MARQUETTE, MI— Michigan deer hunters will have to start reporting their harvests online this fall.
The Department of Natural Resources says last year, nearly 7,000 hunters voluntarily reported their takes online to help test the new system.
DNR officials say the biggest reason the department is moving online is a decline in the response rate to post-season mail surveys. That leads to uncertainty in harvest estimates and incorrect regulation recommendations.
This fall, hunters will have 72 hours after taking a deer to report their harvest. It can be done online at www.michigan.gov/DNRHarvestreport or through the DNR’s new mobile app.