Here in NJ our season begins in early September (11th?) and runs thru until the end of October. Then permit bow season starts end of October and runs thru to almost December. Winter bow season goes from January 1st until mid February. Factor is that in middle/late November permit shotgun comes into play along with the statewide shotgun buck season and then all of January and part of February is permit shotgun. So, I never counted the total days, but I cannot wait until I retire so that I can hunt 6 days a week from Sept until February!!