hunter orange; WMAs with permit-based deer hunts are closed to the Special Youth Modern Gun Deer Hunt.

2013-2014 Woodcock Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Woodcock Hunting Season

Opens: 11/2/2013
Closes: 12/16/2013

Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Daily limit is 3. Possession limit is 6.

2013 Whitetail Deer October Muzzleloader Hunting Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the October muzzleloader hunting seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 1; 1A; 9; 14; 15; 16; 16A
Opens: 10/19/2013
Closes: 10/27/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 4A; 5A
Opens: 10/19/2013
Closes: 10/27/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

Deer
Zones: 12; 17
Opens: 10/19/2013
Closes: 10/27/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: No dogs.

2013-2014 Common Snipe Early Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Snipe

Opens: 11/1/2013
Closes: 2/15/2014

Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Daily Limit is 8. Possession Limit is 16.

2013 Whitetail Deer Private Land Antlerless Only Modern Gun Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the Private Land Antlerless only modern gun seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 1; 1A; 9; 14; 15; 16; 16A
Opens: 10/12/2013
Closes: 10/16/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks and up to two does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: Hunters using modern guns or muzzleloaders during these days may take only does or button bucks (both antlers shorter than 2 inches). Bowhunters may take bucks or does, but must wear blaze orange.

Deer
Zones: 12; 17
Opens: 10/12/2013
Closes: 10/16/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken during muzzleloader and modern gun seasons combined.
More: Hunters using modern guns or muzzleloaders during these days may take only does and button bucks (both antlers shorter than 2 inches). Bowhunters may take bucks or does, but must wear blaze orange.

2013 Elk Hunting Seasons

Elk hunting is by permit only. Go to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to put in your application for an elk permit. I'm assuming the elk permits will explain the zones and the differences in the dates as the information here from the season website isn't clear.

Elk
Zones: 1; 2; 3; 4
Opens: 10/7/2013
Closes: 10/11/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
More: Elk hunting is by permit only. Public Land. Dogs not allowed.

Elk
Zones: 1; 2; 3; 4
Opens: 10/28/2013
Closes: 11/1/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
More: Elk hunting is by permit only. Public Land. Dogs not allowed.

Elk
Zones:
Opens: 10/28/2013
Closes: 11/1/2013
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Hunting by permit only. 28 elk quota (8 bulls, 20 antlerless).

Elk Management Assistance Program (EMAP) private land zone (Bonne, Carroll, Madison, Newton and Searcy counties; excludes Boxley Valley)

More: Elk hunting is by permit only. Dogs not allowed.

2013-2014 Rail Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Rail Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Virginia Rail and Sora Rail

September 7 to November 15.

30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Daily limit is 25. Possession limit is 25 (combined).

2013-2014 Whitetail Deer Archery Hunting Season

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Phillips County split into four zones which are 4A, 5A, 9, and 17. Here are the archery hunting seasons for those zones.

Deer
Zones: 1; 1A; 2; 3; 6; 6A; 7; 8; 8A; 9; 10; 13; 14; 15; 16; 16A
Opens: 9/28/2013
Closes: 2/28/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Four deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to four does may be taken with archery tackle. No dogs.
More: Bowhunters may harvest deer according to archery limits during open firearms seasons, but must wear hunter orange.

Deer
Zones: 4; 4A; 4B; 5; 5A; 5B; 11
Opens: 9/28/2013
Closes: 2/28/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks.
Zone Limit: Three deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to three does may be taken with archery tackle. No dogs.
More: Bowhunters may harvest deer according to archery limits during open firearms season, but must wear hunter orange.

Deer
Zones: 12; 17
Opens: 9/28/2013
Closes: 2/28/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Seasonal Statewide Bag Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks. Zone Limit: Six deer, no more than two legal bucks. No more than two legal bucks or up to six does may be taken with archery tackle. No dogs.
More: Bowhunters may harvest deer according to archery limits during open firearms season, but must wear hunter orange.

2013 Crow Hunting Season

Crow
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 9/1/2013
Closes: 2/21/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset
Limits: No limit. (Thursday-Monday hunting only)
More: Crows may not be hunted with rifles or pistols larger than .22 caliber rimfire or with muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber unless a modern gun or muzzleloading deer season, bear season or coyote season is open. Crows may not be hunted with shotguns using rifled slugs, or shot larger than T shot. Crows may not be hunted over bait. Electronic callers allowed.

2013-2014 Furbearer Beaver, Nutria, Muskrat Hunting Season

Beaver, Muskrat, Nutria
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 9/1/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 3/31/2014 Sunset
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: No limit.
More: Dogs allowed. Day hunting only.

2013 Northwest Zone Canda Goose Early Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Northwest Zone Canada Goose Hunting Season

Opens: 9/21/2013
Closes: 9/30/2013

Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Daily limit is 2. Possession limit is 4.

More: Northwest Canada Goose Zone includes: Benton, Carroll, Boone, Marion, Baxter, Washington, Madison, Newton, Searcy, Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Van Buren, Sebastian, Logan, Conway, Faulkner, Scott, Yell, Perry and Pulaski counties.

2013 September-October Dove Hunting Season

Dove - Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared Dove

Opens: 9/1/2012
Closes: 10/20/2012

Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Mourning dove daily limit is 15. Possession limit is 30. No daily limit or possession limit on Eurasian Collared Dove.

2013-2014 Small Game Rabbit Hunting Season

Rabbit-Swamp Rabbit and Eastern Cottontail
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 9/1/2013
Closes: 2/28/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Daily limit is 8. Possession limit is 16.
More: Rabbits may not be hunted with rifles or pistols larger than .22 caliber rimfire or with muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber unless a modern gun or muzzleloading deer season, bear season or coyote season is open. Rabbits may not be hunted with shotguns using rifled slugs or shot larger than T shot. Up to eight box traps (with interior dimensions up to 8 inches wide and 10 inches tall) may be used.

2014-2014 Furbearer Fox, Mink, Skunk Hunting Season

Fox-Gray Fox, Red Fox, Mink, Striped Skunk
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 9/1/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 2/28/2014 Sunset
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until 30 Minutes After Sunset
Limits: Daily limit is 2 per day per species. No possession limit.

2013-2014 Teal Duck Early Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Teal Duck Hunting Season

Blue-Winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Green-Winged Teal

Opens: 9/7/2013
Closes: 9/22/2013
Shooting Hours: Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Daily limit is 6 of any blue-winged, green-winged and cinnamon teal. Possession limit is 18.

2013-2014 Furbearer Bobcat Hunting Season

Bobcat
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 9/1/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 2/28/2014 Sunset
Limits: Daily limit is 2 per day. No possession limit.
More: Dogs allowed except when deer seasons for that deer zone prohibit the use of dogs.
Day and night hunting allowed.
Dogs required to hunt bobcats at night.
Bobcats may be taken with archery equipment, firearms of any caliber or shotguns with shot no larger than T shot.

2013 Moorhen and Gallinule Early Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Common Moorhen and Purple Gallinule Hunting Season

Opens: 9/1/2013
Closes: 11/9/2013

Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Daily limit is 15. Possession limit is 30 (combined).

2013 Early Canada Goose Early Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Early Canada Goose Hunting Season

Opens: 9/1/2013
Closes: 9/15/2013

Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset

Limits: Daily limit is 5. Possession limit is 10.

2013-2014 Proposed Late Goose Migratory Bird Hunting Season

Proposed Late Goose Hunting Season

White Fronted Snow Goose

Blue Goose

Late Canada Goose

Nov 14 – Jan 26

2013-2014 Proposed Duck Hunting Seasons

Proposed Duck Hunting Seasons

Nov 23 – Dec 1

Dec 5 – Dec 23

Dec 26 – Jan 26

Youth Hunt: Feb 1-2

Federal regulations now allow for a possession limit of three times the daily bag limit.

2013-2014 December-January Dove Hunting Season

Dove - Mourning Dove and Eurasian Collared Dove
Opens: 12/21/2013
Closes: 1/9/2014
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes Before Sunrise Until Sunset
Limits: Mourning dove daily limit is 15. Possession limit is 30. No daily limit or possession limit on Eurasian Collared Dove.

2013-2014 Furbearer Opossum Hunting Season

Opossum
Opens: 9/1/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 2/28/2014 Sunset
Limits: Daily limit is 2 per day. No possession limit.
More: Dogs allowed.
Day or night hunting; dogs are required for hunting at night.

2013-2014 Furbearer Raccoon Hunting Season

Raccoon
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 7/1/2013 Sunset
Closes: 8/31/2013 Sunrise
Shooting Hours: 30 Minutes After Sunset Until 30 Minutes Before Sunrise
Limits: Daily limit is 4 per day. No possession limit.
More: Night hunting only. Dogs required.

Raccoon
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 9/1/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 11/8/2013 Sunset
Limits: Daily limit is 4 per day. No possession limit.
More: Day and night hunting allowed. Dogs required for hunting at night.

Raccoon
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 11/9/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 3/31/2014 Sunset
More: Day or night hunting allowed. Dogs required to hunt at night.

Hot July Hunting - Raccoon

Raccoon
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 7/1/2013 Sunset
Closes: 8/31/2013 Sunrise
Limits: Daily limit is 4 per day. No possession limit.
More: Night hunting only.
Dogs required.

I've killed a few raccoons out at my grandma's old place on the Bartlett farm at Palmer, Arkansas. Hickory Hill Ridge they called it. Uncle George had an old sawmill and there was a wooden bridge that had sunk under water that is still there. There was an old trapper that lived in the house down the field row from my grandma and more than one raccoon escaped from the trap with a foot missing that i dispatched and sold to the fur dealer at Holly Grove.

Hot July Hunting - Squirrel

Squirrel - Gray, Fox
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 5/15/2013
Closes: 2/28/2014
Limits: Daily limit is 12. Possession limit is 48.
More: Squirrels may not be hunted with rifles or pistols larger than .22 caliber rimfire or with muzzleloaders larger than .40 caliber unless a modern gun or muzzleloading deer season, bear season or coyote season is open. Squirrels may not be hunted with shotguns using rifled slugs or shot larger than T shot.

Squirrel hunting is my favorite kind of hunting. When I was a teen in high school I spent my whole weekends sometimes in the woods watching and hunting squirrels. Sometimes I would have a dog with me but most times I was alone and would stalk a bushy tail. My eyes are worse now and having to keep up with glasses to see straight to shoot is sometimes a problem but I still love to get out in the woods. Fried squirrel and squirrel dumplins were a staple at my house growing up.

Hot July Hunting - Coyote

Coyote
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 7/1/2013 Sunrise
Closes: 2/28/2014 Sunset
Limits: No limit.
More: Dogs allowed except when deer seasons for that deer zone prohibit the use of dogs.
Day hunting only.
Coyote may be taken with archery equipment, firearms of any caliber or shotguns with shot no larger than T shot.

I've never been on a coyote hunt but I think I'd like to go. I've seen videos of guys sitting in the bed of a truck with a pa sound system calling in coyotes to shoot.

Hot July Hunting - Bullfrogs

Frog
Zones: Statewide
Opens: 4/15/2013 Noon
Closes: 12/31/2013 Midnight
Limits: Daily limit (from noon to noon) of 18. Possession limit of 36.
More: Only bullfrogs may be taken. Bullfrogs may be taken using bare hands, hand nets, hook-and-line, gig, spear or bow-and-arrow. A fishing license is required to take bullfrogs. Bullfrogs may not be sold.

I love a good mess of frog legs but it's been years since I went out on the creeks and ditches to spear these buggers. There were definitely some hot nights filled with gigging frogs, drinking beer, courting girls, and running from dads usually all in the same night.

2013-2014 Early Migratory Bird Hunting Season and Proposed Late Season Dates

Early Migratory Bird Hunting Season
Mourning Dove and Eurasian Dove	Sept 1 – Oct 20 and Dec 21-Jan 9
Teal	Sept 7-22	Daily Limit 6 with Possession 18
Rail	Sept 7-Nov 15
Woodcock	Nov 2 – Dec 16
Snipe	Nov 1 – Feb 15
Gallinule	Sept 1 – Nov 9
Early Canada Goose	Sept 1 - 15
Northwest Canada Goose Zone Season	Sept 21 - 30
Proposed Duck Seasons
	Nov 23 – Dec 1	Federal regulations now allow for a possession limit of three times the daily bag limit.
	Dec 5 – Dec 23
	Dec 26 – Jan 26
Youth Hunt	Feb 1-2
Proposed Goose Seasons:
White Fronted Snow Goose	Nov 14 – Jan 26
Blue Goose
Late Canada Goose