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• Supplemental Feeding and Baiting of Deer and Elk is Unlawful in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan -
doe and fawn in a fieldOffering supplemental feed to wildlife is not generally a good idea as it causes animals to congregate in an unnatural manner and is a perfect vector for spreading disease. Read the Wildlife Conservation Order for details.

• What is the Difference Between Supplemental Feeding and Baiting?

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• Black Bear Baiting
Bear hunters may use fish or fish products, meat or meat products or bakery products to bait bears in the upper and lower peninsulas.

• White-Tailed Deer in the Upper Peninsula ONLY
In Michigan, baiting and feeding is allowable in the upper peninsula ONLY.


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