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Species with Year-round Hunting Seasons

The following small game species may be taken year-round with any valid hunting license* except within state park and recreation areas from April 1 to September 14:
  • opossum
  • porcupine
  • red squirrel
  • skunk
  • thirteen-lined ground squirrel 
  • woodchuck
  • weasel

The following species may be taken with a firearm year-round with any valid hunting license except within state park and recreation areas from April 1 to September 14:

  • English (house) sparrow
  • European starling
  • feral pigeon (rock dove)

*No license is required for a resident, resident's spouse or resident's children to hunt small game on the enclosed farmlands where they live.

Please be sure to follow all applicable hunting laws and regulations.
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