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Furbearer Management .3 Season Dates and Bag Limits .4 License Types and Fees ..6License Types and Fees by Age .6 Purchasing a License ..6 Apprentice & Youth Hunting .9 Fur Harvester License 10 Kill Tags, Registration, and Incidental Catch 11 When and Where to Hunt/Trap 14 Hunting Hours and Zone Boundaries 14 Hunting and Trapping on Public Land ..18 Safety Zones, Right-of-Ways, Waterways 20 Hunting and Trapping on Private Land .20 Equipment and Fur Harvester Rules 21 Use of Bait When Hunting and Trapping .21 Hunting with Dogs 21 Equipment Regulations .22 Transporting, Buying and Selling Game ..26 Protected and Live Animal Restrictions ..26 Nighttime Furbearer Regulations 27 Coyote Hunting 27 Trapping Equipment Regulations 29 Winter Fox and Coyote Non-lethal Cable Restraints .32 Bobcat Hunting and Trapping 33 Beaver and Otter Trapping ..35 Wildlife Diseases and Invasive Species .38 Wildlife Diseases ..38 Invasive Species 39 Need information .40Stay on top of the latest news from the Michigan DNR! Visit us at Michigan.gov/DNR to sign up for e-mail updates!
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32021 FURBEARER MANAGEMENT Michigan has 17 species of furbearers that may be harvested. The term fifurbearerfl generally applies to those species that historically have been harvested for their Given the large number of furbearing species that can be hunted or trapped, there are many different types of recreational opportunities related to furbearers throughout the state. Fur harvesting has played an important role in the lives of many Michigan residents long before statehood and has continued to the present day. The DNR monitors furbearer populations and regularly reviews regulations to ensure that furbearers are managed to sustain populations, maintain recreational opportunities, and allow for management of nuisance issues and damage control. Regulations are in place to ensure populations are not harvested in a way that may be unsustainable and to provide biologists information on species to aid in For more information on the Furbearer Management Program in Michigan, visit Michigan.gov/Trapping .The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state™s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) is a seven- member public body whose members are appointed by the governor and subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. The NRC has exclusive authority to regulate the taking of game and sport˜sh. The commission conducts monthly, public meetings in locations throughout Michigan. Citizens are encouraged to become actively involved in these public forums. For more information visit Michigan.gov/NRC .NOTICE: This brochure is not a legal notice or a complete collection of hunting regulations and laws. It is a condensed digest issued for hunters convenience. Copies of Wildlife Conservation Orders, which contain complete listings of regulations and legal descriptions, are available on our website: Michigan.gov/DNRLaws .
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4SeasonBag LimitAreaSeason Dates Kill Tag & Mandatory Registration Kill Tag Availability Bobcat Hunting2 per RESIDENT fur harvester. 2 nd private land in Unit A only. 1Units A, B & C Unit D Unit E & F Jan. 1 Œ March 1 Jan. 1 Œ Feb. 1 Jan. 1 Œ Jan. 11 Yes May 1ŒNov. 30 Coyote HuntingNo limitStatewide Year-round NoN/A Red) Hunting No limitStatewide Oct. 15 Œ March 1 NoN/ARaccoon HuntingNo limitStatewide Oct. 1 Œ Jan. 31 NoN/ABadger Trapping 1 per RESIDENT fur harvester Zones 1* & 2Zone 3Oct. 15 Œ Nov. 14 Nov. 1 Œ March 1 NoN/ABeaver Trapping No limitUnit A Unit B Unit C Oct. 25 Œ April 30Nov. 1 Œ April 29 Nov. 10 Œ April 29 NoN/ABeaver Trapping No limitUnit A Unit B Unit C Nov. 15 Œ April 30 Nov. 24 Œ April 29 Dec. 15 Œ April 29 NoN/ABobcat Trapping 2 per RESIDENT fur harvester. valid on private land in Unit A only. 1Units A and B Units C, D, E & FDec. 1 Œ Feb. 1 Dec. 10Œ20 Yes May 1 Œ Nov. 30 Coyote and Red) Trapping No limitStatewide Oct. 15 Œ March 1 NoN/A SEASON DATES AND BAG LIMITS
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5Fisher and Marten Trapping Combined bag limit of 2 per RESIDENT fur harvester, of which only 1 may be a 2Zone 1 Œ excluding Drummond IslandDec. 3Œ12Yes May 1 Œ end of season No limitZone 1Zone 2Zone 3Oct. 25 Œ March 1 Nov. 1 Œ March 1 Nov. 10 Œ March 1 NoN/AOtter Trapping 4 per RESIDENT fur harvester, only from Unit B, and only 2 from Unit C. Unit A Unit B Unit C Oct. 25 Œ March 31 Nov. 1 Œ March 31 Nov. 10 Œ March 31 Yes May 1 Œ end of seasonRaccoon Trapping No LimitStatewide Oct. 15 Œ March 31 NoN/A Marquette, Menominee, and Ontonagon counties and that area of Alger and Delta counties west of a 13 and H-58 intersect, then southerly upon Federal Forest Highway 13 to where it intersects with U.S. 2, then due south of the intersection of Federal Forest Highway 13 and U.S. 2 to the point of 1 2 used for one marten. Michigan hunting license. There is no bag limit for these species. otherwise lawful hunting or trapping methods, on private property and with landowner permission when doing or about to do damage. A license or written permission is not needed.
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6 License Type Age: Up to 9 1Junior Age: 10 Œ 16 Resident Age: 17+ Nonresident Age: 17+ 2Resident Senior Age: 65+ *5 DNR Sportcard $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 Mentored Youth License $7.50 ____*4 Base License Œ Valid through March 31, 2022$6.00$11.00 $151.00 $5.00*3 1 Fur Harvester Œ Valid through April 30, 2022$15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $6.00 preservation and management of the state™s natural resources. 1 2 Nonresidents under 17 years of age may purchase resident licenses. 3 Must purchase 2021 base license by Feb. 28, 2022 in order to purchase a fur harvester license in March or April 2022. 4 The 2022 base license is available for purchase beginning March 1, 2022. 5 The DNR Sportcard is not required if you have a valid state-issued driver license or ID card. What do I need to purchase a license? Ł Valid Michigan driver™s license or valid nonresident driver™s license. Ł Ł Michigan.gov/ DNRLicenses). If the information on your DNR Sportcard from the previous year is still accurate, you should continue to use it. required for certain license purchases. When hunting or trapping, you must carry LICENSE TYPES AND FEES
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8What do I do if I lost my license? If you originally purchased at a license agent or on elicense, you may visit a of printable licenses, including your base license. Save your PDF so it can be reprinted if misplaced. Hunting and fur harvester license fees are waived for all full-time, active-duty U.S. military personnel who have maintained resident status, except for hunting licenses obtained through a drawing. The individual must present military ID, leave papers, duty papers, military orders or other evidence verifying that he or she is an active-duty member of the military, along with a valid Michigan driver™s license or voter™s registration card. A resident veteran with a service-connected disability is eligible to obtain any hunting and fur harvester license that does not require a separate application free of charge, if one of the following conditions is met: Ł The person has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be permanently and totally disabled as a result of military service than blindness. Ł The person has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as individually unemployable. Documentation of eligibility from the Veterans Administration stating either of the above conditions must be in the possession of a veteran when obtaining free See the Hunting Digest or visit Michigan.gov/DNR for more information for hunters with disabilities. Can I hunt with someone who is a member of a federally recognized tribe hunting under treaty-authorized regulations? A person accompanying a hunter lawfully engaged in treaty-authorized hunting may not harvest a game animal unless also lawfully licensed as a treaty- authorized hunter or as a state-licensed hunter for the applicable species and season.
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9 this license for two license years before he or she must successfully complete a hunter safety course. Additional licenses are required to hunt big game, furbearers and waterfowl. The base apprentice license is available to both residents and nonresidents. age or older who possesses a regular current-year hunting license for the same game as the apprentice. For apprentices 10-16 years of age, the accompanying hunter must be the apprentice™s parent, guardian, or someone designated by the parent or guardian. fiAccompanied byfl requires the accompanying hunter to be able to come to the immediate aid of the apprentice and stay within a distance that permits uninterrupted, unaided visual and verbal contact. A person may accompany no more than two apprentice hunters while hunting. Apprentice hunters are exempt from antler point restrictions during all deer seasons, in all regions, and for all deer licenses. What is the Mentored Youth Hunting (MYH) Program? The MYH Program allows youth hunters 9 years of age and younger to hunt with a mentor who is at least 21 years of age, has hunting experience and possesses a valid Michigan license to hunt other than an apprentice license. What species can be harvested with a mentored youth hunting license? allows the mentored youth hunter to apply for or purchase additional licenses Youth may also harvest furbearers on public lands and private or Commercial even if the mentored youth turns 10 years old during the year. What equipment can a mentored youth hunter use? abilities of the youth.
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10 length of the mentor. The mentor will be held responsible for all actions of the What are the rules for a youth hunter 10Œ16 years of age that has taken hunter safety? an adult 18 years of age or older to hunt, unless: Ł The youth is hunting on land on which a parent or guardian regularly resides; AND Ł The license is not an apprentice license. apprentice hunter. Nonresidents up to 16 years of age may purchase resident and bobcat. What species can I harvest with my fur harvester license? A fur harvester license allows residents Nonresidents, including nonresident youth, with a valid fur harvester license can marten or badger. Can I hunt coyotes with just a base license? Michigan residents may HUNT coyote with a base license; however, residents hunting coyote Nov. 10-14 must have a fur harvester license. Residents trapping coyotes must have a fur harvester license. When is my fur harvester license valid? Fur harvester licenses are valid May 1, 2021 Œ April 30, 2022. HOWEVER, to purchase a 2021 fur harvester license AFTER Feb. 28, 2022, you must have purchased a 2021 base license. If you do not purchase a 2021 base license by Feb. 28, 2022, you cannot purchase a fur harvester license in March or April 2022.
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11 Which species do I need a kill tag for? Ł Kill tags are available May 1 through the last day of the trapping season for Ł Kill tags will be available from license agents, DNR Customer Service Centers or validate the tag and attach the tag to the hide from the upper jaw through the eye at registration. For registration deadline dates, see page 12. Which species do I need to bring to a furbearer registration station? registration station for registration. What do I need to know before registering my furbearers? Ł Animals should be skinned prior to registration. Ł The pelt and skull must be brought in to a DNR registration station for registration. Ł The skull will be retained and will not be returned. Ł spot on a map). Ł Hunters and trappers are strongly encouraged to call ahead to determine A complete listing of available furbearer registration locations and hours is available at Michigan.gov/Trapping . Can I register someone else™s furbearers for them? period, but they cannot register it. What will DNR staff do to register my furbearer? determine the sex and age of the specimen. Skulls will be retained and will not be returned. New population estimation techniques require precise sex and age Continued
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