The game gives a player the ability to drive vehicles, fish, and hunt. There are 11 locations, 32 animals to hunt and harvest, and several thousand Cabela's gear options. Some of the animals in the game include white-tailed deer, mule deer, brown bear, black bear, moose, coyote, bobcat, lynx, javelina, and raccoon. There are animals in the game that will attack you including bobcats, wolves, bears, lynx, coyotes, and moose.
Open Season allows to go right into the hunt with random gear in order to complete the authorized bag limit for deer. The players can also choose the difficulty of the hunt to test out the capabilities. They include Greenhorn (Easy), Sportsmen (Medium), and Simulation (Hard).