<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3woVGl_0wHjuzOg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3woVGl_0wHjuzOg00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Scott Clow</figcaption></figure><p>Well, would you look at that! Another week of Michigan's 2024 Early Archery Season is in the books, and week three looks to be more of the same, with 62% of the deer harvested sporting a set of antlers. Despite the DNR pleading with hunters to take more meat for the chest freezers, it seems the Michigan sportsman is predominantly looking for trophies, not food.</p><p>Here's a quick review of Michigan's 2024 Early Archery Whitetail Deer Season for weeks one and two.</p><h2>Michigan 2024 Liberty Hunt and Early Archery Season Week One / Two Recap</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2EzLVD_0wHjuzOg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2EzLVD_0wHjuzOg00" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Canva</figcaption></figure><p>The first hunt of the 2024 Michigan Whitetail Season, <b>the 2024 Liberty Hunt, harvested</b> <b><i>77% antlered</i></b>. I know this hunt is meant for young hunters and those who may need assistance in the field, but is it ever TOO early to teach young Michigan hunters conservation and how to maintain a healthy deer herd for years to come?</p><p>According to the <a href="https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/harvestreport">Deer Harvest Reporting (</a><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr">DNR</a><a href="https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/harvestreport">)</a>, Michigan hunters took <b><i>10,920 deer in week one</i></b> of the 2024 Early Archery Season,</p><ul><li>Antlered: <b>6,803</b></li><li>Antlerless: <b>4,117</b></li><li>% of Bucks Taken in Week One of the 2024 Early Archery Season: <b>62.3%</b></li></ul><p><b><i>As week two ended, 18,573 deer were harvested</i></b>. Here's how it broke down:</p><ul><li>Antlered: <b>11,453</b></li><li>Antlerless: <b>7,120</b></li><li>% of Bucks Taken Through Week Two of the 2024 Early Archery Season: <b>61.7%</b></li></ul><h2>Michigan 2024 Early Archery Season Week Three Recap and Full 83 County Report</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2D1n59_0wHjuzOg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2D1n59_0wHjuzOg00" width="1600" height="1067" ><figcaption>Canva</figcaption></figure><p>So, how did we fair the following week? <b><i>Week three brought the total harvest up to 29,361</i></b></p><ul><li>Antlered: <b>18,603</b></li><li>Antlerless: <b>10,758</b></li><li>% of Bucks Taken Through Week Three of the 2024 Early Archery Season: <b>63.3%</b></li></ul><p>Now, let's take a county-by-county look at this week's Michigan Whitetail Deer Harvest Report. Keep scrolling to see previous weeks' reports and a breakdown of this year's buck-heavy Liberty Hunt.</p><h2>Michigan's 2024 Archery Week #3 Whitetail Deer Harvest Report</h2><p>Using the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr">DNR</a>) <a href="https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/harvestreport">Deer Harvest Reporting Tool</a>, we could look at the harvest through the second full week of the Early Archery Season. Here's a county-by-county look at Michigan's 2024 Archery Week #3 Whitetail Deer Harvest, as of October 22 at 4:36 pm.</p><h2>Michigan's 2024 Archery Week #2 Whitetail Deer Harvest Report</h2><p>Using the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr">DNR</a>) <a href="https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/harvestreport">Deer Harvest Reporting Tool</a>, we could look at the harvest through the second full week of the Early Archery Season. Here's a county-by-county look at Michigan's 2024 Archery Week #2 Whitetail Deer Harvest, as of October 15, 2024 at 12:14 pm.</p><h2>Michigan's 2024 Archery Week #1 Whitetail Deer Harvest Report</h2><p>Using the Department of Natural Resources (<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr">DNR</a>) Deer Harvest <a href="https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/HarvestReportSummary">Report</a>, here's a look at the first week of Michigan's 2024 Early Archery season, including harvest information for all 83 counties beginning on Opening Day, October 1 through October 8, 2024, at 3:47 pm. </p><h2>Michigan's 2024 Liberty Hunt Whitetail Deer Harvest By County</h2><p>Michigan's 2024 Deer Season is underway, and with the Liberty/Youth Hunt in the books, here's a county-by-county countdown to the area that had the most deer harvested between September 14-15, 2024, courtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dnr">DNR</a>) Deer Harvest Report.</p></div></body>

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Michigan’s 2024 Archery Week #3 Whitetail Deer Harvest Report

Well, would you look at that! Another week of Michigan's 2024 Early Archery Season is in the books, and week three looks to be more of the same, with 62% of the deer harvested sporting a set of antlers. Despite the DNR pleading with hunters to take more meat for the chest freezers, it seems the Michigan sportsman is predominantly looking for trophies, not food.