Deer hunting

Michigan is considering a new one buck rule that would limit deer hunters to one antlered whitetail per season beginning in 2027.

Starting in 2027, Lower Peninsula hunters in Michigan will be limited to one buck under a newly approved DNR rule.

A proposed Michigan deer hunting rule could soon limit hunters to harvesting just one buck per year, and hunters across the state already have plenty to say about it.

Five Michigan hunters are facing serious penalties after being caught in a major Ohio deer poaching investigation that involved illegal hunting methods like jacklighting.

A new digital tagging option will allow Michigan hunters to validate harvests by phone.

The HB 4445 deer baiting bill cleared the Michigan House and now awaits action by the Senate and potential DNR input before the ban could end.

Early Michigan DNR data shows the 2025 deer harvest totaled 295,739, slightly below 2024’s early count and awaiting final updates.

A Michigan poacher thought no one would notice. The DNR noticed.

Michigan deer hunters are being asked for more than just antlers: the DNR needs deer-head samples to track bovine tuberculosis and protect wildlife, livestock and people.

In just 2 weeks after Michigan’s hunting season began, 125,554 deer are down — roughly 79,490 bucks versus 46,064 does. Meanwhile, some counties are emerging as deer-population death zones.