Pheasant season is right around the corner! Learn about season regulations, pheasant releases and licenses before the season begins.



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"October pheasant hunting opportunities"
Hunters afield get ready to shoot at a flying pheasant.

* Season opens Oct. 10 in Zone 1, Oct. 20 in zones 2 and 3 [ #link_1 ]
* $25 pheasant license [ #link_3 ]
* Pheasant releases set for southern Michigan state game areas this fall [ #link_4 ]
* Find hunting regulations [ #link_6 ]
* Questions? Contact us. [ #link_2 ]

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Season opens Oct. 10 in Zone 1, Oct. 20 in zones 2 and 3

The pheasant management unit open to hunting Oct. 10-31 in Zone 1 (Upper Peninsula) includes all of Menominee County and portions of Delta, Dickinson, Iron and Marquette counties.

Zones 2 and 3 (Lower Peninsula) are open to pheasant hunting Oct. 20-Nov. 14. Zone 3 (southern Lower Peninsula) also is open Dec. 1-Jan. 1.

The daily bag limit is two, and the possession limit is four. Only male pheasants may be harvested.

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$25 pheasant license

All pheasant hunters must have a base license, and some may also need a $25 pheasant license. The $25 pheasant license is required to hunt pheasants on any public lands in the Lower Peninsula or on lands enrolled in the Hunting Access Program. The following people do not need a pheasant license to hunt pheasants in Michigan:


* Pheasant hunters on private lands.
* Pheasant hunters on public lands in the Upper Peninsula.
* Pheasant hunters on a game bird hunting preserve.
* Pheasant hunters 17 years old or younger.
* Lifetime license holders.

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Pheasant releases set for southern Michigan state game areas this fall

Rooster pheasants will be released on 13 state game/wildlife areas throughout southern Michigan this fall. Releases will take place Oct. 20-Nov. 14 and Dec. 1-31, coinciding with pheasant hunting season.

Release locations:


* Cass City (Tuscola County).
* Cornish (Van Buren County).
* Crane Pond (Cass County).
* Crow Island (Bay and Saginaw counties).
* Dansville (Ingham County).
* Erie (Monroe County).
* Lapeer (Lapeer County).
* Leidy Lake (St. Joseph County).
* Townline 16 (Bay County).
* Pointe Mouillee (Monroe and Wayne counties).
* Rose Lake (Clinton and Shiawassee counties).
* Stanton (Montcalm County).
* St. Johns Marsh (St. Clair County).

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Find hunting regulations

Before you head into the field, be sure to check the latest hunting regulations in your area by looking at the 2025 Small Game Hunting Regulations Summary [ [link removed] ]. For on-demand access to this info that travels where you do, without the need for internet access, download the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app [ [link removed] ].

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Questions? Contact us.

Contact the DNR Wildlife Division at 517-284-9453 or [email protected].

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