In 2022, hunters took 154,940 deer with 95,610 bucks. Overall, hunters took 274,299 deer in 2023 and 303,081 in 2022. When does the firearm season end? Firearm hunting season ends on Nov. 30.

When Logan Crumbaugh was growing up on his family’s farm in Gratiot County, spotting a deer was a rare and special occasion.

Since the start of the firearm season Nov. 15, 61,429 deer have been taken. Of that total, 45,104 were bucks, or antlered deer. Just 16,325 does, or antlerless deer, were taken.