2018-2019 Michigan Deer Hunting Seasons

Season	Location	Dates
Early Antlerless Firearm	Private land in select DMU's	Sept. 22 & 23
Liberty Hunt	Statewide	Sept. 22 & 23
Independence Hunt	Private land statewide	Oct. 18 - 21
Archery*	Statewide	Oct. 1 - Nov. 14 Dec. 1 - Jan. 1
Regular Firearm	Statewide	Nov. 15 - 30
Muzzleloading	Zone 1 and Zone 2 Zone 3	Dec. 7 - 16 Dec, 7 - 23
Late Antlerless Firearm	Private land in select DMU's	Dec. 17 - Jan. 1

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2018 – 2019 Ohio Deer Hunting Seasons

Archery: September 29, 2018 – February 3, 2019

Youth Gun: November 17 & 18, 2018

Deer Gun: November 26 – December 2, 2018 & December 16 & 17, 2017

Deer Muzzleloader: January 5 – 8, 2019

Hunting out of Michigan?

Know before you go! – New Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Regulations for 2018 – 2019

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.