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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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