YES, I live & bowhunt the Northern zone. The season starts here this friday the 27th. If you still have last yrs regular season Buck tag, its good as a either sex tag in the Northern zone for the last 4 days of Sept. Before the new license goes into effect Oct. 1st. Also on your new license if you bought the Super Sportsman both your either sex tag, and doe only tag are good up here beginning 10/1.