Michigan deer hunting

Michigan Deer Hunting

Whitetail Characteristics

Average weight: 125-225 pounds

Most male whitetail’s have symmetrical antlers, but some are

classified as non-typical.

Early Whitetail PopulationThe whitetail population over the last

35 years has been steady.

Current Michigan Whitetail Population: 1.43 million

Native Americans were the first to hunt whitetails in

1870.

Michigan Youth Deer Hunt

Michigan Youth Hunt gives kids a chance to get out and explore hunting.

In 2012, the minimum age requirement was eliminated to hunt

deer with a firearm.

Michigan Independence Hunt

Special equipment used for hunting

Handicapped Accessible Blinds

Early and Late Antlerless Deer Hunt

Antlerless hunts manage the doe population in certain areas.

Whitetail Management Deer Populations must be controlled just like any other living being.

Whitetail Crop Damage

Whitetails destroy farm fields Whitetails can kill homeowner’s shrubbery and plants

Deer Car CollisionsThere were 49,205 car deer collisions in

Michigan during 2013.

8 fatalities caused by deer car collisions in 2013.