Michigan
Hunting SeasonKey Dates: 2021-2022
MI Hunting Season Information
Fur Harvester Information (includes Muskrat, Mink, Raccoon, Fox, Bobcat, Badger, Fisher/Marten, Beaver, Otter, and Coyote): See the Michigan Fur Harvester Digest.
Bear: See season dates in the Michigan Bear Hunting Digest
Cottontail Rabbit and Snowshoe Hare: Sept. 15 – Mar. 31
Crow: Aug. 1 – Sept. 30 and Feb. 1 – Mar. 31
Deer:
- Liberty Hunt: September 11-12, 2021
- Youth and Hunters With Disabilities Hunt
- Early Antlerless Firearm: Sept. 18-19, 2021
- Independence Hunt: Oct. 14-17, 2021
- Hunters With Disabilities Hunt
- Archery: Oct. 1 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 – Jan. 1
- Extended Archery – Urban Deer Management Zone of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties: Open through January 31.
- Regular Firearm: Nov. 15-30
- Muzzleloading:
- Zone 1: Dec. 3-12, 2021
- Zone 2: Dec. 3-12, 2021
- Zone 3: Dec. 3-12, 2021
- Late Antlerless Firearm:
- Dec. 13, 2021 – Jan.1, 2022
Elk: See season dates in the Michigan Elk Hunting Digest
Pheasant (male only):
- Zone 1 (partial): Oct. 10-31
- Zone 2, 3: Oct. 20 – Nov. 14
- Zone 3 (partial): Dec. 1 – Jan. 1
Quail: Oct. 20 – Nov. 14
Ruffed Grouse: Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 – Jan. 1
Sharp-tailed Grouse: Oct. 10-31
Squirrel – Fox and Gray (black phase included): Sept. 15 – Mar. 31
Waterfowl: See season dates section in the Waterfowl Hunting Digest
Wild Turkey
- Spring Season: Apr. 17 through June 7, 2021 (see Spring Turkey Digest for applicable units)
Woodcock: Sept. 15 – Oct. 29, 2021
Opossum, porcupine, weasel, red squirrel, skunk, ground squirrel, woodchuck, Russian boar, feral pigeons, starling and house sparrows may be taken year-round with a valid Michigan hunting license.
For more information visit: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr