Get all your fishing information here, including rules and regulations, license info, the weekly fishing report and much more. Use the link 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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Classroom
Within the center's classroom is used regularly for conservation and outdoor education programs. Hunter education classes are frequently offered at the hunt and fish center, using both the classroom and outdoor archery and pellet gun range. See our Hunter Education page to find a class.
Meeting space
The classroom is available for conservation and education groups at no charge. A use permit must be filled out and approved prior to the event. A recreation passport is required for all participants for your event and must follow all State of Michigan & DNR policies. We do not rent apace approve the following at the HFC or on the shooting ranges birthday parties, graduations, retirement parties, weddings, or any group activities outside conservation. Mitchell state park day use rents a pavilion for such activities.
Exhibit Hall
Michigan’s tremendous hunting and fishing heritage are on full display in the Hunt and Fish Center’s exhibit halls. Together the exhibits not only highlight the opportunities around the state to hunt, fish and trap, but they also reveal the huge impact hunters and anglers have made on fish and wildlife habitat and funding agencies like the Michigan DNR.
The hunting and trapping wing presents the state’s bear management programming, trapping, turkey reintroduction, waterfowl opportunities and more.
The fishing hall features exhibits that present Michigan’s variety of world-class fishing opportunities. Categorized as fisheries managers would, warm-water, cool-water and cold-water species and the most common fishing techniques are presented. The space also exhibits ice fishing and spearing techniques including a display with some of local artisan Oscar Peterson’s fish spearing decoys.
