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While no records were broken in 1981. the overall season was reasonably good for most hunters. Compared to 1980, the grouse harvest was down 4 percent with a take of 723,620 birds in 1981 versus·756,660 in 1980. The 1981 harvest of 251,440 woodcock represents a 16 percent drop from the 1980 figure of 299,590. Ruffed grouse hunter numbers in 1981 decreased 2 percent, and the average bag per hunter was down only slightly. During 1981, an estimated 1,741,470 hunter days were spent in pursuit of "old ruff." The ruffed grouse continues to be the number one game bird in the state.

Preliminary report on the data collected of the 1957 deer season (including regular and special seasons).

Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) and American woodcock (Scolopax minor) are popular forest game birds that are pursued by about 103,000 Michigan hunters annually. Hunters spend an average of seven to eight days hunting grouse and woodcock each year, adding up to almost a million days of recreation in Michigan annually. The number of ruffed grouse flushed per hour by cooperators in 2003 (1.63) increased 13.2% statewide compared to flush rates from 2002 (1.44); an estimated 358,000 grouse were harvested in Michigan during 2003. The number of woodcock flushed per hour by cooperators in 2003 (1.51) increased 8.6% statewide compared to flush rates from 2002 (1.39). Approximately 43,000 hunters harvested about 139,000 woodcock while spending 301,000 days afield in 2003.

A survey of turkey hunters was conducted following the 2015 spring hunting season to determine turkey harvest and hunter participation.

Small game license buyers were contacted after the 2002 hunting seasons to estimate the number of people hunting upland game and waterfowl, their days afield, and harvest. The survey also was used to check whether migratory bird hunters registered with the Harvest Information Program (HIP) and to determine hunters’ opinions about extending the late pheasant season in southern Michigan.

A survey was completed to estimate the number of people hunting small game, their days afield, and harvest during the 2011 hunting seasons. The survey also was used to investigate hunter satisfaction, compliance with the Harvest Information Program (HIP), estimate the number of people hunting on Hunting Access Program (HAP) lands (private land leased for hunting), and estimate the number of hunters using the internet application Mi-Hunt to locate hunting areas. number of hunters using the internet application Mi-Hunt to locate hunting areas.

Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1965 deer season at Rifle River Area.

Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the opening day of the 1975 pheasant season.

A random sample of bear hunters was contacted after the 2007 hunting season to determine hunter participation, hunting methods, bear harvest, and hunter satisfaction. In 2007, an estimated 8,900 hunters spent nearly 64,000 days afield and harvested about 2,181 bears; a decrease of nearly 17% from 2006. Statewide, 25% of hunters harvested a bear. Baiting was the most common hunting method used to harvest bears, although hunters using dogs had greater hunting success than hunters using bait only. Statewide, about 50% of hunters rated their hunting experience as very good or good. Most hunters (68%) approved of the preference-point system for the distribution of hunting licenses.

The Wildlife Division ha; been collecting and tabulating measurements from hunter killed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fur over 40 years, including data on antler beam diameters and the number of antler points in yearling bucks. These measurements are believed to reflect in part, the physical condition of the deer herd. This report contains summaries of the deer physical data collected during 1993 and is intended to encourage comparison with similar data from past years. Some of the data presented in this report were collected at three roadside check stations set up along major north-south highways across the state. A large number of deer were also checked at field stations throughout the state. Records on almost 22,000 deer were submitted. However, some of the records contained incomplete or inaccurate information, so analyses were conducted on over 21,000 records.

This report contains a preliminary analysis of the 1990 deer hunting season based on data collected at highway deer check stations. from field reports. from counts of deer being transported all vehicles, and from highway traffic counters. The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Mackinac Bridge Authority assisted in providing data. The winter of 1989/90 started early and ended early. Record cold temperatures and snow depths occurred in December, but record mild temperatures occurred in February and March. Had it not been for the mild temperatures in late winter, winter mortality of deer would have been even higher than the estimated loss of 98,800 deer in seven northern districts. For the first time since 1982, the number of deer in the fall population decreased. There were about 10-20% less deer in Michigan in the fall of 1990, compared to fall of 1989.

Report on the results of two special seasons for the taking of any deer (male or female, any age) in 1961 to help control damage by deer to fruit trees.

Report of a survey completed to estimate the number of people hunting small game, their days afield, and harvest during the 2010-2011 hunting seasons. The survey also was used to investigate hunter satisfaction, compliance with the Harvest Information Program (HIP), estimate the number of people hunting on Hunting Access Program (HAP) lands (private land leased for hunting), and estimate the number of hunters using the internet application Mi-Hunt to locate potential hunting areas.

Report presenting preliminary data on the 1972 deer season, including hunter and harvest data and data on the physical condition of the herd.

Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1970 waterfowl season, with comparative season data from 1962-1969.

Report on the results of the 1960 deer season at Rifle River Area.

Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1964 grouse season, with notes on prospects for future seasons.

Results of a survey completed to determine the number of people hunting mourning doves, the number of days hunting, and the number of doves harvested in Michigan.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) monitors northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) distribution and relative abundance using whistling surveys, hunter harvest and effort surveys, and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Breeding Bird Surveys. This report contains the results of the 1998 whistling surveys. A total of 32 quail whistling surveys were completed in 1998. Quail surveys were not conducted in 1996 or 1997. The mean index in 1998 increased 44.8% to 5.7 quail heard per route from 3.9 in 1995 (35 routes). The majority of the routes showed an increase in quail heard per route since 1995.

Report using the results of a bear kill postcard survey of deer hunters, bear hunter survey, field checks, and a tally of bears transported across the Straits to estimate bear kill between 1953 and 1958.

Report of a survey completed to determine the number of people hunting and trapping bobcats in Michigan, the number of days spent afield (effort), and the number of bobcats registered in 2009.