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A person licensed to carry a concealed pistol may possess a pistol while hiking or camping within a state park provided that the pistol is not loaded. A person licensed to carry a concealed pistol may possess a loaded pistol within a state park only during established hunting seasons on lands designated open to hunting or at a target range established by the Department of Natural Resources or during an officially sanctioned field trial. A person licensed to carry a concealed pistol is subject to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Department of Natural Resources regulating the possession of firearms and may not possess or carry a pistol while hunting deer during "bow and arrow only" hunting season, unless the person is licensed to hunt deer with a firearm and is hunting in an area open to firearm deer hunting.
The Legislature has provided that a hunter in possession of a valid Michigan hunting permit may carry a handgun for the purpose of hunting deer in region 3, but may not carry the handgun under a coat or otherwise concealed in order to protect the weapon from bad weather unless the hunter possesses a concealed weapons license._x001D_If the hunter possesses a concealed weapons license which is restricted to hunting, the hunter may carry the weapon under a coat or otherwise concealed and protected from bad weather, but only while hunting and only when in possession of both a valid Michigan hunting license and a concealed weapons license._x001D_A hunter possessing a valid Michigan hunting license may transport a handgun to or from the hunting area in region 3 in a motor vehicle, provided that the hunter is en route to or from the hunting area and the handgun is unloaded, is in a wrapper or container, and is locked in the trunk of the motor vehicle. If the vehicle has no trunk, the hunter may carry the unloaded handgun in a wrapper or container in an area of the motor vehicle not readily accessible to the occupants of the vehicle. In the event the hunter has obtained a concealed weapons license which is restricted to hunting, the hunter may likewise transport the handgun in the vehicle to and from the hunting area but is subject to these same restrictions.
Where a township is the owner in fee of all subaqueous lands of a navigable inland lake and is also the owner of uplands abutting the lake, the township may prohibit the public from hunting on the lake without adoption of an ordinance regulating hunting in the township.
A person training dogs to hunt bear must have a valid bear hunting license, whether carrying a firearm or not._x001D_The Commission of Natural Resources is authorized to limit the period for training dogs to hunt bear to the open season for hunting bear.
A hunting area control committee is a "public body" within the meaning of section 2(a) of the Open Meetings Act and is therefore subject to the requirements of that Act.
A county may prohibit hunting and trapping on lands owned by the county._x001D_Where the county owns all of the lands surrounding a lake and the lake is not accessible via a navigable stream, the county may prohibit access to the lake for the purpose of fishing.
An authorized agent who sells Michigan hunting and fishing licenses may not charge an amount in excess of the fee printed on the license when the purchaser pays with a credit card, a check or with foreign currency.
Small arms ammunition primers and black powder ignition caps do not fall within the definition of “explosive” regulated by the Explosives Act of 1970.
Report on survey findings of deer hunters conducted following the 2017 hunting seasons to estimate hunter participation, harvest, and hunting effort.
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.
Report on survey findings of turkey hunters following the 2017 fall hunting season to determine turkey harvest and hunter participation
Report on the estimate number of people hunting small game, their days afield, and harvest during the 2015 hunting seasons.
Report on survey findings of turkey hunters following the 2017 spring hunting season.
A survey was completed to estimate the number of people hunting small game species, their days afield, and harvest during the 2017 hunting seasons. The survey also was used to investigate hunter satisfaction, to measure compliance with the Harvest Information Program (HIP), to estimate the number of people hunting on Hunting Access Program (HAP) lands and on Grouse Enhanced Management Sites (GEMS), and to estimate the number of hunters using the internet application Mi-Hunt to locate hunting areas.
A survey of deer hunters was conducted following the 2018 hunting seasons to estimate hunter participation, harvest, and hunting effort. Estimates derived from harvest surveys and information from deer harvest check stations, trends in deer-vehicle collisions, population modeling, and input received from the public are used to monitor deer populations and establish harvest regulations.
A survey was 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. Estimates derived from harvest surveys, as well as information from mandatory registration reports, field surveys, and population modeling are used to monitor bobcat populations and establish harvest regulations.
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.
A survey was completed to determine the number of otter harvest tag holders that set traps for otter and beaver, the number of animals caught, the types of traps used, and the number of days they trapped.
A sample of furtakers was contacted after the 2017 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.
Elk hunters were contacted after the 2018 hunting season to estimate hunter participation, hunter satisfaction, and elk seen and harvested.
A survey was completed to determine the number of people hunting sharp-tailed grouse, the number of days hunting, and the number of sharp-tailed grouse harvested in Michigan.
Elk hunters were contacted after the 2017 hunting season to estimate hunter participation, hunter satisfaction, and elk seen and harvested.
A survey of turkey hunters was conducted following the 2018 spring hunting season to determine turkey harvest and hunter participation.
Several surveys are conducted each year to monitor ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), including hunter cooperator survey (2017-2018), mail-carrier brood survey (2018-2019) and harvest survey (2013-2015).
The main objectives of this harvest survey were to determine the number of trappers who set traps for otter (Lontra canadensis), the types of traps used, the number of days they trapped, and the number of animals captured. Because otter trappers frequently seek to catch beaver (Castor canadensis), they also were asked whether they attempted to trap beaver. If they trapped beaver, they were asked to report the number of days they trapped and the number of beaver caught.
