Get all your fishing information here, including rules and regulations, license info, the weekly fishing report and much more. Use the button above to visit the fishing home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Get all your hunting information here, including hunting season dates, rules and regulations, and much more. Use the button above to visit the hunting home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Information on DNR shooting and archery ranges, rules and regulations, resources to get started and more. Use the button above to visit the target shooing and archery home page, or go directly to one of the pages below:
Find snowmobile trail permit info, maps, rules and regulations and more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE SNOWMOBILE HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Want to find tasty morel mushrooms in the forest? Click the box above for tips and tricks to fill your basket.
Find cross-country ski, ice fishing , snowmobiling info and much more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE WINTER FUN HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Find facility info, overnight info, an event calendar and much more.
Find a great trail experience near you - whether you want to hike, bike, snowmobile or ride an ORV. From long, paved linear trails to rugged forest terrain, Michigan offers trail opportunities for all abilities and interests.
Visitor Centers across the state provide education programs, field trips, archery, fishing, trails and much more. Click the box above to see all our locations, or click the individual location below.
We administer grants that enable our local partners to promote the lifestyles we all enjoy by providing recreational opportunities, enhancing wildlife habitat and ensuring public safety. Visit the grants home page by clicking on the button above, or view a specific area of interest below:
Recreational Safety and Hunter Education
Learn about Michigan's diverse range of fish, plants, trees, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals. Click the box above to see all species, or click the species group below.
DNR educators across the state provide fun, educational activities, programs and workshops year-round for adults, families and kids. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR educators provide classroom lessons, field trip opportunities, professional development and experiential programs to teachers around the state. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR forest resources professionals maintain healthy forests, manage wildfire, maintain responsible harvesting certifications and improve wildlife habitat. Click the box above to learn more about Michigan's state forests.
All DNR-related boards, committees, and advisory groups
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This area covers the inland waters and lands east of Marquette and Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula. In the Lower Peninsula it covers the waters and lands north and west of a line from Alpena to Grand Rapids. View the maps below for detailed information.
The 2007 Inland Consent Decree is a settlement negotiated between the state of Michigan, five sovereign Michigan tribes that are signatory to the 1836 Treaty of Washington, and the United States. The 1836 Treaty involved a territory purchase between the United States and Ottawa and Chippewa Indian Tribes of the northern Lower Peninsula and the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
These maps show the detailed boundary lines of the 1836 Treaty of Washington
Find answers to commonly asked questions about the Inland Lakes Consent Decree.
This area includes the Great Lakes waters west of Marquette in Lake Superior.
We work with tribes and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission in the 1842 Treaty area to cooperatively manage fishery resources. We also conduct joint surveys, discuss the results of stocking and population monitoring, collaborate on habitat projects, and share fishery quotas and harvest information.
For more information, contact Michael Glubzinski or Dave Caroffino.
We work informally with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, the Gun Lake Tribe, the Notawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians on fisheries and habitat projects of mutual interest in their respective treaty areas of the Lower Peninsula.
For more information, contact Emily Martin or Dave Caroffino.
