4 seasons
Seasons
Licenses and tags for Bear
You need the license and stamps for the season you hunt, and a tag for each animal. Today checks yours against each season.
Licenses
Applications
A Conservation Patron or Sports license includes several of these.
Special rules that apply
Required
Bear bait rules
Bait may only be used for hunting or training bear dogs if the following rules are followed: Bait may only be placed beginning April 15 through the last day of the bear season.
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink during firearm deer seasons
When and where a firearm deer season is in progress, it is illegal to hunt any game, except waterfowl, unless at least 50% of the hunter’s outer clothing above the waist is colo…
Required
Blaze orange or fluorescent pink on ground blinds on DNR lands during firearm deer seasons
It is illegal to: Use a ground blind during any open deer season or special deer hunt with firearms unless a minimum of 144 square inches of solid blaze orange or fluorescent pi…