In the first two days of the 15-day season, Michigan hunters took 41,573 deer, including 10,851 bucks. As of Wednesday morning, hunters have reported 106,403 deer taken during firearm season.

In 2025, hunters have three full weekends to hunt deer, but a winter storm hitting Michigan over the Thanksgiving holiday could impact late-season harvest numbers.

Overall in 2025, hunters have reported 205,000 deer taken.

In 2024, Michigan hunters harvested 136,524 deer over the entire firearm season, including 50,252 does, or antlerless deer, and 86,272 bucks, or antlered deer.

Here's a look at the hunting numbers for 2025-26 Michigan deer hunting season.

The numbers across the state for the 2025 firearm season

As of Nov. 26, here are the top five counties for total deer harvested during r

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