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Deer
Season information
July 15 – Aug. 15: Antlerless deer hunting access permit application period (mid-U.P. DMUs only)
July 15 – Aug. 15: Reserved deer hunt permit application period
2025 deer hunting season dates
Early antlerless firearm Sept. 20–21, 2025
Independence hunt Oct. 16–19, 2025
Archery Oct. 1 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 – Jan. 1,2026
Regular firearm Nov. 15–30, 2025
Late antlerless firearm Dec. 15 – Jan. 1, 2026
on private and public lands in Lower Peninsula DMUs (excluding 115, 145 and 245).
Extended late antlerless firearm Jan. 2–11, 2026
Hunting regulations
Hunt fish app
Download the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app today! With it, you can store and access regulations, report your harvests, purchase applications, licenses and permits, check drawing results and much more.
Wildlife conservation order
The general hunting regulations are a condensed summary of the full regulations and legal descriptions found in this wildlife conservation order, issued by the Natural Resources Commission.