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Guides and Digests

  • Please note: hunting digests and the fishing guide are condensed collections of rules and regulations for hunters' and anglers' convenience.  The Wildlife Conservation Order and Fisheries Orders contain full listings of regulations and legal descriptions, including the boundaries of management units for each species during their regular hunting or fishing seasons.

Download and use on the go

Keep hunting and fishing regulations with you as you go into the field or on the water. These videos explain how to conveniently access hunting digests or the fishing guide on your smartphone or mobile device, and take them with you wherever you go.
  • Android download instructions Android download instructions
  • Apple download instructions Apple download instructions

Fishing Guide and Hunting Digests

  • 2019 Michigan Fishing Guide, sunset on lake with rod bent in upper left corner 2019 Fishing Guide PDF icon
  • Anterless Deer Digest Antlerless Deer Digest PDF icon

    Antlerless Digest (Accessible)

  • Black Bear Digest Black Bear Digest PDF icon

    Black Bear Digest (accessible)

  • Elk hunting digest Elk Digest PDF icon

    Elk Hunting Digest (accessible)

  • Fall Turkey Digest Fall Turkey Digest PDF icon

    Fall Turkey Digest (accessible)

  • Fur Harvester Digest Graphic Fur Harvester Digest PDF icon

    Fur Harvester Digest (Accessible)

  • Public Hunting on Private Lands Digest Hunting Access Program PDF icon

    HAP (Accessible)

  • Hunting and Trapping Digest Hunting Digest PDF icon

    Hunting Digest (Accessible)

  • Spring Turkey Digest Spring Turkey Digest PDF icon

    Spring Turkey Digest (accessible)

  • Waterfowl Digest Waterfowl Digest PDF icon

    Waterfowl Digest (Accessible)

Recreation Safety Handbooks

  • handbook of Michigan ORV laws Handbook of ORV Laws PDF icon
  • Michigan handbook of boating laws and responsibilities Handbook of Boating Laws PDF icon
  • handbook of Michigan snowmobile regulations Handbook of Snowmobile Regulations

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