Before deer hunters take the field this fall for Michigan's archery season, they need to be aware of changes to deer hunting regulations that took effect on Aug. 1, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says.

The DNR's 2025 deer hunting preview suggests this year’s harvest could be strong, as it was in 2024, but there is the potential for lower deer numbers in high-snowfall areas of the U.P., and the ongoing EHD outbreak in the southern Lower Peninsula, and the devastating March 2025 ice storm in the northern Lower Peninsula could affect hunters as well.

"Overall, the 2024 deer season was a pretty good one, with hunter participation and deer harvest all generally steady or increasing from the prior year," said Brent Rudolph, the deer, elk and moose management specialist for

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