Late deer hunt continues in Leelanau

It ain’t over till it’s over — in baseball and deer hunting.

The still-famous words of Yogi Berra aptly describe deer hunting, which continues through Jan. 1 in Leelanau County through a late firearms antlerless season and late archery season for does and bucks.

As of Dec. 23, some 888 antlered and 604 anterless deer had been reported to the MDNR website as harvested during all 2024 seasons for a total of 1,492. That number already tops the 2023 harvest of 732 bucks and 520 antlerless deer — 1,252 in all.