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Deer hunter with harvest
Hunters can expect excellent conditions for the 2021 firearm deer season, which begins Monday, Nov. 15. As Michigan DNR conservation officers gear up for the season, they share best practices and tips to avoid the most common violations and mistakes they see every year.
“Most of the violations that conservation officers encounter during firearm deer season are simple mistakes people make when they get caught up in the excitement of the hunt or forget to put safety first,” said F/Lt. Jason Wicklund, DNR Law Enforcement Division. “We want people to be safe, so they have a good story to tell friends and family about their successful hunt.”
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IDNR Report
Conservation Officers encourage Indiana hunters to donate harvested deer to help feed hungry Hoosiers.
The Sportsmen’s Benevolence Fund administered by the DNR Division of Law Enforcement provides grants to Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, the Dubois County Sportsmen Club, and Hunters and Farmers Feeding the Hungry to pay for processing fees when hunters donate legally harvested deer.
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Sportsmen Against Hunger
As Michigan’s deer season rolls into the firearms season, the time is right for hunters to help hungry families in their community by donating a deer to Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger.
“Join a different kind of deer drive this November by donating a deer to provide venison for those in need,” said Dustin Isenhoff, specialist in the DNR Marketing and Outreach Division, who coordinates the department’s partnership with Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger. “Hunters who donate a whole deer have a chance to win some great prizes for participating.”
Hunters have a chance to win gift cards and other prizes by donating a deer at:
- Any Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger participating processor during the 2021 Michigan deer hunting seasons (win one of five $100 gift cards or a grand-prize $500 gift card).
- Jay’s Sporting Goods Deer Drive in Clare Nov. 16, 17 and 20 (over $1,500 in prizes offered).
- Frank’s Great Outdoors Deer Drive in Linwood Nov. 16 and 17 (get a $20 gift card with every deer donation, plus a chance to win other prizes).
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As of Oct. 1, Michigan hunters can now report their 2021 deer harvest online.
All data collected helps the DNR to manage the deer population in Michigan. Reporting your deer is optional, but highly encouraged.
When you report your harvest, you’ll be asked to give your hunting license number, date of birth, deer season (archery, firearm, etc.), date of harvest, the county and deer management unit where you harvested your deer, whether you harvested an antlered or antlerless deer, the number of antler points, and the location where the deer was harvested.
The location information is kept private and used for statistical purposes only.
This video will walk you through the simple steps you’ll use to report your deer harvest online. You can report your harvest at Michigan.gov/DNRHarvestReport.
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SJC Parks Report
St. Joseph County Parks will implement a second deer management program at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle this December.
Bendix Woods County Park consists of 195 acres with 27 acres dedicated as a state dedicated nature preserves, a classification given to high quality ecosystems. Review and approval for the deer management program was required by the Division of Nature Preserves of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The district biologist for the Division of Fish and Wildlife assisted in the assessment.
The deer management hunt (muzzleloader) will take place on December 4 and December 5, 2021. Bendix Woods County Park will be closed to the public on these dates. To emphasize deer population reduction, the management program will be an antlerless hunt.