Hunting Guides & Regulations

Hunting Michigan’s abundant black bear population is a privilege to be taken very seriously.

Commercial Hunting Guides

Hunter with hound

The MBHA exists to protect your opportunity to hunt black bears with hounds and over bait.

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Hunting Resources

It is vitally important that every hunter is an ethical hunter, abiding very strictly to the rules established and posted annually by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

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Michigan Hunting and Trapping Digests

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Michigan DNR E-License

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Wisconsin Hunting and Trapping Regulations

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Wisconsin Hunting Licenses

Commercial Hunting Guides

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Key to living with bears in michigan

We believe in preventative maintenance instead of raising tag numbers.

Don't put up bird feeders until April.

Keep garbage in solid container.

Do not leave food scraps outside.

More Resources

Preliminary Harvest Data

MBHA Membership