Grab your base license and head out for some small game hunting!

Season dates, bag limits and small game hunting regulations are available in the 2023 Hunting Regulations Summary and at Michigan.gov/SmallGame.

• Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare: open through March 31, 2024.
• Fox and gray squirrel (black phase included): open through March 31, 2024.
• Quail: open Oct. 20 - Nov. 14.
• Ruffed grouse: open through Nov. 14 and Dec. 1 - Jan. 1, 2024
• Pheasant (male only):
  • Zone 2 and 3: open through Nov. 14.
  • A $25 pheasant license is required for all hunters 18 years old and older to hunt pheasants on any public land in the Lower Peninsula or on lands enrolled in the Hunting Access Program. See the Hunting Regulations Summary for exceptions.