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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Large Lakes Research Station 9311 Groh Road Detroit River Grosse Ile, MI 48138 Phone: 734/365 0219 People with hearing impairments may reach Detroit International River International Wildlife Refuge through the Federal Relay System at 1-800/877 8339 Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/refuge/detroit_river Hunting Map U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1 800/344 WILD & Regulations www.fws.gov CONTACTS Michigan Department of Natural Resources http://www.michigan.gov/dnr Emergencies ............................................911 Pointe Mouillee State Game Area ......734/379 9692 To Report Violations Refuge Law Enforcement Officer .........419/898 0014 x32 or [email protected] Report All Poaching (RAP) Line ...........1-800/292 7800 Contact the refuge at 734/365 0219 or [email protected] for more information. September 2012 Know Your Welcome to Your Refuge! Seasons All refuge hunting seasons will Signs! Detroit River International Wildlife & Hours coincide with state hunting seasons. Refuge (DRIWR) was established in For authorized hunting, refuge is open 2001 to preserve the Lower Detroit 1½ hours before legal shooting time to River and Western Lake Erie. 1 hour after legal shooting time. DRIWR is within an hour’s drive of nearly seven million people in the Migratory Migratory bird hunting is allowed Detroit, Michigan; Windsor, Ontario; Bird Hunting in the following refuge units: and Toledo, Ohio metropolitan areas. Humbug Marsh, Calf Island, Sugar Marks refuge The refuge’s acquisition boundary Island, Strong, Brancheau, Fix, and boundary. Does stretches along 48 miles of Detroit Plum Creek Bay. See specific unit not prohibit River and western Lake Erie regulations. Migratory bird hunting is access, only shoreline and today, consists of more also allowed below the ordinary high unauthorized than 2,000 owned acres divided into watermark in accordance with State uses. 13 separate units located in Wayne laws and regulations in the following and Monroe counties. An additional coastal areas: Humbug Marsh, 5 units totaling nearly 4,000 acres Mama Juda Shoal, Mud Island, are managed under cooperative Grassy Island, Humbug Island, Calf management agreements between Island, Sugar Island, Strong Unit, the refuge and outside landowners. and Brancheau Unit. Hunting from dikes, shore or entry onto uplands Detroit River International of any other refuge unit including Wildlife Refuge provides a wide Mud Island, Grassy Island, and the Area is closed variety of wildlife-dependent mainland portion of the Humbug to public access. recreation activities to the public, Marsh unit is prohibited. Do not trespass including environmental education, behind this sign. interpretation, wildlife observation Waterfowl The diked wetland areas of the and photography, hunting, and Hunting by Brancheau Unit are open to waterfowl fishing. For more information about Special Permit hunting by special permit only and Detroit River IWR or other national Only will be managed in cooperation with wildlife refuges, visit www.fws.gov. Michigan DNR, Wildlife Division. Hunting will begin on opening day of the general Michigan waterfowl General Hunting Regulations season, and continue every Sunday Marks areas that The hunting regulations specific to and Wednesday thereafter in are open only Detroit River International Wildlife conjunction with managed waterfowl to waterfowl Refuge are set forth in Title 50, Code hunts at the Pointe Mouillee State hunting. No of Federal Regulations. Individuals Game Area (SGA). A lottery drawing other game accessing the refuge are subject will assign special permits along with may be hunted to inspections of permits, licenses, designated zones to hunters at the where this sign is hunting equipment, bag limits, boats, SGA headquarters each morning at posted. vehicles and their contents by federal 5:30 a.m. All blinds are accessed by and state officers. walking from the Brancheau Unit parking lot; no boats allowed. Each Michigan state regulations and hunter is allowed a maximum of 18 refuge specific regulations will be shells containing approved non-toxic enforced. Refuge specific regulations shot. No shot size larger than #1 shot supersede state regulations. Hunting is permitted. Waterfowl area permits is allowed only on refuge units are required and may be purchased at described in this brochure. Only the the SGA. Permits are $4 daily or $13 species listed in this brochure may be annually. hunted. Big & Small Big game and small game hunting is Baiting Hunting over bait and the distri- Game allowed on the following refuge units: bution of bait, including salt licks, Humbug Marsh (Island portion only), mineral blocks, or any chemical Calf Island, Sugar Island, Strong and substance applied to the ground or Fix. See specific unit regs. vegetation is prohibited on National Wildlife Refuge units. Weapons All State approved hunting weapons are permissible on refuge lands. Hunting Dogs The use of hunting dogs, provided the This includes firearms, archery bows dog is under the immediate control of and crossbows. In accordance with the hunter, is permitted. State regulations, handguns will be permitted for hunting deer, fox, Camping & Camping and fires on refuge lands coyote, and raccoon. Fires are prohibited. Permissible Only approved non-toxic shot is ATVs All terrain vehicles (ATVs) and other Shot permitted while in the field with the motorized vehicles are prohibited on following exception: While hunting refuge lands. fox, coyotes and raccoons in units where it is allowed, the use of single Alcohol The use or possession of alcoholic projectile shot such as bullets, slugs beverages while hunting is or muzzleloader bullets containing prohibited. lead will be permitted. For deer hunting, only single projectile shot Humbug Marsh Hunting Regulations may be used. The use of buckshot will not be permitted on refuge lands. Open Water (from water’s edge out into Detroit River) Do Not Shoot! Opossum, porcupine, weasels Migratory Birds: Below (including mink), skunk, ground Ordinary High Water Mark squirrel, woodchuck, muskrat, beaver, Goose, duck, merganser, coot, American crow, European starlings, gallinule, woodcock, sora, rail, and house sparrows, northern bobwhite Wilson’s snipe. (quail), and feral pigeons may NOT be hunted or trapped on the refuge at Mainland (from water’s edge any time. west to Jefferson Avenue) CLOSED to all hunting. Equipment All items, including blinds, boats and Removal decoys must be removed from the Humbug Island refuge at the end of each day’s hunt. Big Game: White-tailed deer and wild turkey. Trail Cutting of woody vegetation on the Upland/ Small Game: Ring-necked Markings refuge for blinds is prohibited. pheasant, gray, fox and red squirrel, cottontail rabbit, raccoon, Portable Portable tree stands are permitted gray and red fox, and coyote. Tree Stands for deer hunters. Tree stands do Migratory Birds: Goose, duck, not need to be removed at the merganser, coot, gallinule, wood- end of each day’s hunt. However, cock, sora, rail, and Wilson’ snipe. State regulations on the use of tree stands on public land will be strictly Hunter Access enforced. Humbug Island is accessible by boat only. There is no access to water from Paint & The use of paint, flagging, reflectors, tacks, USFWS property. The closest boat Flagging or other human-made materials to mark launch is Elizabeth Park Marina or trails or hunting locations is forbidden. Lake Erie Metropark. Calf Island Hunting Regulations Hunter Access Big Game: White-tailed deer From I-75, take Exit 21 (Swan Creek and wild turkey. Rd.) east to North Dixie Hwy. Turn Upland/Small Game: Ring-necked left (northeast) and take North pheasant, gray, fox and red Dixie Highway/US Turnpike to Port squirrel, cottontail rabbit, raccoon, Sunlight Rd. Turn right (south) and gray and red fox, and coyote. follow Port Sunlight Rd. about 1 mile Migratory Birds: Goose, duck, to the Strong Unit. Hunter parking merganser, coot, gallinule, wood- area is on left. Boat access is available cock, sora, rail, and Wilson’s snipe. from Lake Erie. Sugar Island Hunting Regulations Brancheau Unit Hunting Regulations Big Game: White-tailed deer. Diked Portion of Unit Upland Game: Ring-necked (managed areas inside dikes) pheasant, gray, fox and red Big Game: CLOSED. squirrel, cottontail rabbit, raccoon, Upland/Small Game: CLOSED. gray and red fox, and coyote. Migratory Birds: PERMIT Migratory Birds: Goose, duck, REQUIRED. Hunters selected merganser, coot, gallinule, via lottery held at Pointe Mouillee woodcock, sora, rail, and Wilson’s State Game Area. Hunt conducted snipe. in cooperation with the Michigan DNR. Hunter Access Goose, duck, merganser, coot, Calf Island and Sugar Island are gallinule, woodcock, sora, rail, and accessible by boat only. There is Wilson’s snipe. no access to water from USFWS property. The closest boat launch is Coastal Wetlands Portion of Unit Elizabeth Park Marina or Lake Erie (area outside dikes and open to Swan Metropark. Creek & Lake Erie) Migratory Birds: Below Ordinary Strong Unit Hunting Regulations High Water Mark Northern Portion of Unit Goose, duck, merganser, coot, (from Estral Beach protection dike gallinule, woodcock, sora, rail, and north to unit boundary) Wilson’s snipe. Big Game: White-tailed deer, wild turkey. Hunter Access (Diked Portion) Upland/Small Game: Ring-necked Access to the Brancheau Unit is pheasant, gray, fox and red permitted only with a special permit squirrel, cottontail rabbit, raccoon, distributed via lottery in cooperation gray and red fox, and coyote. with the Michigan DNR. SEE Migratory Birds: Goose, duck, GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR merganser, coot, gallinule, MORE INFORMATION. woodcock, sora, rail, and Wilson’s snipe. From I-75, take Exit 21 (Swan Creek Rd.) east to North Dixie Hwy. Turn Southern Portion of Unit left (northeast) and take North Dixie (from Estral Beach protection dike Hwy. to Strong Rd. Turn right (south) south into Village of Estral Beach) and follow Strong Rd. to Trombley CLOSED to all hunting. Rd. Turn left (northeast) and take Trombley Rd. to Blanchett Rd. Turn right (southeast) and take Blanchett Rd.
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