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Canton WMA

Area Restrictions

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts:

Nov 22-23, 2025

Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Pheasant
Same As Statewide Seasons
Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Duck, Merganser and Coot, Sandhill Cranes, Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Crow, Rabbit, Squirrel, Snipe, Woodcock

Closed the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Deer Gun

Closed for controlled hunts (opening weekend) and the last seven days of deer gun season. Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Quail

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m. daily. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during deer gun season.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Shotgun only.

  • Trapping

Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only through Jan 31. Open same as statewide Feb 1 through end of February.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined.

Additional Restrictions

The Prairie Dog Refuge is closed to prairie dog hunting.

Closed to all nonhunting activities, except hunter camping, from Oct. 1 - Feb. 15.

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.