Dave, seems like it closes early, but I guess they know what they are doing. Here in Pa., the grouse season is over Jan 31. They have a pheasant season I don't know why, there are none. They say they put out some, maybe special places for "their people". It's funny how does a state that was ranked #3 in the U.S. at over 1 million birds harvested 20+ years ago to be become the passenger pigeon now!