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Hunting in Pictured Rocks Nat. Lakeshore

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License
Number

License Type

 Minimum
Age
Fee
Valid through March 31, 2006 except 3 day licenses
130 Resident Small Game* 17 $15.00
131 Senior Small Game (residents only) 65 $6.00
132 Junior Small Game 12-16 $1.00
133 Nonresident Small Game* 17 $69.00
134 3-Day Nonresident Small Game 17 $30.00
239 Mourning Dove Stamp   $2.00
*Residents and nonresidents under age 17 may purchase the junior license at reduced price.
A small game license entitles you to hunt rabbit, hare, squirrel, pheasant, mourning dove (with a Michigan dove stamp), ruffed grouse, woodcock, quail, woodchuck, crow, skunk, coyote (applies to Michigan residents only) and waterfowl (with a federal waterfowl stamp and Michigan waterfowl hunting license, if age 16 or older) during the open season.
No license is required for a resident, resident’s spouse or resident’s children to hunt small game on the enclosed farmlands where they live. Exceptions: a federal waterfowl stamp and state waterfowl license are required to hunt waterfowl and a Michigan dove stamp is required to hunt mourning doves.

 

 
RUFFED GROUSE
2005-2006 Seasons & Bag Limits
Season Dates
  

Statewide:

 

 September 15-November 14, 2005 and
December 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006
Bag Limits
  
Zones 1 & 2:
Zone 3:

5 per day, 10 possession
3 per day, 6 possession.

Hunting in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is permitted but certain areas are restricted. Area closure maps are available at the Grand Marais Ranger Station, or you can contact the Park Superintendent at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Box 40, Munising, MI 49862; 906-387-2607.

WHITE TAIL DEER

Do you have a good story to tell about your deer hunting experiences in the Grand Marais area? Send them to us and we'll put them here. Deer Stories

Hunt Zone Season Dates
Youth Deer Hunt Statewide Sept. 24 - 25, 2005
Archery Statewide Oct. 1 - Nov. 14, 2005
Dec. 1, 2005 - Jan. 1, 2006
Regular Firearm Statewide Nov. 15 - 30, 2005
Muzzle-loading Zone 1 Dec. 2 - 11, 2005
Zone 2 Dec. 9 - 18, 2005
Zone 3 Dec. 2 - 18, 2005
Late Firearm Antlerless deer on private land only in Special Regulation Counties Dec. 19, 2005 - Jan. 1, 2006

Antlerless Deer Hunting
Public Land Application Period: July 1-August 1, 2005
Private Land Licenses Available Over-the-Counter: August 2, 2005 at 10 a.m.
Public Land Drawing Results: September 12, 2005 at 10 a.m.
Season Dates: see above

Special Season for Disabled Hunters
A person issued a permit to hunt from a standing vehicle may hunt deer on the October 15 and 16, 2005 on private lands with a firearm. Hunters must have a valid firearm, combination deer, or private land antlerless deer license to participate.

BLACK BEAR

Do you have a good story to tell about your bear hunting experiences in the Grand Marais area? Send them to us and we'll put them here. Bear Stories

HUNT NUMBER MANAGEMENT UNIT

SEASON DATES

LICENSE
QUOTA
16
17
18		 Newberry Sept. 10** — Oct. 21
Sept. 15 — Oct. 26
Sept. 25 — Oct. 26		 440
620
1,420

*** License quotas may be adjusted prior to the selection process.
*** It is illegal to train dogs on bear or hunt bear with dogs Sept. 10—14 in the Upper Peninsula, except on Drummond Island.