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Wildlife publications

Wildlife publications

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    Your gateway to an array of Wildlife Division publications.

    Whether you're seeking our foundational guiding principles and strategies, the latest annual reports, in-depth State Game Area master plans, insightful harvest survey reports, or more — you're in the right place. Explore, discover and stay informed with the pulse of Michigan's natural wonders and the efforts safeguarding them for generations to come.

    Archive: 1930s to modern day

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A black folder labeled annual report with a pen placed on the folder.
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Annual reports

Cover of the Wildlife Division Guiding Principles and Strategies with the text, "working together for Michigan's wildlife and wild places."
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Guiding Principles and Strategies

State Game and Wildlife Area Master Plan depicting a wetland on blueprint paper.
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SGA/SWA master plans

Publications by species

A black bear standing on all fours in the woods on a sunny day.
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Black bear

Two antlerless deer stand in the woods.
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Deer

A bull elk in the fall forest.
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Elk

Ruffed grouse drumming on a log.
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Grouse and Woodcock

A ring-necked pheasant in flight.
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Pheasants and quail

A cottontail rabbit in the snow
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Small game and furbearer

Turkeys wander through a forest opening.
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Turkey

An American wigeon on the water.
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Waterfowl

Wolf in the woods.
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Wolves

Miscellaneous publications

Colorful rendering of a flu virus.
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Wildlife disease