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Michigan ring-necked pheasant regulations, 2025–26

Last updated 2026-09-24 · from MDNR data · 2025–26 licence year

Michigan's 2025–26 ring-necked pheasant season runs October 10, 2025 to January 1, 2026, on dates that depend on the zone. The bag is 2 per day, 4 in possession. Hunter orange is required. Read against the 2025–26 licence year, from MDNR.

Season and limits

Season
Ring-necked pheasant — October 10, 2025 to January 1, 2026
Bag limit
2 per day, 4 in possession
Hunter orange
required Small game hunters must wear a hunter-orange cap, hat, vest, jacket or rain gear as the outermost garment, visible from all sides. Camouflage counts if it is at least 50% orange.
Sundays
No statewide Sunday closure for small game. A few counties restrict firearm hunting on private land under PA 319 of 1994 — not mapped here.

Zones

ZoneOpensClosesDays
Zone 1 pheasant unitOctober 10, 2025October 31, 202522
Zone 1 unit — partly openOctober 10, 2025October 31, 202522
Zone 1 — closed to pheasantClosed season
Zone 2 — northern Lower PeninsulaOctober 20, 2025November 14, 202526
Zone 3 — southern Lower PeninsulaOctober 20, 2025November 14, 202526
December 1, 2025January 1, 202632

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