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.
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
Find seasonal, part-time and full-time job openings with the DNR
Search is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
The web Browser you are currently using is unsupported, and some features of this site may not work as intended. Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer.
December 15 - January 3, 2026
We remained frozen through the end of December and the late split. We did not have much snow accumulation but built quite a bit of ice through the end of the month.
Duck numbers leveled out at 1,000–2,000 ducks coming in to feed in dry fields in the refuge most days during midday. Species distribution was almost entirely mallards with some black ducks mixed in.
Zones remained completely frozen, including both marshes.
For the two-day late split we had a total of 70 hunter trips. Our largest draw was Saturday morning with 13 parties, while our smallest was four on Sunday morning.
Forty-four ducks and one goose were taken over the two-day late split—42 mallards and two black ducks. Our average for the split was 0.63 ducks per trip. Our total for the 2025 season is 7,689 ducks and 180 geese in 6,050 hunter trips, averaging 1.27 ducks per trip or 1.30 birds per trip when including geese. Our overall harvest was down due to the season dates being moved later, but our harvest per hunter trip was average.
We are pumping full force now, draining the water we’d left in hopes of a late thaw for the split. We will begin harvesting our leftover corn as soon as conditions allow.
The final Canada goose split is Jan. 31–Feb. 9, and the entire area will be open to hunting—no permit needed.
Thank you to all of our staff, partners, and hunters for a fun and successful season. We’re already looking forward to the 2026 season!
