Report Nr. 3444 Michigan Deer Harvest Survey Report 2004 Seasons

A survey of deer hunters was conducted following the 2004 hunting seasons to estimate hunter participation, harvest, and hunting effort. In 2004, an estimated 713,000 hunters spent 10,183,000 days afield. Statewide, the number of people hunting deer declined by about 4% and hunting effort declined by about 2% since 2003. Hunters harvested nearly 456,000 deer, a decrease of nearly 9% from the number taken in 2003. Statewide, 45% of hunters harvested a deer. About 24% of the hunters took an antlerless deer and 30% took an antlered buck. About 15% of deer hunters harvested two or more deer.