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Results and discussion of the 1966 grouse season, with notes on Drummond Island sharp-tail season, quail season, and comparisons with Pennsylvania hunting.

Michigan had 176 Cooperators that filled out special hunter report cards for the 1995 season to gather additional information about ruffed grouse and woodcock hunting. Cooperator hunters spent an average of 33 hours hunting last fall which was two hours less than in 1994. Our average grouse hunter spends about 18 hours afield during there fall hunting days. Flushes per hour of hunting for ruffed grouse increased 20 percent to 1.48 birds per hour in 1995 statewide, up 60 percent in Zone 1 (Upper Peninsula) and up 16 percent in Zone 2 (Northern Lower Peninsula). For woodcock, the flush rate statewide was up 12 percent (1.45 birds per hour) - down 4 percent in Zone 1 but up 23 percent in Zone 2 respectively.

Report on the conditions and results of the 1961 pheasant hunting season.

Results of a survey 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 in 2012.

Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1973 pheasant season.

Report on the results and hunting of the 1964 pheasant season, with comparisons to 1963.

Report on the results of the 1959 pheasant season.

Summary and evaluation of data gathered during the 1967 experimental teal season.

Report on a survey of sixteen game areas in southern Michigan to determine the amount of use by hunters.

Furtakers were surveyed following the 2002 hunting and trapping seasons to determine the number of participants, days afield, and furbearer harvests. In 2002, about 12,000 furtakers pursued furbearers, approximately the same as in 2001. The species most frequently pursued by trappers were raccoons, muskrats, coyotes, and opossum. Hunters most commonly sought coyotes and raccoons. Harvest levels of most furbearers in 2002 were within historical ranges except for coyote. A record high number of coyotes was taken by trappers in 2002. Trends in harvest are affected by both changes in furtaker and furbearer numbers; thus, harvest per furtaker was also examined for trends. The mean number of raccoon and opossum taken per furtaker has increased since the 1980s. The mean harvest of coyotes per hunter has increased since the mid-1980s, while the mean harvest of red fox by both hunters and trappers has declined during this same period. These trends suggest that raccoon, opossum, and coyote may have been increasing in abundance during the last 20 years, while red fox numbers may have been declining.

Report of a survey completed to estimate the number of people hunting small game, their days afield, and harvest during the 2009-2010 Michigan hunting seasons. The survey also was used to investigate hunter satisfaction, compliance with the Harvest Information Program (HIP), and to investigate issues related to waterfowl hunter recruitment and retention.

Report of survey of a sample of furtakers contacted after the 2008 hunting and trapping seasons to estimate the number of participants, days afield (effort), and furbearer harvests.

Summary of the conditions, participation and harvest of the 1962 grouse season.

The annual survey of small game hunters (Hawn 1981) has traditionally been species oriented. That is, the number of hunters, days hunted, and animals harvested are obtained for each species included on the questionnaire. There has been continuing need for information on the overall amount of small game hunting effort for planning purposes. A special survey - the Small Game Hunter Participation Survey - was conducted in 1965 to provide some approximate estimates of the total small game hunting effort for the 1964-65 hunting seasons. A new small game hunter participation survey was carried out in 1981 which covers the 1980-81 hunting seasons. The questionnaire, however, was called the Hunter-Outdoorsman Activity Report - 1980-81.

The 1985 small game hunter showed that 564,930 ruffed grouse were taken by 156,590 hunters. Not a record but better than the 26-year average of 156,000. In the Upper Peninsula, ruffed grouse flush rates increased from 1.72 per hour in 1984 to 1.88 in 1985, which is above the 25-year average of 1.37. Woodcock flush rates were down from 1.55 flushes to 1.22, but still above the 23-year average of 1.21 flushes per gun hour. In the northern Lower Peninsula, hunters flushed 2.26 grouse per hour up from 2.20 in 1984. This is above the 25-year average of 2.17. Woodcock flush rates were up from 1.60 in 1984 to 1.74 in 1985. This is well above the 23-year average of 1.21 flushes per gun hour. In the southern Lower Peninsula, ruffed grouse flush rates showed a good increase to 2.04 from 1.80 in 1984 but still well below the 25-year average of 2.19. Woodcock flush rates showed an improvement from 0.51 to 0.62 in 1985. This is slightly below the 23-year average of 0.63.

Report on the results of the 1991 small game hunter mail survey, reviewing the 1991 grouse and woodcock hunting season and offering predictions for the 1992 season.

A survey was completed to estimate the number of people hunting small game, their days afield, and harvest during the 2013 hunting seasons.

Results of survey to estimate number of people hunting small game, days afield, harvest, hunter satisfaction, complience with the Harvest Information Program and proportion of hunters using dogs during the 2008 hunting seasons.

Report summarizing hunting and game harvests for 1954-1958 on the part of the Swan Creek Wildlife Experiment Station outside of the Highbanks.

Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1968 pheasant season, with comparison data for the previous year.

Report of a survey 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 in 2011.