Sunday hunting laws by state

Not verified. Alabama's 2026-27 season and hunting-law pages list no statewide Sunday hunting closure, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found, and local county acts were not checked. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Not verified. The 2026-27 ADF&G hunting regulations list no Sunday closure, but no ADF&G page was found that states Sunday hunting is allowed. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Arizona has no Sunday hunting closure. Seasons run every day of the week, and hunts open and close on Sundays.

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Arkansas has no statewide Sunday hunting restriction. Seasons run seven days a week, and AGFC schedules some hunts on Sundays, such as the youth deer and turkey weekends.

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Not verified. CDFW's season pages list continuous season dates with no Sunday closure, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Not verified. No Sunday closure appears in the CPW regulations reviewed, and CPW publishes no statewide day-of-week restriction, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Some State Wildlife Areas and reservation properties set their own open days. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Public Act 25-138 now permits Sunday hunting on private land for all species using any approved hunting implement, replacing the previous narrow rule that allowed only Sunday bowhunting for deer on private land. Public land is not authorized. Sunday hunting is not allowed within 40 yards of blazed public trails; DEEP has corrected the printed guide, which erroneously says 40 feet.

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Applies to: Waterfowl

Migratory birds remain prohibited on Sundays on all land types, including waterfowl, geese, woodcock, snipe, rails and crows.

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Applies to: Big game

Sunday deer and turkey hunting requires the landowner's written permission, while small game requires verbal permission only. Fish and game club members and their guests with existing agreements do not need separate Sunday hunting consent.

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State law now allows Sunday hunting for all game animals during established hunting seasons, on private lands with landowner permission, and on designated publicly owned lands.

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Applies to: Deer

All state wildlife areas are open to Sunday archery and crossbow deer hunting. However, portions of the wildlife areas are closed to Sunday deer hunting using firearms on all or certain Sundays.

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Applies to: Waterfowl

Sunday waterfowl and gamebird availability varies by species, by season and by specific wildlife area. DNREC publishes per-county maps.

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Florida has no statewide Sunday hunting restriction. Statewide seasons run on consecutive days, Sundays included, and FWC schedules some special hunt days on Sundays. Wildlife management areas have their own area rules, so check the area's regulations.

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Georgia has no statewide Sunday hunting restriction; seasons run every day of the week. Individual WMAs set their own hunt dates, so check the WMA listing before hunting public land.

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Hawaii is inverted from the mainland pattern: hunting days are set per unit and season, and may be Saturdays, Sundays, State Holidays, or daily depending on the specific hunting unit. Many units are weekend or holiday only. This varies by unit and island.

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Idaho has no Sunday hunting restriction. Seasons run every day of the week, including Sundays, and IDFG's seasons and rules brochures set no day-of-week limits.

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Sunday hunting is allowed in Illinois. Statewide seasons such as firearm deer are set to include Sundays.

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Not verified. Indiana's guide and season list show no Sunday closure, but no DNR statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Not verified. Iowa's 2026-27 hunting regulations booklet and DNR season pages list no Sunday hunting closure, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Kentucky has no statewide Sunday hunting restriction; statewide seasons run straight through Sundays. Some wildlife management areas set their own hunting days, so check area rules.

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Louisiana has no statewide Sunday hunting restriction; seasons run seven days a week, and the bear season by rule runs through a Sunday. Check individual WMA and refuge schedules for area-specific hunting days.

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SUNDAY HUNTING IS ILLEGAL IN MAINE, in the lawbook's own words, on public and private land alike. Possession of hunting equipment in the fields and forests or on the waters or ice of this state on Sunday is prima facie evidence of a violation of Sunday hunting law, unless securely wrapped, cased, or disassembled. No change was found as of the current edition.

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Applies to: Deer

Sunday hunting for white-tailed and sika deer varies by county and by land type. Private and public land: Allegany, Cecil, Garrett, St. Mary's, Washington Region A, Wicomico, Worcester. Private land only: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Washington Region B. No Sunday deer hunting: Baltimore, Howard, Prince George's.

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Applies to: Deer

Which Sundays are open differs by county and by weapon, archery, firearm or muzzleloader, and hours vary. Some counties run one half hour before sunrise to sunset while others are cut off at 10:30 a.m. DNR publishes an official Sunday deer hunting calendar.

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Hunting migratory game birds (ducks, geese, doves, woodcock) on Sunday is unlawful in Maryland. Deer, turkey, small game and furbearers may be hunted only on certain Sundays in certain counties and areas, with some shortened hours, and Baltimore, Howard and Prince George's counties allow no Sunday deer hunting. Check the Sunday hunting tables for your county.

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Hunting is prohibited on Sundays statewide, on public and private land alike. Sunday target shooting is restricted to private property or recognized ranges. No recent change to this rule was found.

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Not verified. Michigan's 2026 deer, small game and furbearer regulation summaries list no statewide Sunday hunting closure, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found, and local controls were not checked. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Not verified. The 2026-27 Mississippi Outdoor Digest lists no Sunday closure, and its seasons run continuously through weekends, but no MDWFP statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Missouri has no Sunday hunting closure. Seasons, including the November firearms deer portion, run straight through Sundays.

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Not verified. Montana's 2026 hunting regulations list no Sunday closure and set the same hunting hours for each day of the season, but no FWP statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Nevada has no Sunday hunting restriction. Seasons run every day of the week, and NDOW schedules some hunts on Sundays, such as youth waterfowl days.

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New Hampshire has no Sunday hunting restriction; legal hunting hours (one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset) apply every day of the week during open seasons.

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Applies to: Deer

Sunday bowhunting for deer is legal only on state wildlife management areas and private property. Firearms deer hunting on Sunday is allowed only on semi-wild and commercial shooting preserves.

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Applies to: Furbearers

Raccoon and opossum may be hunted on Sunday mornings only, between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and one hour before sunrise.

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Sunday hunting is prohibited for waterfowl, crow, wild turkey, coyote, fox and woodchuck. All Sunday hunting is prohibited in New Jersey State Parks and Forests.

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Not verified. New Mexico's 2026-27 hunting rules booklet lists no Sunday closure, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Sunday hunting is allowed in all areas of New York State. There is no historic ban.

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Under G.S. section 103-2, Sunday firearms hunting is permitted on private land and on state-managed public lands, subject to these limits: hunting on Sunday between 9:30 A.M. and 12:30 P.M. is prohibited except on controlled hunting preserves, taking deer run or chased by dogs with a firearm on Sunday is prohibited, and Sunday hunting within 500 yards of a place of religious worship is prohibited.

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Applies to: Waterfowl

Hunting migratory birds on Sunday is generally prohibited unless authorized by the Commission.

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On game lands, Sunday firearms hunting was opened on a subset of roughly 51 of 92 game lands, while urban-adjacent game lands including Jordan, Butner-Falls and Green River remain closed. Archery on Sunday is not subject to the 9:30 to 12:30 window. Verify the current game land list in the digest each season.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Ohio's regulations set no Sunday closure, and some seasons are open on Sundays by rule (crow hunting is Friday, Saturday and Sunday only). Sunday hunting is allowed.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Oregon has no Sunday hunting restriction; seasons are open every day of the week.

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Act 36 of 2025, House Bill 1431, signed July 9, 2025, fully repealed Pennsylvania's Sunday hunting ban, and authority to set Sundays passed to the Board of Game Commissioners. Nearly all current hunting seasons include all Sundays within the season, and seasons that previously ended Saturday now largely end Sunday.

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The former requirement to carry written landowner permission specifically for Sunday hunting has been eliminated; the Game Commission now only recommends it. Sunday hunting is limited in state parks and preserves within Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties to three designated Sundays in November. Elsewhere, state parks, preserves and forests are open on all authorized Sunday dates.

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Applies to: Waterfowl

Sunday hunting remains closed for migratory game birds, including waterfowl, mourning doves and woodcock, under federal frameworks.

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Applies to: Upland and small game

Sundays are not open for the current spring gobbler season. Sunday spring turkey hunting is scheduled to begin the following spring.

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Sunday hunting varies by town. The digest states that towns closed to Sunday hunting on private lands include Portsmouth, Little Compton, Middletown, and Barrington. Verify the local ordinance with the town police or clerk. The statewide baseline rule was not separately verified.

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On private lands statewide, Sunday hunting for all game is legal. No Sunday hunting is permitted on any WMA lands unless otherwise specified.

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A limited set of public areas is open to Sunday hunting during a defined fall and winter window, including Edisto River, Webb, Palachucola, Hamilton Ridge, Liberty Hill, Belfast and Woodbury WMAs and the Sumter and Francis Marion National Forests. The current-year list is the Limited Sunday Hunting Opportunities chart in the SCDNR guide, so re-verify it each season.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Not verified. TWRA's 2026-27 season summary, hunting regulations and big game pages list no Sunday hunting closure, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Not verified. No Sunday restriction appears in Vermont's 2026 hunting regulations or season listings, but no agency statement that Sunday hunting is allowed was found. Confirm with the official regulations before you hunt.

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Sunday hunting is permitted on private land with landowner permission. On public land, public-land management agencies were given authority to permit Sunday hunting on their properties, so availability is agency by agency and not uniform; DWR directs hunters to contact each managing agency for its policy. Hunters must be at least 200 yards from a house of worship or its accessory structures.

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Applies to: Big game

Hunting deer or bear with dogs using a gun or firearm is prohibited on Sundays. Leashed tracking dogs may be used to recover wounded animals, and a firearm may be carried for that purpose. Dogs may be used to pursue wildlife species other than deer and bear on Sunday.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in the agency regulations.

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Under W. Va. Code 20-2-5, Sunday hunting is legal statewide on private land with written permission from the landowner, so verbal permission is not enough. It is also lawful to hunt on federal land where hunting is permitted, in a state forest, and on land owned, leased or managed by the state for wildlife purposes. The old county referendum opt-out no longer appears in the code.

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Wisconsin has no Sunday hunting restriction; seasons, including the nine-day gun deer season, run every day of the week.

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No Sunday hunting restriction appears in Chapter 2 of the agency regulations.

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