DNR - Hunting Hours

Hunting Hours

Below is a map of the hunting hour time zones. Actual legal hunting hours for bear, deer, fall wild turkey, furbearer and small game for Time Zone A are shown in the table below the map. Hunting hours for migratory game birds are different and are published in the 2012-2013 Waterfowl Hunting Digest.

To determine the opening (a.m.) and closing (p.m.) time for any day in another time zone, add the minutes shown below to the times listed in the Time Zone A Hunting Hours Table.

The hunting hour listed in the table reflects Eastern Standard Time, with an adjustment for daylight-saving time. If you are hunting in Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson or Menominee counties (Central Standard Time), you must make an additional adjustment to the printed time by subtracting one hour.

DNR Hunting Hours Time Zone Map

Time Zone A.
Bear, Deer, Fall Wild Turkey, Furbearer and Small Game Hunting Hours Table*

One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset (adjusted for daylight saving time).

For hunt dates not listed in the table, please consult your local newspaper or the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/hunting.

2012	Sept.		Oct.		Nov.		Dec.
Date	A.M.	P.M.	A.M.	P.M.	A.M.	P.M.	A.M.	P.M.
1	6:28	8:35	7:00	7:43	7:36	6:55	7:12	5:31
2	6:29	8:34	7:01	7:41	7:38	6:54	7:14	5:30
3	6:30	8:32	7:02	7:39	7:39	6:5.2	7:15	5:30
4	6:31	8:30	7:03	7:38	6:40	5:51	7:16	5:30
5	6:32	8:29	7:04	7:36	6:41	5:50	7:17	5:30
6	6:33	8:27	7:06	7:34	6:43	5:49	7:17	5:30
7	6:34	8:25	7:07	7:33	6:44	5:48	7:18	5:30
8	6:35	8:23	7:08	7:31	6:45	5:47	7:19	5:30
9	6:36	8:22	7:09	7:29	6:46	5:46	7:20	5:30
10	6:37	8:20	7:10	7:28	6:48	5:45	7:21	5:30
11	6:39	8:18	7:11	7:26	6:49	5:44	7:22	5:30
12	6:40	8:16	7:12	7:24	6:50	5:43	7:23	5:30
13	6:41	8:15	7:13	7:23	6:51	5:42	7:24	5:30
14	6:42	8:13	7:15	7:21	65: 3	5:41	7:24	5:30
15	6:43	8:11	7:16	7:20	65: 4	5:40	7:25	5:31
16	6:44	8:09	7:17	7:18	65: 5	5:39	7:26	5:31
17	6:45	8:08	7:18	7:16	6:56	5:38	7:26	5:31
18	6:46	8:06	7:19	7:15	6:58	5: 37	7:27	5:32
19	6:47	8:04	7:21	7:13	65: 9	5:37	7:27	5:32
20	6:48	8:02	7:22	7:12	7:00	5:36	7:28	5:33
21	6:49	8:01	7:23	7:10	7:01	5:35	7:29	5:33
22	6:50	7:59	7:24	7:09	7:02	5:35	7:29	5:34
23	6:51	7:57	7:25	7:07	7:04	5:34	7:29	5:34
24	6:52	7:55	7:27	7:06	7:05	5:33	7:30	5:35
25	6:53	7:53	7:28	7:04	7:06	5:33	7:30	5:35
26	6:55	7:52	7:29	7:03	7:07	5:32	7:31	5:36
27	6:56	7:50	7:30	7:02	7:08	5:32	7:31	5:37
28	6:57	7:48	7:31	7:00	7:09	5:32	7:31	5:37
29	6:58	7:46	7:33	6:59	7:10	5:31	7:31	5:38
30	6:59	7:45	7:34	6:58	7:11	5:31	7:31	5:39
31			7:35	6:56			7:32	5:40
Date	A.M.	P.M.	A.M.	P.M.	A.M.	P.M.	A.M.	P.M.
2012	Sept.		Oct.		Nov.		Dec.

Exceptions: Woodcock hours are sunrise to sunset. Spring turkey hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour before sunset. See the 2013 Spring Wild Turkey Hunting digest for legal hunting hours. Waterfowl hunting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. See the 2012-2013 Michigan Waterfowl Hunting Digest for legal hunting hours.