Hunting season calendar

Hunting season calendar There is an open hunting season at all times on public and private land from August 1^st through March 31^st every year. Hunters could be encountered in the woods on public lands during these months. Hunting season calendar

Fur Harvester Information (includes Muskrat, Mink, Raccoon, Fox, Bobcat, Badger, Fisher/Marten, Beaver, Otter, and Coyote): See the Michigan Fur Harvester Digest. Hunting season calendar

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Bear: See season dates in the Michigan Bear Hunting Digest

Cottontail Rabbit and Snowshoe Hare: Sept. 15 – Mar. 31, statewide

Crow: Aug. 1 – Sept. 30 and Feb. 1 – Mar. 31

Deer (Hunting Digest):

• Liberty Hunt: September 10-11, 2022
  • Youth and Hunters With Disabilities Hunt
• Early Antlerless Firearm: Sept. 17-18, 2022
• Independence Hunt: Oct. 13-16, 2022
  • Hunters With Disabilities Hunt
• Archery: Oct. 1 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 – Jan. 1, 2023
• Regular Firearm: Nov. 15-30
• Muzzleloading:
  • Zone 1: Dec. 2-11, 2022
  • Zone 2: Dec. 2-11, 2022
  • Zone 3: Dec. 2-11, 2022
• Late Antlerless Firearm:
  • Dec. 12, 2022 – Jan.1, 2023

Elk: See season dates in the Michigan Elk Hunting Digest

Pheasant (male only):

• Zone 1 (male only)
  • Oct. 10 – Oct. 31
• Zone 2, 3 (male only)
  • Oct. 20 – Nov. 14
• Zone 1 portions open to hunting (either sex)
  • Oct. 10 – Oct. 31
• Zone 2, 3 portions open to hunting (either sex)
  • Oct. 20 – Feb. 28
• December Pheasant Management Unit
  •  Dec. 1 – Jan. 1

Quail: Oct. 20 – Nov. 14

Ruffed Grouse: Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 – Jan. 1

Sharp-tailed Grouse: Oct. 10-31

Squirrel – Fox and Gray (black phase included): Sept. 15 – Mar. 31

Waterfowl: See season dates section in the Waterfowl Hunting Digest

Wild Turkey

• Fall Season: Sept. 15 through Nov. 14, 2022 (see Fall Turkey Digest for applicable units)

Woodcock: Sept. 15 – Oct. 29, 2021

Opossum, porcupine, weasel, red squirrel, skunk, ground squirrel, woodchuck, Russian boar, feral pigeons, starling and house sparrows may be taken year-round with a valid Michigan hunting license. Hunting season calendar