An eight-point buck on the prowl for does in northern Dickinson County. Michigan's firearm deer season opens Saturday and extends through Nov. 30. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News)

IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s firearm deer season opens Saturday with highs in the 50s expected in the Dickinson County area, along with a 30% chance of rain.

Cooler weather — highs near 40 — should follow for a few days, without precipitation, the National Weather Service predicts. The first two days of the season might be breezy.

Last year, hunters in Michigan harvested nearly 180,000 deer during the 16-day regular firearm season, which was about half of the total deer harvest from all seasons combined.

Locally, more than half of the 2024 harvest came during the firearm hunt. Dickinson County’s total from all seasons

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