• 724,239 people purchased a license to hunt deer in Michigan and 683,000 spent 9.7 million days afield.

• Nearly 484,000 deer were harvested, an increase about 6% from the number taken in 2006, with 58% percent of the deer harvested being taken during the regular firearm season.

• Number of people buying a license decreased 1% last year from 734,332 in 2006.

• 91% of license purchasers were male.

• Average age of license purchasers was 42 years.

• Nearly 9.4% (67,739) of the purchasers were younger than 17 years old.

• Statewide, hunters devoted an average of 14.4 days afield hunting deer during all seasons combined.

• For all seasons combined, hunting efforts declined by 5% between 2006 and 2007.

• Hunting efforts decreased significantly during the archery season (-7%), muzzleloading season (-7%), and regular firearm season (-4%), while increasing 51% during the late antlerless season.

(Survey information provided by Brian J. Frawley, Michigan Department of Natural Resources)