• Rules for Baiting and Feeding Deer In Michigan, baiting is not allowed in Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Oscoda counties, and within the townships of Oscoda, Plainfield, Wilber, Au Sable, and Baldwin in Iosco county. Feeding for recreational viewing is not allowed in all of DMU 487. | • Baiting and Feeding Rules Video Demonstration of how to correctly place hunting bait and an explanation of the rules governing baiting and feeding in Michigan, with the DNR's Deer and Elk Program Leader Brent Rudolph. | • Changes in Baiting and Supplemental Feeding Regulations in Michigan In June 2011, the Natural Resources Commission voted to lift the previous deer baiting and feeding ban in the Lower Peninsula. See Chapter III the Wildlife Conservation Order (3.100 and 3.100a), available by clicking on the link above, for details on baiting and feeding regulations. | • What is the Difference Between Supplemental Feeding and Baiting? | • Black Bear BaitingBear hunters may use fish or fish products, meat or meat products or bakery products to bait bears in the upper and lower peninsulas. | • Upper Peninsula Supplemental Feeding Program Permits allowing private citizens and sportsmen's groups in the Upper Peninsula to provide supplemental feed for deer during the winter months are issued by local wildlife biologists under certain provisions. Issuance of supplemental feeding permits depends on location and accumulated snowfall. |
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