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Michigan hunting seasons by deer management unit

Every Michigan season a person has checked against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources's regulations for 97 units (deer management unit), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

Seasons by deer management unit

5 season rows for 2 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
Northern bobwhiteOct 20, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026General source
25 more units
White-tailed deerOct 29, 2026 to Nov 26, 2026firearm source
White-tailed deerDec 4, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026firearm source
70 more units
White-tailed deerDec 4, 2026 to Dec 6, 2026muzzleloader source
19 more units
White-tailed deerDec 7, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027antlerless, firearm source
68 more units

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

HuntGrid isn't affiliated with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A season shows here only once a person has checked it; others may exist.

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