Sep 12 – Jan 3, 2027
DNR's entry
Season: Archery/Crossbow
Dates: Sept. 12-Jan. 3, 2027 or Jan. 31, 2027*
Location: Statewide
Special Instructions: No bucks may be harvested during the statewide antlerless-only hunt or in specific DMUs during the antlerless-only holiday hunt.
*Archery/crossbow season closes on Jan. 31, 2027, in metro sub-units and in DMUs with extended archery/crossbow season. See the Deer Season Structure map for participating counties.
Legal weapons
Bow and arrowCrossbow
Bag limit
1 per unused buck deer harvest authorization · buck
1 per unused antlerless deer harvest authorization · antlerless
Special rules during this season
Zone
Statewide
Shooting hours over the season
DNR's shooting hours for Zone A. Other zones add their minutes (DNR's Map of Zones for Shooting Hours): Zone B +4 min, Zone C +8 min, Zone D +12 min, Zone E +16 min, Zone F +20 min.
DNR has not published its Deer, Bear, Elk, Small Game, Fall Turkey shooting hours for January 1, 2027 onward yet.
| Date | Northern Area | Southern Area |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:55 AM – 7:27 PM | 5:57 AM – 7:26 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:56 AM – 7:25 PM | 5:58 AM – 7:25 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 6:05 AM – 7:11 PM | 6:06 AM – 7:12 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 6:14 AM – 6:58 PM | 6:14 AM – 6:59 PM |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:22 AM – 6:44 PM | 6:22 AM – 6:46 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:31 AM – 6:31 PM | 6:30 AM – 6:34 PM |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:41 AM – 6:19 PM | 6:39 AM – 6:22 PM |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:50 AM – 6:07 PM | 6:48 AM – 6:11 PM |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 6:00 AM – 4:57 PM | 5:57 AM – 5:01 PM |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 6:10 AM – 4:47 PM | 6:06 AM – 4:53 PM |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6:20 AM – 4:39 PM | 6:15 AM – 4:45 PM |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 6:29 AM – 4:33 PM | 6:24 AM – 4:40 PM |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 6:38 AM – 4:28 PM | 6:33 AM – 4:36 PM |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 6:46 AM – 4:26 PM | 6:40 AM – 4:34 PM |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 6:53 AM – 4:26 PM | 6:46 AM – 4:34 PM |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 6:57 AM – 4:28 PM | 6:51 AM – 4:36 PM |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:00 AM – 4:32 PM | 6:54 AM – 4:40 PM |