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Youth ice fishing2012 Winter Free Fishing Weekend Set for February 18 & 19
Join the DNR in an effort to get more individuals of all ages out fishing as part of the annual winter Free Fishing Weekend! For two days all fishing license fees will be waived so residents and out-of-state visitors can enjoy fishing for all species of fish during their respective open seasons. Please note all regulations will still apply during that time. We welcome you to become a part of the tradition this February, join us for a time to get together and have some fishing fun!
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• Explore Michigan's natural wonders at state park and fish hatchery visitor centers


Featured Activities

• Maple Syrup Day
Learn about North America's oldest agricultural product, maple sugar! March 24, 2012, at Hartwick Pines Logging Museum, Grayling. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Volunteer Day: Spring Cleanup & Hot Dog Roast

• Fort Wilkins Historic State Park--Memorial Day Celebration


Snow Sports
Part of the two acre ice skating surface at Muskegon State Park’s winter complex is dedicated to hockey.

• Winter Sports Heat Up the Season at Muskegon State Park
One venue shines especially brightly during the winter: Muskegon State Park, which boasts a winter sports complex guaranteed to satisfy your outdoor recreation desires.

• Cross Country Skiing

• Dog Sledding

• Ski PureMichigan

• Snowboarding

• Snowmobile Information

• Snowmobile Safety & Safety Classes

• Snowmobile Trail Maps

• Summer Luge at Muskegon State Park

• U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame & Museum


Hunting
Brian Campbell offers some fatherly advice to his son, Collin, at a Pheasants Forever youth hunt.

• New for the 2012 hunting season — Mentored Youth Hunting
The DNR and a Mentored Youth Hunting team are hard at work on the regulations to govern this important program. You won't find a state with a prouder hunting tradition than Michigan! A DNR program aimed at getting children under 10 interesting in hunting and fishing, Mentored Youth Hunting licenses go on sale March 1. Learn more about this exciting hunting opportunity!

• Buy a Hunting License

• Drawing Results

• Hunting Applications & Drawings

• License Vendors

• Beginner Pheasant Hunt
Saturday March 10, 2012 at Hunters Creek Club in Metamora PDF icon

• Advanced Pheasant Hunt
Saturday April 14, 2012 at Hunters Creek Club in Metamora PDF icon

• Feeding the Hungry

• Hunter Education

• Hunter Safety Classes


Fishing

• Buy a Fishing License

• Confused when your favorite fishing season opens? PDF icon

• Inland Lake Maps

• Fish Stocking Database - Where the DNR stocks fish

• Fishing Guides, Licenses, Seasons & Permits

• Weekly DNR Fishing Report Now Available in Multiple Formats

• Marked and Tagged Fish

• Smelt Dipping and Fishing Opportunities

• Ice Shanties Removed from Lake St. Clair

• Yellow Perch Bow & Spear Fishing on Lake St. Clair


Boating and Water Sports
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• Boat Registration Requirements
Includes all types of watercraft.

• Beaches

• Boater Safety

• Boating Information

• Boating Safety Classes

• Paddle Sports

• Parasaling, Water skiing, Wakeboarding


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