Quartering a deer in Michigan?

[dk17hmr]

I moved to Wyoming a little more than a decade ago. I'm going back to hunt deer this year with my dad in the UP. Since leaving I have only gutted a couple animals, most of my animals now get quartered and come out on my back.

Is that legal in Michigan? Or do they have to come out whole?

 

[Buckreed]

It's legal, I just never do it because we don't have the vast areas like like out west. We can typically drag it a couple hundred yards to a 4 wheeler or truck. Just make sure you keep what is needed for proof of gender if it's a buck tag. Horns or balls if button buck.

 

[Rick Richard]

I would say LEGAL on private, but you may check to be sure if legal to do on state land.

 

[dk17hmr]

I grew up dragging deer...in the West end of the UP where deer camp is the drags can get long. Just curious if needed if I can just bring it out in my pack.

 

[Buckreed]

I have lived and hunted in MI my whole life and have never heard of any restrictions that would say you can't. I'll read through this years rule book to confirm.

 

[Buckreed]

I just went through the MI 2022 Hunting Digest and I could not find anything that would restrict you from quartering your deer to get it out.

 

[dk17hmr]

Thank you. I read them also and couldn't find anything either.

When I mentioned it to my dad he said "why would we do that I have a side by side "

Just another tool in the tool box.

 

[HARPERC]

When I mentioned it to my dad he said "why would we do that I have a side by side "

Sounds like your Dad and I could hang out! LOL!

 

[Elkeater]

My dad still lives in MI and he actually called about this last year. Basically they said yes just make sure you have proof of sex. If you leave the carcass where you shot it good to go. If you take stuff from your home or camp back out to dump the remains then no go.

 

[Elkeater]

Also the bio he talked to at the MDNR hunted out west so he understood what he was asking. The first person he talked to had no clue and told him NO.

 

[Capt275]

Just don't forget the new rule about notifying the DNR of your kill within their prescribed time frame or it's a big fine and possible jail time. The legislature tried to change it but it was vetoed by the governor.

 

[dk17hmr]

Just don't forget the new rule about notifying the DNR of your kill within their prescribed time frame or it's a big fine and possible jail time. The legislature tried to change it but it was vetoed by the governor.

I saw that. The DNR app looks to make it easy.

 

[MI.264]

Just don't forget the new rule about notifying the DNR of your kill within their prescribed time frame or it's a big fine and possible jail time. The legislature tried to change it but it was vetoed by the governor.

Notifying the DNR that you filled your tag?, is this what they're asking everyone to do?.

 

[MI.264]

Notifying the DNR that you filled your tag?, is this what they're asking everyone to do?.

Yep, just went to the Mi. DNR website and read this, What ********