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Michigan Conservation was produced by the Michigan Department of Conservation. This video features Chuck Floyd and talks about archery hunting in Michigan in 1956, as well as the sports increased popularity among men and women in the state. The duration of the video is 14:13.
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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.
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.
A deer exhibit, including white-tailed deer and elk, at the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center in Cadillac.
Adult and youth collect an American Beaver (Castor canadensis) from a trap. The DNR has established specific trapping seasons when furbearers may be taken. Wildlife biologists recognize trapping as an important wildlife management tool and regulate and scientifically monitor trapping to ensure that the most humane methods are used and that the population is never endangered.
Conservation Officer Troy Bahlau with a set of confiscated trophy antlers from a poached white-tailed deer, in Jackson County.
The 2009 annual Atlanta Elk Pole Contest, where hunters can display their elk kills to the public and win prizes.
A group of waterfowl hunters cross the water in their boat after setting decoys (in the foreground).
70-year old Vern Kruithof poses with his 2009 540-pound elk bull kill, after forty years of waiting to win in the license lottery. An elk license is one of the most difficult hunting licenses to obtain in Michigan.
Young hunter and his dog show off his wood duck and mallard duck kills as part of the Pure Michigan Hunt. Pure Michigan Hunt is a program set up by the DNR to raise money to fund wildlife habitat restoration and improvement. Three winners are drawn from the applicants, and these hunters win donated prizes (including a firearm and crossbow) and are able to participate in every limited-access hunt Michigan has, elk, bear, spring and fall wild turkey, and antlerless deer, as well as take first pick in a managed waterfowl area reserved hunt.
A pair of hunters walk back to their decoys with their Canada goose (Branta canadensis) kills.
DNR employees lead a hunter education program at the Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center in Cadillac.
The Carter family with their 2009 American Brittany Club National Amateur Gun Dog Champion at the Ionia State Recreation Area. Ionia, with three field trial courses spread over 2,800 acres, is one of two state recreation areas where field trialing is authorized in statute. Field trialing is a sport of bird dogs; sporting dog enthusiasts run their animals over a course - sometimes planted with pen-raised birds, sometimes not - and the canines are judged on their hunting ability.
A group of small-game hunters with their eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) kills.
A game dog belonging to a Pure Michigan Hunt winner retrieves a downed mallard duck. Pure Michigan Hunt is a program set up by the DNR to raise money to fund wildlife habitat restoration and improvement. Three winners are drawn from the applicants, and these hunters win donated prizes (including a firearm and crossbow) and are able to participate in every limited-access hunt Michigan has, elk, bear, spring and fall wild turkey, and antlerless deer, as well as take first pick in a managed waterfowl area reserved hunt.
A conservation officer stops hunters to check that they are following the pertinent laws and regulations.
