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Wildlife publications

Wildlife publications

A stack of papers.

This portal is your gateway to an array of Wildlife Division publications. Whether you're seeking our foundational guiding principles and strategies, the latest annual reports, in-depth State Game Area master plans, insightful harvest survey reports, or more — you're in the right place. Explore, discover and stay informed with the pulse of Michigan's natural wonders and the efforts safeguarding them for generations to come.

Archive: 1930s to modern day

Complete an active wildlife survey
A black folder labeled annual report with a pen placed on the folder.

Annual reports

Cover of the Wildlife Division Guiding Principles and Strategies with the text,

Guiding Principles and Strategies

State Game and Wildlife Area Master Plan depicting a wetland on blueprint paper.

SGA/SWA master plans

Publications by species

A black bear standing on all fours in the woods on a sunny day.

Black bear

Two antlerless deer stand in the woods.

Deer

A bull elk in the fall forest.

Elk

Ruffed grouse drumming on a log.

Grouse and Woodcock

A ring-necked pheasant in flight.

Pheasants and quail

A cottontail rabbit in the snow

Small game and furbearer

Turkeys wander through a forest opening.

Turkey

An American wigeon on the water.

Waterfowl

Wolf in the woods.

Wolves

Miscellaneous publications

Colorful rendering of a flu virus.

Wildlife disease