2024 Michigan Bear Hunting Regulations Summary
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GLOSSARY
badger,bear,beaver,bobcat,brant,coot,coyote,crow,deer,duck,elk,sher,
Florida gallinule, fox, goose, hare, Hungarian partridge, marten, mink, muskrat,
opossum, otter, pheasant, quail, rabbit, raccoon, ruffed grouse, sharptailed grouse,
skunk, snipe, sora rail, squirrel, Virginia rail, weasel, wild turkey, woodchuck and
woodcock.
Ground blind - a structure, enclosure or any material, natural or manufactured,
placed on the ground to assist in concealing or disguising a person for the purpose
of harvesting an animal.
Hunter orange - the highly visible color commonly referred to as hunter orange that
includesblazeorange,ameorangeanduorescentblazeorange.
Hunt or hunting - to pursue, capture, shoot, kill, chase, follow, harass, harm, rob or
trap a wild animal, or to attempt to engage in such an activity.
Identication - a driver license issued by Michigan, another state or a Canadian
provinceasacceptedbytheDNR,astateofMichiganidenticationcardissuedby
the Secretary of State or a Sportcard issued by the DNR.
Kill tag-alicensethatisafxedtoaharvesteddeer,turkey,bear,elk,otter,sher,
marten or bobcat.
License - a document or a tag, stamp, plastic card or other device that may include
astamporatagthatauthorizesthelicenseetohunt,sh,traporpossesswild
animalsoraquaticspeciesandotheridenticationrequiredbytheDNR.
Mentor - a person at least 21 years old who has a valid license to hunt or previous
hunting experience and is participating in the Mentored Youth Hunting Program.
Nonresident - a person who is not a resident of Michigan.
Poaching-theillegalshooting,trappingortakingofgame,shorothernatural
resources from private or public property.
Protected wildlife - bear cubs, bear sows accompanied by cubs, cougars, eagles,
yingsquirrels,hawks,lynx,moose,nongamebirds(exceptstarlings,house
sparrows and feral pigeons), owls, spruce grouse and wolverines. Protected wildlife
cannot be taken at any time.
Residence - a permanent building serving as a temporary or permanent home.
Residence may include a cottage, cabin or mobile home, but does not include a
structure designed primarily for taking game, a tree blind, a tent, a recreational or
other vehicle, or a camper.
Resident - a person who resides in a settled or permanent home or domicile within
the boundaries of this state with the intention of remaining in this state; a student
who is enrolled in a full-time course at a college or university within this state and
who resides in the state during the school year; a person regularly enlisted or
commissionedasanofcerinthearmedforcesoftheUnitedStatesandofcially
stationedinthisstate;orapersonregularlyenlistedorcommissionedasanofcer