Deer Rut 2024 Michigan 2022. In michigan, the archery season kicks off the deer hunting calendar, running from october 1 to november. This is week 3 of the 2024 game & fish regional rut update, a series of exclusive weekly rut reports from the field by whitetail contributors doug howlett (east), brandon butler (midwest).
Like christmas for adult bowhunters, the rut generates visions of sugar plums in the form of mature, preoccupied whitetail bucks stopping broadside at 20 yards. Our deer experts report on current deer movement and patterns and what areas can expect the rut to start soon.