Michigan · Today · September 15, 2026
What's in Season Right Now in Michigan
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seasons are open in Michigan today
Closing next: Bear, Oct 26.
Open right now
- Bear Period 1 — bait & still-hunting only Sept 9–13; bait and dogs both permitted from Sept 14 on · Period 2 — bait and dogs permitted throughout · +1 more Through Oct 26 · 41 days left
- Turkey Fall turkey · TMU I · Fall turkey · TMU M Through Nov 14 · 60 days left
- Squirrel Fox, gray & black-phase squirrel season · Red squirrel season Through Mar 31 · 197 days left
- Rabbit Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare Through Mar 31 · 197 days left
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No further dates on record
Our Michigan record holds no open dates after these. That usually means the season year is done and Michigan Department of Natural Resources has yet to publish the next one — but where a state runs a later season we have not recorded yet, the season page is the place it will show first. Check there before treating a species as finished for the year.
Today’s sun in Michigan
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 19:51
Sunrise and sunset for the centre of Michigan — astronomy, not a legal shooting hour. Legal light is set per species and is often half an hour either side of these times, but not always: some seasons run sunrise to sunset, and a few open at a fixed clock time. Each season page carries its own rule.
How this page is worked out
Every season on this page is checked against its own open windows, not the outer span of the licence year. That matters: many seasons close and reopen — a two-day gap for a deer opener, a Christmas Day closure, or a gap of months between a fall and a spring hunt. A page that only looked at the first and last date of the year would call all of those open.
The status is recalculated in your browser when the page loads, so it stays right between updates. Dates come from Michigan Department of Natural Resources and carry a Last verified stamp on each season page.
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