Leelanau County, Michigan
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Northern Lower Peninsula
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,611
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedLeelanau County occupies a scenic peninsula between Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, where cherry orchards, hardwood ridges, and Great Lakes shoreline create exceptional deer habitat. Deer thrive on the rich agricultural-forest edge created by fruit orchards and small farms, and mature bucks are regularly taken on this productive peninsula. Wild turkey are well established and the unique geography creates hunting dynamics found nowhere else in Michigan.
Peninsula terrain with Lake Michigan moderating the climate, cherry and apple orchards, hardwood forest, and scenic bluffs along both shorelines. Sand dunes and coastal habitat along the western Lake Michigan edge.
Moderate. Tourism and second-home development have fragmented some traditional hunting parcels but the peninsula character limits overall traffic volume.
OTC combo license; antlerless licenses available by deer management zone.
Turkey hunting is productive in spring along orchard and field edges; Grand Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan shorelines offer waterfowl opportunities in season.
Unique Great Lakes peninsula setting found nowhere else in Michigan; deer feeding on orchards and agricultural fields produce quality body weights and antler development.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.