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You can still head to the woods for small game and furbearers this month.
Season dates and bag limits are available in the small game hunting regulations summary.
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Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare: Now through Mar. 31
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Fox and gray squirrels (black phase included): Now through Mar. 31
Fur harvesting regulations, bag limits and season dates are available in the furbearer harvest regulations summary.
Hunting seasons
- Raccoon hunting: Now through Mar. 31
- Opossum, skunk and weasel hunting: year-round
Trapping seasons
- Raccoon trapping: Now through Mar. 31
- Opossum, skunk and weasel trapping: year-round
- Beaver and otter trapping opportunities are available in some areas. See the furbearer harvest regulations summary for open units, season dates and bag limits.
A new coyote hunting and trapping season is open March 2 through Oct. 14, 2026. Approved earlier this year by the Natural Resources Commission, the season is designed to address interspecies conflict and overabundance of the animals in Michigan.
- Coyote hunting is allowed on private and public lands, with some restrictions.
- Coyote trapping is prohibited on public lands and commercial forest lands open to general public hunting during the management season.
- The take of coyotes is prohibited in state parks and recreation areas from April 1 to Sept. 14.
- Current hunting and trapping methods are allowed, except nonlethal cable restraints, which are prohibited.
- Coyote hunting with dogs is prohibited April 16 to July 7.
- All other applicable hunting and trapping season regulations must be followed, including trap-check requirements.
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