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A group of waterfowl hunters cross the water in their boat after setting decoys (in the foreground).
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.
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 Pure Michigan Hunt winner and his dog set duck decoys. 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.
Young hunter uses a duck call while hunting in a 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 young hunter shows off his mallard duck kill in a 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.
This report presents estimates of small game kill and hunter numbers in Michigan for the 1986 small game seasons and any extensions of those seasons in the 1987 calendar year. A total of 298,283 people hunted for small game during the 1986 seasons compared to 312,134 in 1985. The number of pheasant hunters declined 19 percent from 1985 as did the number of woodcock hunters, squirrel hunters, and cottontail rabbit hunters. Slightly more grouse hunters took to the field in 1986. The number of duck hunters remained about the same compared to 1985. Hunter take of pheasants, ruffed grouse, woodcock, ducks, cottontails, and squirrels declined, while geese and snowshoe hare harvests increased. The pheasant harvest declined 25 percent.
Summary of waterfowl conditions on the opening day of the 1948 season, reported at various check stations in the state.
Special "early" and "late" hunting seasons have been used in Michigan to help control populations of resident giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima). The early goose season is 1 - 10 September in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and 1 - 15 September in the Lower Peninsula. The late season has been 30 days long, starting in early January and only in southern Lower Michigan. While an increasing trend in hunter participation and giant Canada goose harvest was observed during special seasons of the 1990s, resident goose populations continued to grow in much of the state. Increases in human-goose conflicts necessitate population control measures, and hunting has been identified as an important population management tool. In 1997, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) received approval from the Mississippi Flyway Council and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to experimentally expand the late Canada goose season hunt-area. The goal of the expanded late hunting season was to increase mortality on giant Canada geese wintering in the experimental area. Harvest composition during the late season must remain at or above 80% giants as required by the USFWS. The time period established for the experiment was 3 years, encompassing January 1998 - 2000 (the 1997-98 to 1999-00 waterfowl seasons). This evaluation estimates hunter participation, goose abundance, and harvest during the experimental season. It also includes leg-band analysis, neck-collar observations, and morphometric analysis to estimate the relative abundance and harvest of giants vs. interior Canada geese.
This report presents the results of a mail survey to individuals who purchased one of six license types giving them the authority to hunt small game in Michigan during the 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96. and 1996-97 seasons.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1968 waterfowl season at Shiawassee River State Game Area.
Report on the 1956 harvest of waterfowl with comparative data for previous five years.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1970 waterfowl hunting season at Allegan State Game Area, with information about small game seasons as well.
This report presents the results of a mail survey to individuals who purchased one of six license types giving them authority to hunt in Michigan during the 1989 small game seasons and any extensions of those seasons into the 1990 calendar year.
Report on the results of investigations of hunting conditions for the opening weekend of waterfowl season.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1969 waterfowl hunting season at Allegan State Game Area, with information about small game seasons as well.
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 huntersâ opinions about extending the late pheasant season in southern Michigan.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1970 waterfowl season, with comparative season data from 1962-1969.
