Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare: Sept. 15 – March 31, statewide.
Crow: Aug. 1 – Sept. 30 and Feb. 1 – March 31.
Deer
- Liberty hunt: Sept. 14 – 15, 2024
- Early antlerless firearm: Sept. 21 – 22, 2024
- Independence hunt: Oct. 17 – 20, 2024
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Archery: Oct. 1 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1, 2024 – Jan. 1, 2025
- Extended archery season is extended through Jan. 31, 2025, for select counties: Huron, Kent, Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, Sanilac, St. Clair (except DMU 174), Tuscola, Washtenaw and Wayne.
- Regular firearm: Nov. 15 – 30, 2024
- Muzzleloading (Zones 1, 2 and 3): Dec. 6 – 15, 2024
- Late antlerless firearm: Dec. 16, 2024 –Jan. 1, 2025, in Zone 3 on private and public lands, and Zone 2 on private and public except Charlevoix 015 & Leelanau 0045: where it is open to private land only.
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A new extended late antlerless firearm season: Jan. 2-12, 2025, in Allegan, Barry, Bay, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Isabella, Jackson, Kent, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Mecosta, Midland, Monroe, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair (excluding DMU 174), Shiawassee, Wayne and Washtenaw counties; DMU 311 (Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties); DMU 312 (Branch, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties); and DMU 332 (Huron, Sanilac and Tuscola counties).
- A discounted antlerless license for this extended season will be available for $5 per license (in December).
- Unused tags (DMAP, Combos, Deer, Universal Antlerless) are eligible to be used.
- Season bag limit is 10 deer.
Elk: See season dates in the Michigan Elk Hunting Regulations Summary.
Pheasant (male only):
- Zone 1 (See Hunting Regulations Summary for open areas)
- Oct. 10 – Oct. 31
- Zones 2 and 3
- Oct. 20 – Nov. 14
- Zone 3 (see Hunting Regulations Summary for open areas)
- Dec. 1 – Jan. 1
Quail: Oct. 20 – Nov. 14
Ruffed grouse: Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 – Jan. 1
Sharp-tailed grouse: Zone 1: Oct. 10 – 31 (see Hunting Regulations Summary for open areas)
Squirrel - fox and gray (black phase included): Sept. 15 – Mar. 31
Waterfowl: See season dates section in the Waterfowl Hunting Regulation Summary.
Wild turkey: See hunt units and applicable season dates in the Spring Turkey or Fall Turkey Hunting Regulations Summaries
- Spring seasons: Apr. 20 – Jun. 7
- Fall seasons: Sept. 15 – Nov. 14
Woodcock: Sept. 15 – Oct. 29
Opossum, porcupine, weasel, red squirrel, skunk, ground squirrel, woodchuck, Russian boar, feral pigeon, starling and house sparrow may be taken year-round with a valid Michigan hunting license.