Outdoors

Muzzleloader deer season

• Muzzleloader season continues through Dec. 15, statewide on public or private land.

• In zones 2 and 3, you can use all legal firearms that can be used during the regular firearm deer season to take a deer.

• If you are hunting in the limited firearms deer zone, you must follow equipment requirements for that zone.

• In the Upper Peninsula (Zone 1), only muzzleloading firearms may be used.

• See page 53 of the Deer Hunting Regulations Summary for more information.

Archery deer season (late segment)

• Now through Jan. 1, 2025, statewide on public and private land.

• Changes to antlerless harvest have occurred in the Upper Peninsula. Antlerless hunting with archery equipment on the single deer license and deer combo license is prohibited after Dec. 10 for units 027, 036, 152, 252, 021, 349, 249, 017, 117 and 149. Antlered hunting with archery equipment can continue through Jan. 1 in these units. See page 14 of the Deer Hunting Regulations Summary for the Upper Peninsula antler point restrictions chart.

Harvest reporting

• Deer hunters are required to report a successful harvest within 72 hours or before transferring possession of the deer (to another person, a processer or taxidermist).

• Reporting your harvest takes about three minutes and provides critical information for managing Michigan’s deer herd.

Find the Deer Hunting Regulations Summary and report your harvest at Michigan.gov/Deer.