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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. 1–30, 2025
Late antlerless firearm Dec. 1 – 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