Deer Hunting Season Schedule For Michigan & Ohio

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2025 – 2026 Michigan Deer Hunting Seasons

Season LocationDates
Liberty HuntStatewideSept. 13 & 14
Early Antlerless FirearmStatewide Sept. 20 & 21
Independence Hunt Private Land Statewide Oct. 16 - 19
Archery* StatewideOct. 1 - Nov. 14 Dec. 1 - Jan. 1
Regular Firearm StatewideNov. 15 - 30
Muzzleloading Zone 1 and Zone 2 Zone 3 Dec. 5 - 14 Dec. 5 - 14
Late Antlerless Firearm Statewide Dec. 15 - Jan. 1
Extended Late Antlerless FirearmSelect CountiesJan. 2 - Jan. 11

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2025 – 2026 Ohio Deer Hunting Seasons

Archery: September 27, 2025 – February 1, 2026 Youth Gun: November 22 & 23, 2025 Deer Gun: December 1 – December 7, 2025 & December 20 & 21, 2025 Deer Muzzleloader: January 3 – 6, 2026

Hunting out of Michigan?

Know before you go! – New Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Regulations If you harvest a deer, elk, moose, or other cervid in any other state, you can only bring back the following cervid parts into Michigan: hides, deboned meat, quarters or other parts of the cervid that do not have any part of the spinal column or head attached, finished taxidermy products, cleaned teeth, antlers, or antlers attached to a skullcap cleaned of brain and muscle tissue.

ALL DEER MUST BE PACKED WITH ICE PRIOR TO DROPPING OFF, NO EXCEPTIONS.

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