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There is still plenty of time to enjoy some small game hunting this winter.
- Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare: now through March 31.
- Fox and gray squirrel (black phase included): now through March 31.
Season dates, bag limits and small game hunting regulations are available in the 2021 Hunting Digest and at Michigan.gov/SmallGame.
It’s not too late to get out for some goose hunting.
Goose hunting
- South Zone: Jan. 1-9 and Feb. 5-14.
- Allegan County Goose Management Unit: through Feb 13.
See the 2021 Michigan Waterfowl Hunting Digest or Michigan.gov/Waterfowl for more details on season dates, bag limits and regulations.
Hunting seasons:
- Bobcat hunting opportunities available; see the Fur Harvester Digest (link below) for open units, season dates and bag limits.
- Coyote hunting: open year-round.
- Fox (gray and red) hunting: open through March 1.
- Raccoon hunting: open through Jan. 31.
Trapping seasons:
- Coyote and fox (gray and red) trapping: open through March 1.
- Raccoon trapping: open through March 31.
- Beaver, muskrat, mink and otter trapping opportunities are available; see the Fur Harvester Digest (link below) for open units, season dates and bag limits.
Fur harvesting regulations, bag limits and season dates are available in the 2021 Fur Harvester Digest and at Michigan.gov/Trapping.
The spring turkey application period is Jan. 1 - Feb. 1 and you can apply online or wherever DNR licenses are sold.
See the 2022 Spring Turkey Digest, available at Michigan.gov/Turkey, for application information and area quotas.
The archery deer season extends until Jan. 31 for Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne
counties to manage ongoing human-deer conflicts. A deer license, deer combo license or antlerless deer license are valid during the extended season. All rules and regulations for the archery season apply.
For deer hunting regulations, see the 2021 Hunting Digest, available at Michigan.gov/Deer.
A late antlerless firearm hunt on private land south of Highway M-32 in Alpena County is taking place Jan. 6-9 and Jan. 13-16 to provide an additional opportunity for deer management in the state’s bovine tuberculosis area.
Hunters can harvest antlerless deer with an unused 2021 deer or deer combo hunting license, a universal antlerless deer hunting license or an antlerless license to hunt in Deer Management Unit 487. Additional tags can be purchased at any DNR license agent through Jan. 16.
Private properties in the hunt area are available for the public to use free of charge through the Hunting Access Program. Enrolled properties can be viewed at Michigan.gov/HAP.
Successful hunters can submit their deer heads for bovine tuberculosis testing at any of the 24-hour, self-service drop boxes available throughout the region. A smartphone is required to use the drop boxes. The Alpena and Atlanta DNR deer check stations will be open on a limited schedule. Check station hours and drop box locations can be found at Michigan.gov/DeerCheck.
For deer hunting regulations, see the 2021 Hunting Digest, available at Michigan.gov/Deer.
For on-demand access that travels where you do, without the need for an internet connection, download DNR hunting and fishing digests right to your phone. Find the current digests and downloading instructions at Michigan.gov/DNRDigests.
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