January deer hunting opportunities

Upcoming Opportunities

Kick off the new year with three additional Michigan deer hunting opportunities! Understand the important hunt information below.

Ionia and Montcalm Firearm Hunt

Where and when can I hunt?

• Jan. 4-7 and 11-14
• Public and private land in the following townships: Easton, Ionia, Keene, Lyons, North Plains, Orleans, Otisco and Ronald in Ionia County; and Bloomer, Bushnell, Crystal, Day, Evergreen and Ferris in Montcalm County.

What equipment can I use?

• This is a firearm-only hunt.
• The following licenses are valid: deer license, combination deer license, private/public-land antlerless deer licenses for DMU 354 (must be used in DMU 354), private/public-land antlerless deer licenses for DMU 419 (must be used in DMU 419).
• Antlerless deer may be tagged using the deer license or combination deer license. All other license restrictions apply.

Mandatory deer check and additional information:
Hunters participating in this hunt will be required to turn in heads of harvested deer within 72 hours of harvest for disease testing. Visit www.mi.gov/deercheck for a list of available check stations and self-service drop boxes. All rules and regulations for the firearm deer season apply. See the Michigan Hunting and Trapping Digest for details.

• As a reminder, bait cannot be used after Jan. 1.
• Remember to wear hunter orange!

Urban Deer Management Zone Extended Archery Season

Where and when can I hunt?

• Jan. 1-31
• Public and private land in the following counties: Macomb, Oakland and Wayne.

What equipment can I use?

• This is an archery-only hunt.
• The following licenses are valid: deer license, combination deer license or antlerless deer license.

Additional information:
All rules and regulations for the archery deer season apply. See the Michigan Hunting and Trapping Digest for details.

• As a reminder, bait cannot be used after Jan. 1.

Alpena County Antlerless Firearm Hunt

Where and when can I hunt?

• Jan. 4-7 and 11-14
• Private land only in Alpena County south of M-32.

What equipment can I use?

• This is an antlerless, firearm-only season.
• The following licenses are valid to take an antlerless deer during this hunt: deer license, deer combination license or private-land antlerless deer license for DMU 487.

Deer check and additional information:
Hunters participating in this hunt are encouraged to turn in heads of harvested deer for bovine TB testing. Visit www.mi.gov/deercheck for a list of available check stations. All rules and regulations for the firearm deer season apply. See the Michigan Hunting and Trapping Digest for details.

Places to Hunt

Mi-HUNT

• No matter where you are in Michigan, you can find public hunting land. This interactive map application that now works on mobile devices, contains the most up-to-date information to help you plan your next hunting trip, and includes both public hunting land and private land open to the public for hunting.

HAP - Hunting Access Program

• There are private lands open to public hunting through the Hunting Access Program. HAP is a voluntary land-leasing program. There are 1000’s of private land acres across the state there are open to public hunting.

Questions?
Call 517-284-WILD (9453)