LANSING, MI— The Department of Natural Resources says more than 300,000 deer were taken in 2022.
The DNR recently released a hunting season recap, which included the new requirement that hunters report their harvest online within 72 hours.
Last year, 586,595 hunters purchased a deer license. That’s about 1 percent less than in 2021. The first year of electronic harvest reporting resulted in a total harvest of 303,087 deer. Reports indicate 22,787 whitetails were taken in the Upper Peninsula.
Supporting the new harvest reporting process was the launch of the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app, which allows hunters to purchase licenses, manage hunt drawings, get important updates from the DNR, report harvests, and more.
