Object Type: Folder
In Folder: RG 2019-30 Wildlife Division Reports, 1937-2017
A survey was completed to determine whether hunters and landowners supported mandatory QDM regulations (no-spike rule) in Deer Management Unit (DMU) 135. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) supports the voluntary implementation of QDM practices on private land in Michigan. However. mandatory regulations should be imposed in a DMU only when it can be shown that a clear majority (>66%) of hunters and landowners support implementation. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of landowners and hunters; 77% of the landowners and 81% of hunters returned their questionnaire. About 81% of landowners owning land in DMU 135, and 74% of people hunting deer in DMU 135 supported continuation of the "no-spike rule," Support from both landowners and hunters was sufficient to recommend continuation of the "no-spike rule" for DMU 135.
