The Natural Resources Commission has made it easier for hunters to take more antlerless deer in much of the Lower Peninsula by expanding the early and late antlerless-only hunts and easing some license restrictions.

Most of the counties impacted by expanding the early and late antlerless-only hunts are located in the western and southern half of the lower peninsula.

Meanwhile, hunters in DMU 487 may now use a tag from a firearms license or a combination license to take an antlerless deer during firearms season.

DMU 487 is a multi-county, private-land-only DMU created to address bovine tuberculosis in the deer herd in Northeast Lower Michigan, encompassing the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Oscoda, Presque Isle.