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Wildlife Conservation Orders (Updated 10/12/2009)

To view the entire Wildlife Conservation Order in .htm, click here.
The chapters below are provided as .pdf.

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
    • Line 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

Chapter V -- Special Permit Regulations
  • Importation Permits
  • Importation Restrictions
  • Car Killed Deer or Bear
  • Scientific Collector's Permit 5.20
  • Taxidermy Permit 5.30
  • Deer Damage Shooting Permit 5.4
  • Nuisance Animal Control Permit 5.5
  • Ferrets
  • Wildlife Rehabilitation Permits 5.7
  • Disease Control Permit 5.76
  • Deer Management Assistance (DMA) Permit 5.80
  • Crossbow Permit 5.95
  • Special Permits & Fees
  • 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
  • Fall Turkey 12.650
  • Goose (So. Michigan) 12.700
  • Goose 12.702
  • Pheasant 12.750
  • Sharptailed Grouse 12.751
  • Bobcat 12.806a
  • Fisher 12.807
  • Badger 12.809

Chapter XIII -- Managed State Game and Wildlife Areas

Chapter XIV -- Dog Training

Chapter XV -- Field Dog Trials

To view the entire Wildlife Conservation Order in .htm, click here.
The chapters above are provided as .pdf.

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