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The Department of Natural Resources reminds Upper Peninsula deer hunters that they should carefully consider which deer hunting license they purchase this season.
Hunters who opt to purchase a two-tag combination license will be subject to antler restrictions on both bucks. Upper Peninsula regulations changed this year to require that one buck sport a minimum of three points on one antler and the other buck has a minimum of four points on one antler.
Upper Peninsula hunters who bought their combination license before June 12 are not subject to three-on-one-side restriction. The three-point restriction does not apply in the Lower Peninsula. The four-on-one-side restriction for one of two bucks applies statewide.
The UP regulation limits hunters without a combination license to only one buck. UP hunters who purchase a firearm license may shoot one buck with no restrictions on the number of antler points. However they will not be able to take a buck during the archery season. Similarly, UP hunters who have already killed a buck with an archery license this fall may not shoot another buck during the firearm season.
Hunters who participate in both peninsulas are bound by the regulations of the peninsula in which they are hunting.
For more information about deer hunting in Michigan, please visit the DNR’s Web site at www.michigan.gov/dnrhunting.
I would like the state of Michigan to consider cutting the non-resident deer hunting fee for those non-residents, whom own property and pay property taxes in the state of michigan. I believe that a fair fee for these nonresident property owners should be a 50%cut in the fee. There is no reason to charge them the same as a nonresident ,that owns no property in the state of michigan ,when the state already recieves a higher property tax, from non res.that own property. and the one’s that don’t own property, pay the same amount in a license fee . In case you are wondering what benefit the state would recieve consider that a person like me would not stay home in his/her resident stateonly for deer hunting,that myself and many others would be here buying a license at a reasonable price and would be here also spending money at the local merchants. It would seem that common logic should finally kick in and realize that this could mean a boost to the states and local economy. Well I think I’ve made my point , so I will see if next year if I only hunt in my home state or if I will be able to afford property taxes and not have to pay a premium high fee to hunt in a state that I fully enjoy ……