• 2011 Deer Check Stations

• New State Law Allows 10-Year-Olds to Hunt Deer, Elk or Bear With a Firearm
A change in state law that took effect Sept. 1 makes it legal for 10- and 11-year olds to hunt deer, bear or elk with firearms in Michigan.

• DNR and Michigan State University Web site-Working Together to Create Michigan's Premier Source of Deer Information.
Announcing a new all-inclusive deer website created by DNR and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. The website covers everything from basic deer biology to hunting regulations to the newest deer research. The site is available at http://deer.fw.msu.edu.

• Hunting Applications and Drawings
View hunting application dates, drawing results, remaining licenses and more.
Note: Drawing notification postcards will no longer be sent by mail. Click this link to view your drawing results online.

• 2011 Michigan Deer Hunting Prospects - Statewide Forecast 

• 2010 Deer Harvest Survey Report 

• Deer Harvest Reporting Form

• Crossbow Information

• Regional Deer Advisory Teams

• 2011 Hunting and Trapping Digest (PDF and Flash)

• 2011 Michigan Hunting and Trapping Digest (HTML)

• 2011 Antlerless Deer Hunting Digest (PDF) 

• 2011 Michigan Antlerless Deer Hunting Digest (HTML)

• 2011 Deer Hunting Seasons

• Hunting Hours

• 2011 Deer Management Units Map

• Special Deer Seasons and Hunts
Youth and 100 Percent Disabled Veteran Firearm Deer Hunting Days, Special Antlerless Deer Seasons, Special Deer Hunts

• 2011 Hoffmaster State Park Managed Deer Hunt Information 

• 2011 Shiawassee River State Game Area Deer Hunt Information 

• 2011 Antlerless Deer License Quotas 

• Types of Deer Hunting Licenses Available

• 2011 Antlerless Deer Hunting License Information

• How to Obtain an Antlerless Deer License

• Antler Restriction Regulations

• Antler Definitions/Requirements and U.P/DMU 487 Buck Hunting Regulations

• Tagging Big Game and Furbearers

• How to Field-Dress Deer 

• Precautions When Handling and Processing Deer and Other Wild Game

• Venison Processing Guide for Retail Food Establishments 

• Hunters Importing Deer, Elk or Moose

• Check Your Deer Laboratory Results Online

• How Chronic Wasting Disease Affects Hunters

• Precaution About Lead in Venison

• Dioxin Advisory Information

• Deer Carcass Disposal

• Lymph Nodes & Hemal Nodes

• Michigan Deer Management Plan

• Deer Cooperator Patches

• How to Age Michigan Deer

• Quality Deer Management (QDM)

• DNR Shooting Ranges

• White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

• The Impacts of Wolves on Deer in the Upper Peninsula

• Hunters to Fight Hunger in Michigan

• Deer Management History in Michigan

• Learn to Identify "Button Bucks"