PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Michigan · Upland

Spruce grouse

Protected — hunting prohibited
Season 2026-27
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Season windows

Awaiting survey — No dated season on record

This state's classification carries no date range for the species.

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Licence and outlook

Bag limitAwaiting survey
HIP requiredAwaiting survey
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Occurs in Michigan (small Upper Peninsula boreal-forest population) but is explicitly named as 'Protected wildlife' in the MI DNR 2026 regulations summary glossary and 'cannot be taken at any time.' This is a statutory prohibition, distinct from a season simply not being published.

Population outlook

Michigan 2026

Awaiting survey — Michigan 2026

Lower-confidence closure, flagged explicitly (mirrors the CA white-tailed ptarmigan and IL/IN ruffed grouse judgment calls from prior Tier B batches): spruce grouse is a Species of Special Concern in Michigan with a closed season, but no MI DNR spring survey, drumming/pellet count, or monitoring program was found after two independent search passes (the Tier A registry's own pass, plus a fresh attempt this pass: a direct fetch of MI DNR's species page returned HTTP 403, and a targeted search surfaced only Minnesota's spruce grouse program, not Michigan's). Not a documented confirmed-absence statement from MI DNR itself — worth a second look with a working fetch path or a direct MI DNR inquiry.

Issuing agencyMichigan Department of Natural Resourceswww.michigan.gov/dnrRecord year 2026