Post by ridge on Feb 7, 2019 17:44:19 GMT -5
2018 license reminders
Your 2018 base license is valid through March 31. 2019 base licenses will go on sale March 1.
2018 fur harvester licenses are valid through April 30. Don’t forget you have to have your 2018 base license before purchasing your 2018 fur harvester license – so be sure to get a 2018 base license before the end of February.
Buy your hunting licenses online at MDNR-eLicense.com or anywhere licenses are sold.
Small game hunting
Cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare hunting is open statewide through March 31.
Squirrel hunting, for both fox and gray squirrels, is open statewide through March 31.
Crow hunting is open statewide Feb. 1 through March 31.
Small game regulations and season dates can be found in the 2018 Hunting Digest.
Waterfowl hunting
South Zone
Dark and light goose season is open Jan. 26 – Feb. 11.
Allegan County Goose Management Unit (GMU):
Dark and light goose season is open through Feb. 14.
The Fennville Farm Unit of the Allegan State Game Area is closed to goose hunting on Mondays and Wednesdays during the GMU season.
Visit Michigan.gov/Waterfowl for details and regulations.
Furbearer hunting and trapping
Coyote, gray and red fox, muskrat, and mink trapping seasons are open through March 1 statewide.
Raccoon trapping season is open through March 31 statewide.
Coyote hunting season is open year-round, and fox (gray and red) hunting is open through March 1 statewide.
Beaver and otter trapping seasons vary based on unit and your residency status. See page 30 of the Fur Harvester Digest.
Bobcat hunting season in Units A, B and C is open through March 1. Please note: bobcat kill tags had to be obtained prior to Nov. 30, 2018, in order to hunt or trap for the 2018/2019 season. See pages 28-29 of the Fur Harvester Digest for bobcat harvest regulations.
Badger trapping season is open to Michigan residents in Zone 3 through March 1. The limit is one per resident fur harvester.
Information about additional fur harvesting opportunities and regulations is available at Michigan.gov/Trapping.