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Deer season · Michigan · Today. Yes. Michigan's Archery season is open today, Oct 1 to Nov 14.
Deer season · Michigan · Today
Season openYes. Michigan's Archery season is open today, Oct 1 to Nov 14.
- Early antlerless firearm · Lower Peninsula
- Liberty Hunt
- Archery
- Independence Hunt
- Regular firearm
- Muzzleloader · Upper Peninsula
- December firearm · Lower Peninsula
- Late antlerless firearm · Lower Peninsula
Early antlerless firearmAntlerless
Sep 12 to Sep 13
Lower Peninsula
Michigan's wording
"Early antlerless firearm Lower Peninsula DMUs (excluding 145 and 245) Sept. 12–13 Open on public and private lands."
Liberty HuntYouth
Sep 12 to Sep 13
Qualified youth and hunters with disabilities only
Michigan's wording
"Liberty Hunt Statewide Sept. 12–13 Qualified youth and hunters with disabilities only."
ArcheryArcheryOpen
Oct 1 to Nov 14 · Dec 1 to Jan 1, 2027
Michigan's wording
"Archery (early segment) Statewide Oct. 1 – Nov. 14 N/A Archery (late segment) Statewide Dec. 1 – Jan. 1 N/A"
Independence HuntOther
Oct 15 to Oct 18
Qualified hunters with disabilities only
Michigan's wording
"Independence Hunt Statewide Oct. 15–18 Qualified hunters with disabilities only. Open on public (by permit only) and private lands."
Regular firearmFirearm
Nov 15 to Nov 30
Michigan's wording
"Regular firearm Statewide Nov. 15–30 N/A"
MuzzleloaderMuzzleloader
Dec 4 to Dec 6
Upper Peninsula
Michigan's wording
"Muzzleloader Upper Peninsula DMUs Dec. 4–6 Go to the Bows, crossbows and firearms section for equipment restrictions."
December firearmFirearm
Dec 4 to Dec 6
Lower Peninsula
Michigan's wording
"December firearm Lower Peninsula DMUs Dec. 4–6 Go to the Bows, crossbows and firearms section for equipment restrictions."
Late antlerless firearmAntlerless
Dec 7 to Jan 1, 2027
Lower Peninsula
Michigan's wording
"Late antlerless firearm Lower Peninsula DMUs (excluding 145 and 245) Dec. 7 – Jan. 1, 2027 Open on public and private lands."
Hunter orange
"Yes. If you are hunting deer with a firearm, you must wear a cap, hat, vest, jacket or rain gear of hunter orange. The hunter orange garments must be your outermost layer and be visible from all sides. Hunter orange includes camouflage that is not less than 50 percent hunter orange."
More from Michigan's rules
"The limited firearms deer zone has been eliminated. Beginning Sept. 12, 2026, hunters can use all legal firearms across the Lower Peninsula."
"No. If you are hunting deer with archery equipment (bow or crossbow) during the archery deer seasons, you are exempt from the hunter orange requirement."
"Rules apply Aug. 1, 2026 – July 31, 2027"
Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 2026 Michigan Deer Hunting Regulations Summary, checked November 2026.
A guide to the dates each state printed for the year, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, weapon rules and unit closures are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.
- Each state's own dates, quoted
- Your zone and your day
- When the next season opens
By state
Deer gun season dates by state
Each state's main gun season as its wildlife agency printed it. Zoned states show the earliest zone.
| State | Gun season | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Gun Deer, Stalk Hunting | Nov 7 to Jan 27, 2027 (varies by zone) |
| Georgia | Firearms | Oct 17 to Jan 10, 2027 |
| Illinois | First Firearm Deer Season | Nov 20 to Nov 22 |
| Indiana | Firearms Season | Nov 14 to Nov 29 |
| Iowa | Shotgun 1 | Dec 5 to Dec 9 |
| Kentucky | Modern Firearms | Nov 14 to Nov 29 |
| Louisiana | Firearms (Still-Hunt Only) | Oct 17 to Nov 29 (varies by zone) |
| Michigan | Regular firearm | Nov 15 to Nov 30 |
| Minnesota | Statewide firearm season (100 series) | Nov 7 to Nov 22 |
| Missouri | Deer: Firearms: November Portion | Nov 14 to Nov 24 |
| New York | Regular | Oct 24 to Dec 6 (varies by zone) |
| North Carolina | Gun | Oct 17 to Jan 1, 2027 (varies by zone) |
| Ohio | Deer gun, statewide | Nov 30 to Dec 6 |
| Pennsylvania | Regular Firearms (Antlered & Antlerless) | Nov 28 to Dec 13 |
| South Carolina | Archery & Gun Hunts | Aug 15 to Jan 1, 2027 (varies by zone) |
| Tennessee | Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery | Nov 21 to Jan 3, 2027 |
| Texas | General Season | Nov 7 to Jan 3, 2027 |
| Virginia | See the state page | |
| West Virginia | Buck Firearms Season | Nov 23 to Dec 6 |
| Wisconsin | Gun Deer | Nov 21 to Nov 29 |
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