Massachusetts · Today · October 31, 2026
What's in Season Right Now in Massachusetts
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seasons are open in Massachusetts today
Closing next: Turkey, Oct 31.
Open right now
- Turkey Fall — Shotgun, Muzzleloader & Archery Through Oct 31 · 0 days left
- Deer Archery · Paraplegic Hunt Through Nov 28 · 28 days left
- Pheasant Pheasant season, segment 1 Through Nov 29 · 29 days left
- Squirrel Gray squirrel season Through Nov 29 · 29 days left
- Rabbit Cottontail Rabbit · Snowshoe Hare Through Nov 29 · 29 days left
- Bear Rifle (.23 caliber or larger) · Muzzleloader (.44-.755 caliber) · +1 more Through Dec 12 · 42 days left
- Duck Regular Season · Segment 1 · Falconry Through Feb 9 · 101 days left
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No further dates on record
Our Massachusetts record holds no open dates after these. That usually means the season year is done and Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) has yet to publish the next one — but where a state runs a later season we have not recorded yet, the season page is the place it will show first. Check there before treating a species as finished for the year.
Today’s sun in Massachusetts
Sunrise 06:19 Sunset 16:39
Sunrise and sunset for the centre of Massachusetts — astronomy, not a legal shooting hour. Legal light is set per species and is often half an hour either side of these times, but not always: some seasons run sunrise to sunset, and a few open at a fixed clock time. Each season page carries its own rule.
How this page is worked out
Every season on this page is checked against its own open windows, not the outer span of the licence year. That matters: many seasons close and reopen — a two-day gap for a deer opener, a Christmas Day closure, or a gap of months between a fall and a spring hunt. A page that only looked at the first and last date of the year would call all of those open.
The status is recalculated in your browser when the page loads, so it stays right between updates. Dates come from Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) and carry a Last verified stamp on each season page.
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