Good Resources for Planning a 2025 Hunting Adventure

Welcome to 2025 — a new year, with new hunting opportunities in the months ahead. While we’re in the midst of winter, many readers are already thinking about hunting in the months ahead. And in some areas The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has a large selection of online resources that can help hunters achieve success in the field in 2025. While fall is the most popular hunting period, in many states there is also a spring hunting season which begins in late March or April. During spring there are opportunities for hunting a variety of game such as wild turkey and various small game species. Specific season dates can vary by state and game species.

Visit WhereToHunt.org

There’s a great online resource for hunters that will help you find game locations in your state and ensure you have all the proper permits and game tags. WheretoHunt.org features an interactive map of the country. For all 50 states, the NSSF has compiled information about hunting license and permits, where to hunt, hunter education classes, laws and regulations and more. For each state you’ll also find a link for required applications and license forms.

Click Map to Get State-by-State Hunting INFO

Hunting Affiliation Groups
There are many good organizations dedicated to promoting hunting and preserving our hunting habitats. These groups all offer valuable information for hunters:

Recommended Books about Hunting

Winter is a good time to read about hunting, both to get motivated and to learn more about hunting skills. Here are some of the best books written about hunting.

Hemingway on Hunting by Ernest Hemingway

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

Meditations on Hunting by Jose Ortega y Gasset

It’s Only Slow Food Until You Try to Eat It by Bill Heavey

The Beginner’s Guide to Hunting Deer for Food by Jackson Landers

Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting by Jim Posewitz

Whitetail Nation: My Season in Pursuit of the Monster Buck by Peter Bodo