32.41—Michigan.
The following refuge units have been opened for hunting and/or fishing, and are listed in alphabetical order with applicable refuge-specific regulations.
Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. [Reserved]
B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
C. Big Game Hunting. Hunting of white-tailed deer and black bear is permitted on designated areas of the refuge.
D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]
Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. Hunting is pursuant to State regulation.
B. Upland Game Hunting. Hunting is pursuant to State regulation.
C. Big Game Hunting. Hunting is pursuant to State regulation.
D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We only allow hunting of woodcock and snipe on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations.
B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of ruffed grouse and snowshoe hare on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow hunting of snowshoe hare on Unit B during the entire State season.
2. We only allow hunting of snowshoe hare on Unit A from December 1 through March 31.
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer and bear on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We do not allow the use of dogs while deer or bear hunting.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
1. We do not allow the use of fishing weights or lures containing lead.
2. We allow ice fishing from January 1 through the end of February from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
3. We do not allow ice shanties, houses, or shelters on F Pool.
4. When ice fishing, we do not allow snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles. We prohibit all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles on the refuge.
5. We allow fishing on designated refuge pools, and the Creighton, Driggs, and Manistique Rivers from May 15 through September 30 from legal sunrise to legal sunset.
6. We prohibit boats and flotation devices on the refuge pools.
7. We prohibit motorized boats on the Creighton and Driggs Rivers.
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
A. Migratory Game Bird Hunting. We allow hunting of goose on designated areas in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. You must possess and carry a refuge permit.
2. We allow goose hunting on designated cropland fields until 12 p.m. (noon) with a required checkout time of 1 p.m.
3. You may only possess approved nontoxic shotgun shells (see § 32.2(k)) in quantities of 10 or less.
4. We require hunters to stay within 50 feet (15 m) of posted site.
B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. You must possess and carry a refuge permit.
2. Hunters must wear in a visible manner on head, chest, and back a minimum of 400 square inches (2,600 cm2) of solid-colored hunter orange clothing or material.
3. We require that you must display a minimum of 100 square inches (650 cm2) solid-colored, hunter-orange material on the external surface of portable blinds.
4. During muzzleloader hunts we require only guns capable of firing one round before reloading.
5. We allow hunters with a State medical permit to use crossbows.
D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas in accordance with State regulations subject to the following conditions:
1. We allow fishing by boat in navigable waterways but not within any managed refuge units.
2. We allow bank fishing from legal sunrise to legal sunset only at designated sites along the Spaulding Drain and the Tittabawassee and Cass Rivers.
[58 FR 5064, Jan. 19, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 6693, Feb. 11, 1994; 59 FR 55186, Nov. 3, 1994; 67 FR 58946, Sept. 18, 2002; 69 FR 54362, 54415, Sept. 8, 2004]