2025 Hunting and Trapping
Liberty Hunt for Youth – Archery ONLY
Continuing this year, MCRRC is participating in the Liberty hunt. This hunt takes place in September and is free of charge. The application period for the 2025 Youth Hunt has closed. The application period ran through 4pm on Friday, September 12, 2025. Please see Youth Hunting Rules for rules and information.
Archery Deer Hunting
Permits for the Archery Deer hunt were issued using a LOTTERY system.
Rules and Dates can be found HERE.
The application period for the 2025 Archery Deer Hunt has closed. The application period for the 2025 season ran through Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
The lottery drawing took place on September 4, 2025 at 1:00pm at the Marquette Conference Room, 1903 Marquette Avenue.
New for this season: You must rank your hunting zone preference(s) on your application this year. If your name is drawn, you will only be contacted if at least one of your preferred zones is still available.
If drawn, you MUST attend the pass pickup meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM at the Marquette Conference Room, 1903 Marquette Avenue. A map is available HERE.
Managed Waterfowl Hunt
The Michigan DNR, through the local State Game Area, has managed a waterfowl hunt at the Resource Recovery Center during mid-October through mid-December since 1979. Again, this year, the hunt will continue through the mid-November period. Interested parties should contact the local office at 231-788-5055 or email Greg Hochstetler.
Trapping
Trapping is permitted by lottery, primarily to protect the System dikes and ditches from erosion. Download our trapping rules. The application period for the 2025 Trapping season has closed. The application period for the 2025 season ran through Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
A lottery drawing will take place the following week. If your name is drawn, our staff will be contacting you by telephone. When picking up your permit, please bring your valid hunting license and trapping license(s). These licenses are required in order for a permit to be granted.
While the application information for additional members in the party wasn’t required at the time of the application, the information will need to be provided at the time of each permit pickup. Members of each of the trapping party’s drawn can pick their permits up at different times, however, each member will be required to show/provide a copy of their driver’s license and trapping license(s) at the time of picking up their permit.