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