Chapter I -- Title and Definitions

Chapter II -- General Hunting and Trapping Regulations

Chapter III -- Species Regulations

• Elk 3.1
• Deer - Firearm, Baiting, Bait 3.100
• Deer & Elk Feeding 3.100a
• Deer Seasons & Management Units 3.101
• Bear 3.200
• Turkey 3.300
• Waterfowl/Migratory Birds 3.400
• Pheasant 3.501
• Ruffed Grouse 3.502
• Sharptailed Grouse 3.503
• Quail 3.504
• Rabbits & Hares 3.505
• Woodchucks 3.506
• Squirrels 3.507
• Fur-Bearing Animals 3.600
  • Skunks 3.604 hunting
  • Raccoon 3.605 hunting
  • Muskrat, Mink, Raccoon 3.606 trapping
  • Beaver & Otter 3.607
  • Bobcat 3.608
  • Fox Hunting & Trapping, Coyote Trapping 3.609
• Use of Snares
  • Coyote Hunting 3.610
  • Badger 3.611
  • Fisher 3.620
  • Live Traps 3.621
  • Seal/Taxidermist 3.622
  • Marten 3.630

Chapter IV -- Possession, Importation and Sale

• Possession 4.1
• Importation 4.2
• Buying & Selling 4.3
• Commercial Processing 4.4
• Road-Killed Animals 4.5

• Importation Permits 5.2
• Importation Restrictions 5.5 
• Highway Killed Deer or Bear 5.10
• Scientific Collector's Permit 5.20
• Taxidermy Permit 5.30
• Deer Damage Shooting Permit 5.40
• Nuisance Animal Control Permit 5.50
• Ferrets 5.60
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Permits 5.70
• Disease Control Permit 5.76
• Deer Management Assistance (DMA) Permit 5.80
• Crossbow Permit 5.95
• Special Permits & Fees 5.110
• Liability 5.120

Chapter VI -- Hunting with Dogs

Chapter VII -- State Parks and Recreation Areas

Chapter VIII -- Sanctuaries, Refuges and Closures

Chapter IX -- Protected and Unprotected Animals

• Certain Species 9.1
• Protected Animals 9.3
• Carnivorous Animals 9.4

Chapter X -- Falconry

Chapter XI -- Public Exhibition of Animals

Chapter XII -- Management Areas Defined

• Deer 12.1
• Elk 12.500
• Bear 12.550
• Spring Turkey 12.602
• Southern Lower Peninsula 12.641
• Fall Turkey 12.650
• Goose (So. Michigan) 12.700
• Pheasant 12.750
• Sharptailed Grouse 12.751
• Bobcat 12.806a
• Fisher 12.807
• Badger 12.809
• CWD Surveillance Zone 12.900
• Pure Michigan Hunt Unit 12.999

Chapter XIII -- Managed State Game and Wildlife Areas

Chapter XIV -- Dog Training

Chapter XV -- Field Dog Trials

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