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From the junction of old US 27 (Co. Rd. 130) and Browns Rd. at the section corner common to Sec 26, 27, 34 and 35, proceed 0.25 mile north to just over the brow of the hill. The Camera Point is on the east shoulder of old US 27. This is also 0.1 mile south of the junction of old US 27 and Hatton Rd. View: N70E

A yellow garden spider hanging from web.

A sample of furtakers was contacted after the 2016 hunting and trapping seasons to estimate the number of participants, days afield (effort), and furbearer harvests. Information from harvest surveys, mandatory registration, and other indices are used to monitor furbearer populations and help establish harvest regulations.

Results of the 1963 archery and gun deer seasons at Fort Custer, Michigan.

This volume contains transcripts of the original GLO survey notes for Township 54-56N, Ranges 31-37W. Each volume contains a set of index maps that indicate page numbers for each section in a township.  

A woman hunter kneels beside her elk kill. Elk hunting is restricted to a certain number of licenses to keep the elk herd in Michigan at 800-900 elk.

Findings from the examination of 437 white-tailed deer for skin tumors - wart-like growths found on the skin that are chiefly fibromas caused by a virus.

A survey was completed to determine whether hunters and landowners supported existing mandatory Quality Deer Management (QDM) regulations in Deer Management Units (DMUs) 152, 155, and 252. A key feature of these existing QDM regulations was that the definition of a buck was a deer with three or more points on one antler. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) supports the voluntary implementation of QDM practices on private land in Michigan. However, mandatory regulations should be imposed in a DMU only when it can be shown that a clear majority (>66%) of hunters and landowners support implementation. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of landowners and hunters; 76% of the landowners and 82% of hunters returned their questionnaire. About 60% of landowners owning land in DMUs 152, 155, and 252 and 52% of people hunting deer in these DMUs supported continuation of antler point restrictions. Support from both landowners and hunters was insufficient to recommend contin

The 1987 elk hunting season was a 6-day hunt held December 8-13. The 130 successful permittees, who appeared for the required pre-hunt Orientation Program in Atlanta on December 7, were drawn from 38,546 applications. One hundred twenty-nine of the 130 hunters bagged a legal elk for a 99% success rate. The lone "unsuccessful" hunter shot a spike bull on his Antlerless Permit. The legal kill of 129 included 48 bulls, 73 cows, and 8 calves. The legal harvest of bulls was 1 short of the bull quota because 1 hunter took a cow on his Hunter Choice tag. The antlerless quota was met with the kill of 81 cows and calves.

Report on an investigation into game populations in the northeastern area of Presque Isle County that has been closed to hunting since 1932.

A flock of Canada geese near a construction site that will be banded by DNR employees and volunteers. The DNR is responsible for banding hundreds of ducks and geese each year, with quotas set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service according to local conditions. The banding process is performed by DNR employees and trained volunteers. Once the age and sex are recorded, a metal, pre-numbered, federal ID band is placed loosely around the goose's leg and gently pushed closed with a pair of pliers. Waterfowl hunters across the United States and Canada are asked to report any harvested birds with federal identification leg bands. Doing so assists waterfowl managers when it comes to setting future hunting seasons and bag limits.

Report summarizing hunting and game harvested in 1961 at Swan Creek outside of the Highbanks.

Previous directions indicated that this Camera Point is located 660 ft south and 660 ft west of the 1/4 corner common to Sec 9 and 16. From Camera Point 15a, proceed 198 ft south on the N-S trail, then 18 ft west to the Camera Point. See directions for Camera Point 15a. View: due N. 

Report of the results of the 1985 pheasant crowing survey, including 1984 numbers for comparison and interpretation of results.

Report on the studies of raccoons carried out in 1938 at the Allegan Project of the Farm Security Administration. Includes discussion of breeding, range, diseases, population, trapping, tagging and handling.

Report on experiments and investigation into the relationship between the use of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on weed seed production and corn yields.

The Camera Point is located on the northeast side of US 2, 17.6 miles from the toll gate at Mackinac Bridge. This point is also 0.48 mile southeast of the junction of US 2 and Brevort Lake Rd. (USFS 3108). The Camera Point is 3 ft NE of and off the shoulder of the road. View: due E 

Report on the population, hunting and health of the fox squirrel population, with suggestions for local management over state-wide management.

Report on results of trapping study of cottontail rabbits between June and September of 1939.

Report on the results of postcard surveys for archery and camp deer kill in the 1960 season.

Report on the census of wintering waterfowl in 1952.

A group of Michigan Department of Natural Resources employees and Luce County Sheriffs discuss the Sleeper Lake Fire Incident Action Plan.

Preliminary resutls and analysis of the bukk kill for Region I during the 1957 season.

Forest floor-level view of a temperate mixed broaleaf/needleleaf forest.

Many research projects involving deer require humane handling of animals to obtain blood samples, give injections, or attach identification tags. Chemical and physical restraints have been used by investigators to immobilize deer (Odocoileus spp.), but both of these methods have drawbacks, primarily the safety of deer and handlers. Squeeze chutes have been used for safe and efficient handling of cattle. Mautz et al. (1974) described a restraining apparatus for obtaining blood samples from white-tailed deer (O. virginianus). This paper describes a squeeze chute that combines the basic design of a cattle squeeze chute and the Mautz et al. deer restraining apparatus, and adds concepts developed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

A woman fly fishing in a Michigan stream.

Report documenting the seasonal distribution of birds at Rose Lake Wildlife Research Area.

The northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) forest type currently occupies approximately 920,000 acres in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and is increasing in acreage due to shorter-lived tree species dying and the longer-lived cedar persisting on low site index wetland sites. However, the amount of cedar in younger age classes (<40 years old) is declining which raises concern for the long-term viability of cedar. Deer browsing and inappropriate silvicultural techniques are frequently implicated in the failure of cedar to regenerate. The study area for this report was located within Ecological Management Unit-30 of the Escanaba River State Forest. Given the existing habitat conditions, deer population density and distribution, and behavioral patterns of deer, it seems prudent to delay efforts to regenerate cedar in EMU-30.

From the junction of old US 27 (Co. Rd. 130) and Browns Rd. at the section corner common to Sec 26, 27, 34 and 35, proceed 0.25 mile north to just over the brow of the hill. The Camera Point is on the east shoulder of old US 27. This is also 0.1 mile south of the junction of old US 27 and Hatton Rd. View: N70E

Study incorporating a survey of bear hunters to determine hunter success, days afield, hunter satisfaction and hunter interference within portions of the Red Oak Bear Management Unit during the 2012 hunting season.

This Camera Point is located on a poor road, about 660 ft west of the N-S fire lane on the section line common to Sec 29 and 30. From the intersection of Wilderness Rd. and the north-south fire lane (where Camera Point 17a and Camera Point 18a are found), proceed due south on the north-south fire lane for 1.0 miles, then proceed 660 ft west. See the directions for Camera Point 17a and Camera Point 18a. There are a number of poor logging roads and ORV trails near the Camera Point 21a, however, this Camera Point is best located by GPS. The Camera Point is on top of a 5 ft by 15 ft mound that is 2.5 ft tall. View: N40W

Report on the botulism outbreak among ducks in the marshes in the Monroe area of southeast Michigan, as well as several in nearby duck farms.

From the junction of Springvale Rd. and Howard Rd., proceed 0.8 mile east on Springvale Rd. to a north-south trail road on the section line common to Sec 15 and 16. Take the trail road 0.5 mile south to the intersection with an east-west trail road. Proceed 1.6 - 1.7 miles east and south on the east-west trail road to a wash area just south of a pipeline. The Camera Point is located on a 5-ft bank at the south end of the wash, 15 ft from the road. The view is along the trail road. View: N10W 

From the junction of Howard Rd. and Chandler Rd., proceed 2.4 miles north on Howard Rd. The Camera Point is 231 ft south of a creek and private driveway (Bachandler Camp Rd.) heading east. The Camera Point is located on the west side of Howard Rd. View: S25E

From the junction of M 28 and Fox River Rd. in Seney, proceed 8.1 miles northwest on Fox River Rd. to an abandoned northeasterly trail. The Camera Point is located just off the northeast side of Fox River Rd., on a mound 3 ft above the level of the road, and about 15 ft north of the abandoned trail. The trail is now barely discernable. It is loacted 0.1 mile southeast of the junction of Fox River Rd. and Taylor Dam Rd. Camera Point 06a and 06b overlap to form a panaramic view. View from N15W.

From Camera Point 13b, proceed 594 ft south along the old right-of-way to the Camera Point. The Camera Point is also 198 ft south of the section corner common to Sec 20, 21, 28 and 29. See directions for Camera Point 13b. Camera Point 14a and Camera Point 14c are two different views from the same Camera Point. View: S20E 

Report on the results of a March 1982 survey conducted in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan to determine the incidence of brainworm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) in the wintering deer herds to assess potential areas for possible stocking of moose.

Necropsies of female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) that died from highway and other accidents between 1 March and 1 June were conducted in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Region I) and northern Lower Peninsula (Region II) by Department of Natural Resources personnel. Fetal counts were made and the deer were aged to the nearest full year. Productivity rates in 1987 for Region I returned to normal in adults and improved partially in two-year-olds from the low rates seen in 1986. For Region II in 1987, one-year-olds had one embryo for 33 does, while productivity in two-year-olds increased, and in adults decreased, both to near normal values. High marrow fat levels and the exceptionally mild winter of 1986-87 indicate that winter-stress losses were minor throughout the State.

Prior to the implementation of the preference-point system in 2000, 54-57% of the people applying for a bear hunting license had applied during consecutive years. Since the preference point system was initiated, 62-67% of the applicants applied for a bear hunting license during consecutive years. In 2002, 57% of the resident applicants with 2 preference points received a bear hunting license, 29% of the resident applicants with 1 preference point obtained a license, and 8% of the resident applicants with zero preference points were issued a license. The earliest hunts available for each management unit generally had more applicants than later hunt periods. Because more people applied for the earliest hunt periods, a greater number of preference points were needed for these hunt periods. Applicants can improve their chances of being issued a license if they choose a hunt requiring fewer preference points (e.g., the latest hunt period in each management unit).

From the intersection of Peet Rd. and Hunters Rd. in Sec 9, proceed 0.9 mile west on Peet Rd. The Camera Point is located 15 ft north of the center line of Peet Rd., 132 ft west of the brow of a hill. This Camera Point is located 0.2 mile west of the intersection of Peet Rd. and a N-S fore lane that marks the section line common to Sec 8 and 9 (Camera Point 23a is located on this fire lane). View: N45W 

Report summarizing deer situations (including damage to farm) in various areas of the Lower Peninsula, with recommendations for potential changes to deer regulations.

Report on survey findings of a random sample of bear hunters after the 2017 hunting season to determine hunter participation, hunting methods, bear harvest, and hunter satisfaction.