2000-2001 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits
Species Bag
Limit		 Zone Season Dates
Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Notes
Black Bear 1 See note 1 Sept. 10 - Oct. 26          

1
Cottontail Rabbit
and Varying Hare		 5 per day
10 combined
possession		 Statewide Sept. 15 - Mar. 31  
Crow No Limit Zone 1 Aug. 1 - Sept. 30            

2
Zones 2,3 Aug. 1 - Sept. 30         Feb. 1 - Mar. 31
Deer
     Youth Deer Hunt 1 Private Land
Statewide		 Sept. 23 - 24              
     Early Firearm
      (DMU 452)		 1 per license See note 5   Oct. 14 - 23          

5
     Archery 1 per kill tag Statewide   Oct. 1 - Nov. 14 Dec. 1 - Jan. 1    

3,4
     Regular Firearm 1 per kill tag Statewide     Nov. 15 - 30        

3,4
     Muzzleloading 1 per kill tag Zone 1       Dec. 1 - 10      

3,4
Zones 2,3       Dec. 8 - 17      
     Late Firearm
      (DMU 452)		 1 per license See note 6       Dec. 16 - Jan. 1    

6
     Late Firearm 1 per license See note 7       Dec. 16 - Jan. 1    

7
Elk 1 See note 1 Aug. 26 - 31
Sept. 16 - 20		     Dec. 5 - 12 Jan. 20 - 26    

1
Pheasant (male)
(Season Limit 8)		 2 per day
4 possession		 Zone 1   Oct. 10 - 20          

8,9
Zones 2,3   Oct. 20 - Nov. 14        
See notes 8, 9       Dec. 1 - 15      
Quail 5 per day
10 possession 		See note 14   Oct. 20 - Nov. 11        

14
Ruffed Grouse See Note 10 Zone 1 Sept. 15 - Nov. 14        

10
Zones 2,3 Sept. 15 - Nov. 14 Dec. 1 - Jan. 1      
Sharptail Grouse

No Open Season
Squirrel
Fox and Gray
(black phase included)		 5 per day
10 possession		 Statewide Sept. 15 - Jan. 1      

11
Fall Wild Turkey 1-2 turkey
per season		 See note 12   Oct. 2 - Nov. 9        

12
Woodcock 3 per day
6 possession		 Statewide Sept. 23 - Nov. 6        

13
  1. See the 2000 Bear Hunting Season Guide or 2000 Elk Hunting Guide for more information.
  2. Crow may be taken outside the open season during hunting hours, in compliance with federal regulations, if these birds are causing a nuisance or creating a health hazard.
  3. Persons hunting South Fox Island, Drummond Island and DMU 101 should see the "No Spike" regulation in the Deer Information section of the Hunting & Trapping Guide.
  4. See the Deer Information section of the Hunting & Trapping Guide for regulations for hunting in DMUs 077,083, 089 and 094. Also see new Quality Deer Management regulations for DMU 107.
  5. Antlerless deer on private land only in DMU 452. See the Deer Information section of the Hunting & Trapping Guide.
  6. Antlerless deer on private and public land in DMU 452. See the Deer Information section of the Hunting & Trapping Guide.
  7. Antlerless deer on private land only. See the Deer Information section of the Hunting & Trapping Guide.
  8. Zone 1 is open only in Menominee County south of US-2 and Delta County southwest of the Escanaba River.
  9. See December Pheasant Season map in the Other Species Information section of the Hunting & Trapping Guide.
  10. Zones 1 and 2: five per day/10 in possession. Zone 3: three per day/six in possession.
  11. Drummond Island is closed to squirrel hunting.
  12. See the 2000 Fall Wild Turkey Guide for more information.
  13. Shotguns must be plugged so they are capable of holding no more than three shells. A federal waterfowl stamp is not required to hunt woodcock.
  14. Quail can only be hunted in Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, jackson, Kent, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Montcalm, Oakland, Saginaw, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties.  All other counties are closed to quail hunting.

No closed season on opossum, porcupine, weasel, red squirrel, skunk, starling, feral pigeons, English sparrow, ground squirrel and woodchuck. These may be taken year-round with a valid hunting license.