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Old 08-09-2004 | 01:36 PM
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I live on the Texas Arkansas border and we can bow hunt from October 1st to Feb 15th in Arkansas and Sept 27th to mid Janurary in Texas. They just changed the season last year in Arkansas . We used to be albe to hunt Arkansas from Oct 1 to Feb 31st. Saw alot of bucks with no horns in Late February.
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Old 08-09-2004 | 01:41 PM
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well here in nebraska ours runs from sept. 15th till dec. 31st...pretty long season if ya ask me!!
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Old 08-09-2004 | 02:38 PM
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Massachusetts here. Starts Oct. 11th this year and goes til Dec 31st with a few days off around thanksgiving. This includes the muzzleloader and shotgun season which are both in December, but you can bow hunt during them. Oh yea and no hunting on sundays.

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Old 08-09-2004 | 03:05 PM
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In OHIO OCT. 2 to JAN. 31
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Old 08-09-2004 | 03:15 PM
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Sask- August 23 if your chasing elk. If no elk Sept 1 - Dec. 4th of course this would be overlapping gun seasons (ML and Rifle). For Traditional/compound bow only month of Sept. is the only time you have the woods for strickly bowhunters here.
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Old 08-09-2004 | 03:16 PM
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September 15 is the opening day for me in Indiana. I live in an Urban deer zone, meaning I can take more deer and earlier then nonurban zones. Season runs from September 15 to first week in January. With a 5 day break in hunting between Shotgun and muzzelloading seasons. Could take up to 10 deer, only one buck though. At $25.00 per tag, it gets pretty expensive. One doe and one buck will suit me.
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Old 08-09-2004 | 03:47 PM
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In OHIO we have from Oct. 2 to last day of Jan ,includine gun and muzzel loader season if you wear orange
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Old 08-09-2004 | 03:57 PM
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Early Season: September 1st - September 30th.
Late Season: November 20th - December 15th.

I'm deffinately not complaining, these seasons are significantly longer than our Modern Firearms season. Not only that, but I get take two deer this year! I can't wait!
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Old 08-09-2004 | 06:04 PM
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Our bow season is a month long, however, my county doesn't allow hunting with a gun..so I guess it's 3 monthes...1st week in oct-1st week in Jan
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Old 08-09-2004 | 06:09 PM
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Minnesota isn't to bad. This year Sept 18 to Dec 31. It cant't start soon enough!

Good Luck!
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