DNR - Hunting Access Program (HAP)

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Hunting Access Program

Family (man, woman, boy) hunting with dog

About the Hunting Access Program
Michigan's Hunting Access Program (HAP) was created in 1977 to increase public hunting opportunities in southern Michigan where 97 percent of the land base is privately owned. This program is now one of the oldest dedicated private lands public access programs in the nation.

Providing access to quality hunting lands close to urban properties is a key component to offering additional hunting opportunities, as well as attracting new and retaining current hunters.

HAP provides financial incentives to landowners in southern Michigan who allow hunters access to their lands. Using funds from a new federal grant, the DNR plans to significantly expand HAP.

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For Hunters

• 2011-2012 Michigan Hunting Access Program (HAP) Digest - Public Hunting on Private Lands PDF icon

• Hunting Access Program (HAP) Information

• Map of Hunting Access Program lands PDF icon

• List of Hunting Access Program Properties - updated April 2012 Excel icon

• Tips for Asking Permission to Hunt on Other Private Land

• Mi-HUNT - Where Your Hunt Begins
Maps of participating HAP properties can be found on the MI-Hunt website at www.michigan.gov/mihunt.

For Landowners

• Attention Landowners! Dollars for You, Land for Hunters
A financial opportunity that helps preserve Michigan's hunting heritage
Learn more about the benefits of participating in the Hunting Access Program (HAP), which offers landowners payment in exchange for providing hunters access to their property.

• Enrolling in the Hunting Access Program