It is illegal to:
- Engage in hunting, fishing, trapping or gathering as a non-tribal member with a tribal member who is exercising a treaty right, unless the non-tribal person possesses a license from, and fully complies with the laws of the state of Michigan, including season dates, governing the activity.
- Hunt or pursue wild animals or birds from a car, snowmobile, aircraft, motorboat, personal watercraft, ORV or other motorized vehicle, or by a sailboat.
- Set fires to drive out game.
- Use snares, traps, cages, nets, pitfalls, deadfalls, spears, drugs, poisons, chemicals, smoke, gas, explosives, ferrets, weasels or mechanical devices other than firearms, crossbows, bows and arrows or slingshots to take wild birds or animals, except as provided by trapping rules or special permit.
- Buy or sell game, except as provided by trapping rules or captive wildlife permit.
- Destroy the identity of game or evidence of the sex of game while in the field or when transported in a motor vehicle. Exception: See Transportation of Game for deer, bear and elk.
- Hunt from a tree, raised platform or scaffold with a firearm. Exceptions: See Raised Platforms and Tree Stands for rules when hunting bear, deer, fox and coyote. Also see the 2011-2012 Waterfowl Hunting Digest for waterfowl hunting blind regulations.
- Hunt while under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or controlled substances.
- Use cartridges containing tracer or explosive bullets. A silencer or similar apparatus on a firearm is illegal.
- Camp on state land without a permit. Permits are free and are available at any DNR office. They must be posted at your campsite. A fee is charged for camping at designated campsites in state parks, recreation areas, state forest campgrounds and some state game areas.
- Make use of a dog in hunting deer, except that a dog may be used to locate a down or mortally wounded deer or elk if the dog is kept on a leash and none of the persons in attendance possess a firearm or bow and arrow. If the tracking is done at night, artificial lights ordinarily carried in the hand, or on the person, may be used. A dog that barks while tracking the deer shall not be used on public lands.
- Harm or harass a deer or bear when it is swimming in a stream, river, pond, lake or other waterbody.
- Kill or wound any game without making a reasonable attempt to retrieve the animal and include it in the daily bag.
- Shoot reptiles and amphibians with a firearm (including spring, air or gas propelled).
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