Saturday is Opening Day of Deer Season in Leelanau!

Peace Before The War by Mark Miller

Michigan in Pictures shares that Opening Day is Michigan’s largest unofficial holiday, and provides a big chunk of the $2.3 billion dollars that hunting in Michigan brings in according to Pure Michigan.

UpNorth Live shares that the 2025 Michigan deer hunting season starts tomorrow (Saturday, November 15) and runs through the 30th. They highlight the DNR’s Hunters Feeding Michigan program that lets hunters to donate deer to food pantries. Collection events happen November 21-23 and January 3-4. While there isn’t one near us, you can contact the Order of Naucratius of West Michigan for information on donating your deer!

Important Note: Both Leelanau Conservancy natural areas & much of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore are open to hunters!! If you are goin g to be venturing into the woods, checking this out and wearing orange are a must!

Mark shares that while he has nothing against hunting, he prefers to shoot deer with his camera. See his showcase on Flickr!