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This report documents a survey of deer hunters conducted following the 2019 hunting seasons to estimate hunter participation, harvest, and hunting effort.
Hunter Marc Anthony with his white-tailed deer kill on the Fort Custer Freedom Hunt, a special firearm hunt put on by the DNR Wildlife Division for hunters with disabilities.
DNR employees release a white-tailed deer after it has been tagged with an ear tag.
A young hunter and her mentor excited about her white-tailed deer kill.
Report on the results and conditions of the 1951 bow hunting deer season in Allegan County.
Report on investigation into deer-hunting results and observations of other game on Drummond Island in 1942.
Annual estimates of the number of good, average. and poor firearm deer hunts/square mile were compared with deer density measures for 8 forest research areas in northern Lower Michigan from 1972 to 1979. The number of poor hunts/mi was positively related to the presence of antlerless hunting and size of the former year's deer kill and negatively related to numbers of deer seen by hunters. The number of good hunts/square mile was positively related to the size of the current year's deer kill. Managers can use information on deer population size to forecast hunting pressure and to anticipate hunter attitude. Conflicting recommendations from researchers about how to manage for hunting satisfaction were seen to be caused by the lack of shared objectives for deer management. A philosophical framework was developed to show how distortion in the policymaking process can make it difficult to decide on program objectives. Generalizations from this study should be limited to mechanistic issues as a theory of hunting requires extensive data from other areas, states, and regions.
Report on the gradual extension of deer into the northern fringe of the agricultural belt of Michigan and the complaints from celery growers in Allegan County.
Report providing details on statistical analysis, manpower, success of stratification and population estimates on the 1961 deer pellet group surveys.
A survey was completed to determine whether hunters and landowners supported mandatory QDM regulations in Deer Management Unit (DMU) 017. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) 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; 77% of the landowners and 83% of hunters returned their questionnaire. About 57% of landowners owning land in DMU 017 and 53% of people hunting deer in DMU 017 supported implementing mandatory QDM regulations. Support from both landowners and hunters was insufficient to recommend implementation of mandatory QDM regulations for DMU 017.
Report on project to transfer deer from over-populated areas in the northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan to areas with plenty of food but few deer in Presque Isle, Alpena and Alcona counties.
Preliminary results of the 1953 deer season (including special seasons), with comparison to the previous season.
Report detailing methods of deer population surveys to add clarity to counts that have been questioned by hunters.
A habitat suitability model for estimating deer numbers in the UP was constructed using pre-settlement forest vegetation maps, forest survey data, and the number of deer associated with different habitat conditions. Several indices were used to corroborate recent trends in deer numbers identified with the model. Highs in deer numbers are associated with favorable habitat conditions and periods of mild winter weather. Current deer numbers in the UP are approximately double pre-settlement estimates. In the last 20 years, deer numbers have increased disproportionately in the southern one-third of the peninsula.
Preliminary report on the results and conditions of the 1976 deer season, with discussion on the status and health of the herd.
Report on the pros and cons of prong- and spike-laws for the management of deer.
Summary of deer herd outlook by district, with focus on predictions of losses from winter.
Report providing details on statistical analysis, manpower, success of stratification and population estimates on the 1963 deer pellet group surveys.
Paper reviewing the literature concerning public aspects of white-tailed deer management.
