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Rhode Island hunting seasons by deer management zone
Every Rhode Island season a person has checked against the Rhode Island DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife's regulations for 4 units (deer management zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.
Seasons by deer management zone
47 season rows for 3 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.
| Species | Dates | Details | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common pheasant | Oct 17, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027 | General source | |
| Common pheasant | Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026 | males source | |
| Common pheasant | Nov 25, 2026 to Nov 25, 2026 | males source | |
| Common pheasant | Dec 2, 2026 to Dec 2, 2026 | males source | |
| Common pheasant | Dec 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026 | males source | |
| Common pheasant | Jan 6, 2027 to Jan 6, 2027 | males source | |
| Raccoon | Oct 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027 | General source | |
| Raccoon | Jan 1, 2027 to Feb 28, 2027 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Sep 15, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026 | antlered, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Sep 15, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026 | antlerless, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Oct 19, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027 | antlered, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Oct 19, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027 | antlerless, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Oct 31, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026 | muzzleloader source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 2, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026 | antlered, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026 | antlered, muzzleloader source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026 | antlerless, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 7, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026 | antlerless, muzzleloader source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 9, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 9, 2026 to Dec 4, 2026 | antlered, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 9, 2026 to Dec 4, 2026 | antlered, muzzleloader source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 9, 2026 to Dec 4, 2026 | antlerless, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 9, 2026 to Dec 4, 2026 | antlerless, muzzleloader source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 12, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 16, 2026 to Nov 17, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 19, 2026 to Nov 20, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 23, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Nov 30, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 3, 2026 to Dec 4, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 5, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026 | antlered, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 5, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026 | antlered, shotgun source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 5, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026 | antlerless, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 5, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026 | antlerless, shotgun source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 7, 2026 to Dec 11, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 7, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 | antlered, shotgun source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 7, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 | antlerless, shotgun source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 7, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027 | antlered, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 7, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027 | antlerless, archery source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 14, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 17, 2026 to Dec 18, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Dec 21, 2026 to Dec 22, 2026 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Jan 4, 2027 to Jan 8, 2027 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Jan 11, 2027 to Jan 15, 2027 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Jan 19, 2027 to Jan 22, 2027 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Jan 25, 2027 to Jan 29, 2027 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Feb 1, 2027 to Feb 5, 2027 | General source | |
| White-tailed deer | Feb 8, 2027 to Feb 12, 2027 | General source |
The official regulations have the final word
These dates come from rows a person checked against the Rhode Island DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.
HuntGrid isn't affiliated with the Rhode Island DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.
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