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National Hunting and Fishing Day

Hobby · Nature · The fourth Saturday in September

A day for hunting and fishing, two old outdoor pursuits tied to wild places, patient skill and food gathered by hand.

National Hunting and Fishing Day falls on Saturday, September 25, 2027. That is 333 days away.

Hunting and fishing are two of the oldest ways people have fed themselves, and for many Americans they are still part of the year's rhythm. National Hunting and Fishing Day falls on the fourth Saturday in September, when mornings turn cool and the woods and water start to change.

Both pursuits ask for the same things: patience, attention and a good sense of how animals move through a place. An angler learns where fish rest in a current. A hunter learns which trails deer use at dawn. Much of the time is spent waiting, which people who do it tend to describe as the point rather than the problem.

In most states both activities require a license, and rules cover seasons, limits and the kinds of gear allowed. Those rules are set by state wildlife agencies, so they differ from one place to the next.

Plenty of people mark the day without firing a shot or casting a line. Some visit a nature center, walk a lake shore, or ask an older relative how they learned to fish. Others clean and sort tackle that has sat in a garage all summer.

A tackle box tends to hold more history than gear. Old lures, a tangled leader, a bobber from a trip nobody quite remembers, all of it kept because it might work again someday.

Ways to celebrate

• Look up your state's fishing and hunting rules on its wildlife agency website.
• Visit a local lake, river or nature trail and watch for wildlife.
• Ask a relative or neighbor to share a favorite fishing story.
• Sort and tidy an old tackle box or outdoor gear.
• Try a beginner casting practice in a backyard with a weighted practice plug.

Dates

All national days on September 25

Also on September 25

• National Lobster Day
• National Quesadilla Day
• National Comic Book Day
• National Public Lands Day
• National Cooking Day
• National One-Hit Wonder Day

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