G.R.U.B.

With early firearm deer season upon us, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) would like hunters to know that about 50 deer check stations will be open to check harvested deer this season. Please remember by bringing your deer to a check station it allows the DNRE to collect data that assists with the management of Michigan ’s deer herd.

The DNRE will collect biological data for generating deer population estimates at the administrative Wildlife Management Unit, as opposed to the Deer Management Unit level for the second year. The DNRE will only collect heads for TB and CWD monitoring from deer that are identified as “suspect” and for systematic sampling from the known areas of concern, which include the five counties of northeast Lower Michigan, plus Iosco, Shiawassee, Cheboygan, Emmet and Kent Counties . These changes significantly reduce the number of deer the DNRE will need to check, which will be equal to the amount of effort the DNRE can afford to expend on this activity.

For a list of 2010 deer check stations open during the Regular Deer Firearm Season (November 15-24th and November 29-30th for 2010), please visit the DNRE website at www.Michigan.gov/dnre and click on Natural Resources. During all other deer seasons, deer can be checked at the Operations Service Centers (OSC) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except state holidays). In the nine Township CWD surveillance zone in Kent County , where deer check is mandatory, there will be several locations open for deer check throughout the deer seasons. Those locations can also be found online.

(OSC) Locations

Baraga Operations Service Center

427 US-41 North

Baraga, MI 49908

906-353-6651

Bay City Operations Service Center

3580 State Park Drive

Bay City, MI 48706

989-684-9141

Cadillac Operations Service Center

8015 Mackinaw Trail

Cadillac, MI 49601

231-775-9727

Gaylord Operations Service Center

1732 West M-32

Gaylord, MI 49735

989-732-3541

Marquette Operations Service Center

1990 US-41 South

Marquette, MI 49855

906-228-6561

Newberry Operations Service Center

5100 State Highway M-123

Newberry, MI 49868

906-293-5131

Plainwell Operations Service Center

621 North 10th Street

Plainwell, MI 49080

269-685-6851

Roscommon Operations Service Center

I-75 & M-18 South

8717 North Roscommon Rd.

Roscommon, MI 48653

989-275-5151

Rose Lake Field Office

8562 Stoll Rd.

East Lansing, MI 48823

517-641-4903

Southfield Operations Service Center

26000 W. Eight Mile Rd.

Southfield, MI 48034

248-359-9040

Firearm Season Check Stations

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/WLD_2010_Deer_Check_State_List__329249_7.pdf