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Enjoy the numerous hunting and trapping opportunities across the state this month.
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November 2023 hunting and trapping opportunities
Deer hunting
Small game hunting
Pheasant releases
Waterfowl hunting
Fur harvesting
Fall turkey hunting
Commemorate your hunt with a patch
Get involved
Find hunting land
Sponsor
Deer hunting
Online harvest reporting is required for all hunters who successfully take a deer. You can report your deer through the DNR Hunt Fish app or at Michigan.gov/DNRHarvestReport.
Archery deer season: open through Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1, 2024.
Statewide on public or private lands.
Archery deer hunters in the Lower Peninsula have the option to harvest antlerless deer with their deer or deer combo license. In the Upper Peninsula, during the archery season, hunters can take an antlerless deer with either a deer or deer combo license, except in deer management units 007, 031, 042, 048, 066, 127 and 131.
Firearm deer season: Nov. 15-30.
Statewide on public or private lands.
Deer hunters in the Lower Peninsula have the option to harvest antlerless deer with their deer or deer combo license.
Check the 2023 Hunting Regulations Summary, available at Michigan.gov/Deer, for deer hunting regulations, including information on the types of deer that may be harvested in each season and any antler point restrictions that may be in place.
See the annual deer hunting preview, which includes a regional forecast and how conditions are looking for this season.
Small game hunting
Grab your base license and head out for some small game hunting!
Season dates, bag limits and small game hunting regulations are available in the 2023 Hunting Regulations Summary and at Michigan.gov/SmallGame.
Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare: open through March 31, 2024.
Fox and gray squirrel (black phase included): open through March 31, 2024.
Quail: open Oct. 20 - Nov. 14.
Ruffed grouse: open through Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1, 2024.
Pheasant (male only):
Zone 2 and 3: open through Nov. 14.
A $25 pheasant license is required for all hunters 18 years old and older to hunt pheasants on any public land in the Lower Peninsula or on lands enrolled in the Hunting Access Program. See the Hunting Regulations Summary for exceptions.
Pheasant releases
This year, pheasants are being released on 13 state game areas throughout southern Michigan:
Cass City (Tuscola County) – fall and December release.
Cornish (Van Buren County) – fall release only.
Crane Pond (Cass County) – fall release only.
Crow Island (Bay and Saginaw counties) – fall and December release.
Dansville (Ingham County) – fall and December release.
Erie (Monroe County) – fall and December release.
Lapeer (Lapeer County) – fall and December release.
Leidy Lake (St. Joseph County) – fall and December release.
Pinconning (Bay County) – fall release only.
Pte. Mouillee (Monroe and Wayne counties) – fall and December release.
Rose Lake (Clinton and Shiawassee counties) – fall and December release.
Stanton (Montcalm County) – fall and December release.
St. Johns Marsh (St. Clair County) – fall and December release.
Find more information about the pheasant releases on page 68 of the Hunting Regulations Summary.
Waterfowl hunting
Duck and goose seasons are open throughout the state this month. Visit one of Michigan's managed waterfowl hunt areas for exceptional waterfowl hunting opportunities.
North Zone
Duck seasons: open through Nov. 26 and Dec. 2-3.
Goose season: open through Dec. 16.
Middle Zone
Duck seasons: open through Dec. 3 and Dec. 16-17.
Goose season: open through Dec. 22.
South Zone
Duck seasons: open through Dec. 10 and Dec. 30-31.
Goose season: open through Dec. 10 and Dec. 30 - Jan. 7, 2024, and Feb. 3-12, 2024 (excluding some GMUs).
Allegan County Goose Management Unit: open through Nov. 12, Nov. 25 - Dec. 3 and Dec. 16 - Feb. 12, 2024.
Muskegon County GMU: open through Dec. 23.
Waterfowl hunting information is available in the 2023 Waterfowl Hunting Regulations Summary, available at Michigan.gov/Waterfowl.
Fur harvesting
Fur harvesting regulations, bag limits and season dates are available in the 2023 Furbearer Harvest Regulations Summary and at Michigan.gov/Trapping.
Hunting seasons:
Coyote hunting: open year-round.
Fox (gray and red) hunting: open through March 1, 2024.
Raccoon hunting: open through March 31, 2024.
Trapping seasons:
Coyote and fox (gray and red) trapping: open through March 1, 2024.
Raccoon trapping: open through March 31, 2024.
Badger, beaver, bobcat, muskrat, mink and otter trapping opportunities are available for some areas; see the Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for open units, season dates and bag limits.
Fall turkey hunting
Fall turkey hunting is open through Nov. 14.
Check out which hunt units have leftover licenses. Buy your turkey license online at eLicense, through the DNR Hunt Fish app or anywhere DNR licenses are sold.
You can buy one fall turkey license a day until quotas are met.
Find season regulations and bag limits in the 2023 Fall Turkey Regulations Summary, available at Michigan.gov/Turkey.
Enjoy the numerous hunting and trapping opportunities across the state this month.
Share or view as webpage | Update preferences
November 2023 hunting and trapping opportunities
Deer hunting
Small game hunting
Pheasant releases
Waterfowl hunting
Fur harvesting
Fall turkey hunting
Commemorate your hunt with a patch
Get involved
Find hunting land
Sponsor
Deer hunting
Online harvest reporting is required for all hunters who successfully take a deer. You can report your deer through the DNR Hunt Fish app or at Michigan.gov/DNRHarvestReport.
Archery deer season: open through Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1, 2024.
Statewide on public or private lands.
Archery deer hunters in the Lower Peninsula have the option to harvest antlerless deer with their deer or deer combo license. In the Upper Peninsula, during the archery season, hunters can take an antlerless deer with either a deer or deer combo license, except in deer management units 007, 031, 042, 048, 066, 127 and 131.
Firearm deer season: Nov. 15-30.
Statewide on public or private lands.
Deer hunters in the Lower Peninsula have the option to harvest antlerless deer with their deer or deer combo license.
Check the 2023 Hunting Regulations Summary, available at Michigan.gov/Deer, for deer hunting regulations, including information on the types of deer that may be harvested in each season and any antler point restrictions that may be in place.
See the annual deer hunting preview, which includes a regional forecast and how conditions are looking for this season.
Small game hunting
Grab your base license and head out for some small game hunting!
Season dates, bag limits and small game hunting regulations are available in the 2023 Hunting Regulations Summary and at Michigan.gov/SmallGame.
Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare: open through March 31, 2024.
Fox and gray squirrel (black phase included): open through March 31, 2024.
Quail: open Oct. 20 - Nov. 14.
Ruffed grouse: open through Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1, 2024.
Pheasant (male only):
Zone 2 and 3: open through Nov. 14.
A $25 pheasant license is required for all hunters 18 years old and older to hunt pheasants on any public land in the Lower Peninsula or on lands enrolled in the Hunting Access Program. See the Hunting Regulations Summary for exceptions.
Pheasant releases
This year, pheasants are being released on 13 state game areas throughout southern Michigan:
Cass City (Tuscola County) – fall and December release.
Cornish (Van Buren County) – fall release only.
Crane Pond (Cass County) – fall release only.
Crow Island (Bay and Saginaw counties) – fall and December release.
Dansville (Ingham County) – fall and December release.
Erie (Monroe County) – fall and December release.
Lapeer (Lapeer County) – fall and December release.
Leidy Lake (St. Joseph County) – fall and December release.
Pinconning (Bay County) – fall release only.
Pte. Mouillee (Monroe and Wayne counties) – fall and December release.
Rose Lake (Clinton and Shiawassee counties) – fall and December release.
Stanton (Montcalm County) – fall and December release.
St. Johns Marsh (St. Clair County) – fall and December release.
Find more information about the pheasant releases on page 68 of the Hunting Regulations Summary.
Waterfowl hunting
Duck and goose seasons are open throughout the state this month. Visit one of Michigan's managed waterfowl hunt areas for exceptional waterfowl hunting opportunities.
North Zone
Duck seasons: open through Nov. 26 and Dec. 2-3.
Goose season: open through Dec. 16.
Middle Zone
Duck seasons: open through Dec. 3 and Dec. 16-17.
Goose season: open through Dec. 22.
South Zone
Duck seasons: open through Dec. 10 and Dec. 30-31.
Goose season: open through Dec. 10 and Dec. 30 - Jan. 7, 2024, and Feb. 3-12, 2024 (excluding some GMUs).
Allegan County Goose Management Unit: open through Nov. 12, Nov. 25 - Dec. 3 and Dec. 16 - Feb. 12, 2024.
Muskegon County GMU: open through Dec. 23.
Waterfowl hunting information is available in the 2023 Waterfowl Hunting Regulations Summary, available at Michigan.gov/Waterfowl.
Fur harvesting
Fur harvesting regulations, bag limits and season dates are available in the 2023 Furbearer Harvest Regulations Summary and at Michigan.gov/Trapping.
Hunting seasons:
Coyote hunting: open year-round.
Fox (gray and red) hunting: open through March 1, 2024.
Raccoon hunting: open through March 31, 2024.
Trapping seasons:
Coyote and fox (gray and red) trapping: open through March 1, 2024.
Raccoon trapping: open through March 31, 2024.
Badger, beaver, bobcat, muskrat, mink and otter trapping opportunities are available for some areas; see the Fur Harvester Regulations Summary for open units, season dates and bag limits.
Fall turkey hunting
Fall turkey hunting is open through Nov. 14.
Check out which hunt units have leftover licenses. Buy your turkey license online at eLicense, through the DNR Hunt Fish app or anywhere DNR licenses are sold.
You can buy one fall turkey license a day until quotas are met.
Find season regulations and bag limits in the 2023 Fall Turkey Regulations Summary, available at Michigan.gov/Turkey.