Mission
Under one umbrella, the Hunt Michigan Collaborative (HMC) aims to assimilate and streamline our respective R3 efforts to grow hunter numbers in Michigan, while simultaneously providing landowners, urban areas, and farmers with much needed wildlife management.
"The Hunt Michigan Collaborative National Deer Association Farm Tour helps farmers reduce crop damage by allowing registered hunters to hunt their farmland through organized hunts. It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of dollars in crop damage occurs each year. We understand it is difficult to farm, have a day job, and handle deer management. This is why we developed an organized way of reducing the deer population in areas where there is an abundance of deer.
The HMC NDA Farm Tour works with Farmers and the Michigan DNR to get Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits and Crop Damage Permits to harvest doe on farms. The National Deer Association covers all liability, registers hunters, and makes sure hunters are respecting the farm and following all of the rules we establish for the hunts that take place on your farm. Our goal is to help you reduce the number of deer on your property, while getting/keeping people into hunting. Hunters that harvest deer have the option to keep the venison or donate venison to Hunters Feeding Michigan.
ALL Farm Tour Hunts will be guided by a HMC/NDA Hunt Coordinator that will meet hunters at your farm, explain the rules, drop off/pick-up hunters at pop-up ground blinds, and help field dress and track deer. Hunters will be required to follow all Michigan Deer Hunting Regulations and Farm Tour rules during the hunts. "
Farmers & Landowners
Are you a farmer and/or landowner in need of wildlife management services?
Farm Tour helps farmers reduce crop damage by allowing registered hunters to hunt their farmland through organized hunts. ALL Farm Tour Hunts will be guided by a HMC/NDA Hunt Coordinator that will meet hunters at your farm, explain the rules, drop off/pick-up hunters at pop-up ground blinds, and help field dress and track deer. Hunters will be required to follow all Michigan Deer Hunting Regulations and Farm Tour rules during the hunts.
The process to set up a hunt with the Farm Tour begins by following the link below to complete an our online registration form or email us kalamazooconservation@gmail.com
Hunting Coorinator
The Hunt Michigan Collaborative National Deer Association Farm Tour helps farmers reduce crop damage by allowing registered hunters to hunt their farmland through organized hunts. It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of dollars in crop damage occurs each year. Farmers can’t keep up with farming, day jobs, and deer management.
If you are an expert hunter, we are looking for you to join our team and become a local Hunting Coordinator. Want to learn how you can become a local expert with the Kalamazoo Conservation District?
Follow the link below or email us at kalamazooconservation@gmail.com
Hunters
The HMC NDA Farm Tour provides new and seasoned hunters the opportunity to hunt private farmland while using Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits and Crop Damage Permits to harvest doe. Hunters have the option to keep the venison or donate venison to Hunters Feeding Michigan.
Hunters must have a base license and deer hunting license in order to hunt on the Farm Tour and must follow all Michigan Deer Hunting Regulations and Farm Tour rules during the hunt.
Hunters interested in more information about hunting on the Farm Tour can email us at kalamazooconservation@gmail.com or click the link below and directly sign up for a hunt