{"id":1560,"date":"2020-04-26T16:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2020-05-26T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T14:32:41","slug":"the-year-round-hunter-and-fisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/the-year-round-hunter-and-fisher\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/04\/26\/2020\/1560\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year Round Hunter and Fisher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I hear hunters lamenting the end of deer season.\u00a0 The great thing about living in Michigan is that this state readily supports the year-round hunter and fisherman.\u00a0 The key to staying busy in the woods and on the waters is diversifying the game you pursue.\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to give you a blueprint of how you can fill your calendar with species to target.\u00a0 The best part is that the <a href=\"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/getting-outfitted-essential-gear-for-a-new-hunter\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/04\/22\/2020\/1318\/\">basic hunting gear<\/a> will support each of these seasons with the simple addition of a few decoys here and there and some new calls.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s start with the current season and go from there.<\/p>\n<p>April<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spring turkey season is in effect.<\/li>\n<li>April 25<sup>th<\/sup> salmon, trout, walleye, and pike opens on nearly all Michigan waters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 23<sup>rd<\/sup> Possession season opens for small and largemouth bass on all waters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>June<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turkey season has ended: Spend the month fishing trout and bass while mixing in some catfish as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 16<sup>th<\/sup> sturgeon opens on the Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, Otsego Lake, St. Mary\u2019s River, and Portage and Torch Lakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>August<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great time to enjoy the warm weather (and waters): Spend time fishing, hunt some coyotes, and begin scouting for deer and waterfowl season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>September<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mid-September: Fall turkey season is here, so go chase a hen or tom. It\u2019s also goose season, and some early waterfowl opens up.<\/li>\n<li>First and second tag seasons open for black bear.<\/li>\n<li>Small game starts again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>October<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The month you\u2019ve waited for: Duck season and deer season are here.<\/li>\n<li>Take some archery deer hunts in and make sure and chase the ducks now so that when the rut starts you are ready to go all in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>November<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The rut is here. Get out and chase those bucks now before firearm season start.<\/li>\n<li>Mid-November: Polish up your rifles and shotguns and head to deer camp for the start of firearm season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>December<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect with our ancestors by participating in muzzleloader season, or keep chasing late-season deer with your archery equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Late-season archery-only deer goes until the end of January. Bundle up and keep chasing deer in Macomb, Wayne, and Oakland county.\u00a0 There are some great public land spots out there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>February<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spend the month chasing small game, fur trapping, or chasing coyotes.<\/li>\n<li>Get after some of the best Michigan steelhead fishing in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>March<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enjoy the last week or so of ice fishing before the spring melt starts.<\/li>\n<li>Also, spend the first week or so enjoying the end of small game season.<\/li>\n<li>As the snow melts get out in the woods to search for deer antler sheds and to spot those bedding areas and travel corridors you missed during deer season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year I hear hunters lamenting the end of deer season.\u00a0 The great thing about living in Michigan is that this state readily supports the year-round hunter and fisherman.\u00a0 The key to staying busy in the woods and on the waters is diversifying the game you pursue.\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to give you a blueprint of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":1565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[184,196,195],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[1,127],"suggestedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - 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