2014-15 hunting calendar

MISSOURI

▪ GROUNDHOGS: May 12-Dec. 15; no limit.

▪ SQUIRRELS: May 24-Feb. 15; 10 daily, 20 possession.

▪ COYOTE: May 12-March 31; unlimited.

▪ FROGS: June 30-Oct. 31; 8 daily, 16 possession.

▪ DOVES: Sept. 1-Nov. 9; 15 daily, 45 possession.

▪ TEAL: Sept. 6-21; 6 daily, 18 possession.

▪ COMMON SNIPE: Sept. 1-Dec. 16; 8 daily, 24 possession.

▪ SORA AND VIRGINIA RAILS: Sept. 1-Nov. 9; 25 daily, 75 possession.

▪ DEER AND TURKEY (ARCHERY): Sept. 15-Nov. 14 and Nov. 26-Jan. 15; see Wildlife Code for limits.

▪ TURKEY (FIREARMS): Oct. 1-31; season limit of 2 turkeys of either sex.

▪ RABBITS: Oct. 1-Feb. 15; 6 daily, 12 possession.

▪ CANADA GEESE AND BRANTS: Oct. 4-12 and Nov. 27-Jan. 31; 3 daily, 9 posession for Canadas; 1 daily, 3 possession for brants.

▪ DEER (FIREARMS): Urban season: Oct. 10-13. Youth season: Nov. 1-2 and Jan. 3-4. Main statewide season: Nov. 15-25. Antlerless season: Nov. 26-Dec. 7. Alternative methods: Dec. 20-30. One antlered deer for firearms season, varying amounts of antleress deer depending on county. Only antlerless deer may be taken in urban and antlerless seasons.

▪ WOODCOCK: Oct. 15-Nov. 28; 3 daily, 9 possession.

▪ YOUTH WATERFOWL: North Zone: Oct. 18-19. Middle Zone: Oct. 25-26. South Zone: Nov. 22-23; limits of ducks and geese are the same as during the regular season

▪ DUCKS: North Zone: Oct. 25-Dec. 23. Middle Zone: Nov. 1-Dec. 30. South Zone: Nov. 27-Jan. 25. 6 daily, 18 possession. Restrictions apply.

▪ YOUTH QUAIL: Oct. 25-26; 8 daily, 16 possession.

▪ YOUTH PHEASANT: Oct. 25-26; 2 daily, 4 possession.

▪ LIGHT GEESE: Oct. 25-Jan. 31; 20 daily, unlimited possession.

▪ QUAIL: Nov. 1-Jan. 15; 8 daily, 16 possession.

▪ PHEASANT: Northern Zone: Nov. 1-Jan. 15; 2 daily, 4 possession. Southeast Zone: Dec. 1-12; 1 daily, 1 possession.

▪ CROWS: Nov. 1-March 3; unlimited.

▪ FURBEARERS (badgers, bobcats, fox, opossum, raccoon, striped skunk): Nov. 15-Jan. 31; unlimited.

▪ WHITE-FRONTED GEESE: Nov. 27-Jan. 31; 2 daily, 6 possession.

KANSAS

▪ RABBITS: Open year around; 10 daily, 30 possession.

▪ COYOTES: Open year around; no limits.

▪ SQUIRRELS: June 1-Feb. 28; 5 daily, 20 possession.

▪ BULLFROGS: July 1-Oct. 31; 8 daily, 24 possession.

▪ DOVES: Sept. 1-Oct. 31 and Nov. 1-9; 15 daily, 45 possession.

▪ SORA AND VIRGINIA RAILS: Sept. 1-Nov. 9; 25 daily, 75 possession.

▪ SNIPE: Sept. 1-Dec. 16; 8 daily, 24 possession.

▪ TEAL: Low Plains Zone: Sept. 13-28. High Plains Zone: Sept. 20-28. 6 daily, 18 possession.

▪ DEER (FIREARMS): Youth and Disability: Sept. 6-14. Muzzleloader: Sept. 15-28. Pre-rut firearms whitetail antlerless only: Oct. 11-12. Regular: Dec. 3-14. Whitetail antlerless-only: Jan. 1-4 in units 6, 9, 10 and 17; Jan. 1-11 in units 1-5, 7, 8, 11-14 and 16. Jan. 1-18 in units 10A, 15 and 19. See wildlife regulations for limits.

▪ DEER (ARCHERY): Sept. 15-Dec. 31. Whitetail antlerless-only: Jan. 19-31 in unit 19 only. See wildlife regulations for limits.

▪ PRAIRIE CHICKENS: Early: Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Regular: Nov. 15-Jan. 31. Two daily, 6 possession.

▪ ANTELOPE: Archery: Sept. 20-28 and Oct. 11-31. Muzzleloader: Sept. 29-Oct. 6. Firearms: Oct. 3-6.See wildlkife regulations for limits.

▪ TURKEYS (ARCHERY AND SHOTGUN): Oct. 1-Dec. 2 and Dec. 15-Jan. 31. In Unit 2, any individual with a fall turkey permit may ourchase as man as three additional turkey game tags.

▪ YOUTH WATERFOWL: High Plains Unit: Oct. 4-5. Low Plains Early Zone: Oct. 4-5. Low Plains Late Zone: Oct. 25-26. Southeast Zone: Nov. 1-2. six duxks daily, 18 possesion. Restrictions apply.

▪ DUCKS: High Plains Unit: Oct. 11-Dec. 8 and Dec. 20-Jan. 25. Low Plains Early Zone: Oct. 11-Dec. 7 and Dec. 20-Jan. 4. Low Plains Late Zone: Nov. 1-Jan. 4 and Jan. 17-25.Low Plains Southeast Zone: Nov. 8-9 and Nov. 15-Jan. 25. Six ducks daily, 18 possession. Restrictions apply.

▪ WOODCOCK: Oct. 11-Nov. 24; 3 daily, 9 possession.

▪ CANADA GEESE: Nov. 1-9 and Nov. 12-Feb. 15; 6 daily, 18 possession.

▪ WHITE-FRONTED GEESE: Nov. 1-Dec. 14 and Jan. 17-Feb. 15; 2 daily, 6 possession.

▪ LIGHT GEESE: Nov. 1-9 and Nov. 12-Feb. 15; 50 daily, unlimited possession.

▪ SANDHILL CRANES: Nov. 5-Jan. 1; 3 daily, 9 possession.

▪ PHEASANTS: Youth: Nov. 1-2. Regular: Nov. 8-Jan. 31. Two daily in youth season. Four daily, 16 possession in regular season.

▪ QUAIL: Youth Nov. 1-2. Regular: Nov. 8-Jan. 31. Four daily in youth season. Eight daily, 32 possession in regular season.

▪ CROWS: Nov. 10-March 10; no limit.

▪ FURBEARERS (badgers, bobcats, minks, muskrats, opossums, raccoons, swift, red and gray fox, striped skunks, weasels): Nov. 12-March 31; no limit.

▪ DOVES (EURASIN COLLARED AND RINGED TURTLE DOVES): Nov. 20-Feb. 28; no limit.

IOWA

▪ DUCKS: North Zone: Oct. 4-19 and Oct. 25-Dec. 7. South Zone: Oct. 4-8 and Oct. 18-Dec. 11. Missouri River Zone: Oct. 4-8 and Oct. 25-Dec. 18. Six daily, 18 possession. Restrictions apply.

▪ CANADA GEESE: North Zone: Sept. 27-Jan. 2. South Zone: Oct. 4-Jan. 9. Missouri River Zone: Oct. 11-Jan. 16. Two geese daily, 6 possession from Sept. 27-Oct. 31. From Nov. 1 on, 3 daily, 9 possession.

▪ LIGHT GEESE: North Zone: Sept. 27-Jan. 11. South Zone: Oct. 4-Jan. 16. Missouri River: Oct. 11-Jan. 16. Twenty daily, unlimited possession.

▪ TURKEYS: Gun-bow: Oct. 13-Dec. 5. Archery-only: Oct. 1-Dec. 5 and Dec. 22-Jan. 10. See wildlife regulations for limits.

▪ DEER: Youth: Sept. 20-Oct. 5. Archery: Oct. 1-Dec. 5 and Dec. 22-Jan. 10. Shotgun: First season: Dec. 6-10. Second season: Dec. 13-21. Nonresident holiday: Dec. 24-Jan. 2. See wildlfe regulations for limits.

▪ PHEASANTS: Youth: Oct. 18-19. Regular: Oct. 25-Jan. 10. 1 daily, 2 possession for youth season. Three daily, 12 possession for regular season.

▪ QUAIL: Oct. 25-Jan. 31; 8 daily, 32 possession.

NEBRASKA

▪ DUCKS: Zone 1: Oct. 11-Dec. 23. Zone 2: Low Plains: Oct. 4-Dec. 16. High Plains: Oct. 4-Dec. 16 and Jan. 4-25. Zone 3: Low Plains: Oct. 22-Jan. 3. High Plains: Oct. 22-Jan. 3 and Jan. 4-25. Zone 4: Oct. 4-Dec. 16. Six daily, 18 possession. Restrictions apply.

▪ CANADA GEESE: East Unit: Oct. 27-Feb. 8. North-Central Unit: Oct. 4-Jan. 16. Niobrara Unit: Oct. 27-Feb. 8. Platte River and Panhandle units: Oct. 27-Feb. 8. Five daily, 15 possession.

▪ LIGHT GEESE: Oct. 4-Dec. 31 and Jan. 24-Feb. 8; 50 daily, unlimited possession.

▪ DEER: Archery: Sept. 1-Dec. 31. Firearms: Nov. 15-23. Muzzleloader: Dec. 1-31. See wildlife regulations for limits.

▪ TURKEYS (FIREARMS AND ARCHERY): Sept. 15-Jan. 31. See wildlife regulations for limits.

▪ YOUTH UPLAND GAMEBIRDS (PHEASANTS, QUAIL, PARTRIDGE): Oct. 18-19; 2 daily, 4 possession.

▪ PHEASANTS: Oct. 25-Jan. 31; 3 daily, 12 posession.

▪ QUAIL: Oct. 25-Jan. 31; 6 daily, 24 possession.

SOUTH DAKOTA

▪ PHEASANTS: Oct. 18-Jan 4; 3 daily, 15 possession.

▪ QUAIL Oct. 18-Jan. 4; 5 daily, 15 possession.

▪ PRAIRIE CHICKENS, SHARP-TAILED AND RUFFED GROUSE: Sept. 20-Jan. 4; 3 daily, 15 possession.

This story was originally published September 16, 2014 at 1:20 PM with the headline "2014-15 hunting calendar."