Michigan

Managed Waterfowl Area Passbook Stamps — Season

These stamps were issued to hunters at state-owned and managed game areas where waterfowl hunting was allowed. Waterfowl hunting at these areas were by local permit only; in other words, the permits were only available at a district office near the site. Permits were (and still are) issued for a morning hunt or an afternoon hunt and only valid for the time and location specified on the permit. They were allotted to hunters via a drawing process.

From 1986 through 1994 a die-cut stamp, measuring approximately 33 mm x 30 mm was substituted for the paper permit and required to be affixed inside the Michigan hunter’s passbook (which also served as a stamp carrier). During this period, a separate card measuring approximately 50 mm x 64 mm was also issued to the hunter along with the stamp; the card was rubber-stamped with the name of the game area and also the date and time (A.M. or P.M.) of the hunt.

There were two different stamps issued; the first conveyed the rights to hunt at the area for the entire waterfowl season. In this sense, they served a similar purpose to the Honey Lake Waterfowl Stamps. Such stamps were overprinted with a large “S”.