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| Antler Definitions & Requirements |
Antlered deer
means a deer having at least one antler that extends three inches or more above the skull. Antlerless deer means a deer without antlers, or with antlers where the longest antler extends less than three inches above the skull. Also see How to Identify "Button Bucks".
If you take two antlered deer, one of the two antlered deer must have at least one antler with four or more antler points one inch or longer.
This deer can be taken first or second in either an archery, firearm or muzzleloading season.
A person is limited to purchasing only two kill tags for taking an antlered (buck) deer. You may purchase one archery license AND one firearm license (one kill tag each) OR one combination license (two kill tags). Exception: See new U.P. buck hunting regulations:
New Upper Peninsula Buck Hunting Regulations
Buck hunting regulations in the Upper Peninsula depend upon the type of license purchased and the date that license was purchased.
Combination license holders have antler point restrictions (APR) for both licenses. To take an antlered deer in the Upper Peninsula with the regular combination license, the deer must have at least one antler with three or more antler points, each at least one inch in length. The APR for the restricted combination license is unchanged (at least one antler with four or more antler points, each at least one inch in length). Both combination licenses are valid for antlerless deer during the archery season.
Hunters possessing both a firearm and archery deer license are limited to taking only one antlered animal in the Upper Peninsula, all seasons combined. That deer must have at least one antler, three or more inches in length. The archery license is valid for an antlerless deer during the archery season.
Any hunter who purchased his or her deer hunting license prior to June 12, 2008, is exempt from these regulations for 2008. When hunting in the Upper Peninsula, deer licenses purchased prior to June 12, 2008, are valid for the same deer as if hunting in the Lower Peninsula.
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