Michigan Hunting Access Program (HAP) (HAP)

DNR leases hunting access on private land in the Lower Peninsula and part of the Eastern U.P. Landowners get an annual per-acre payment based on habitat quality, type of hunting allowed and acres. Enrolled landowners can also apply for wildlife habitat improvement funds.

• Landowners in the Northern and Southern Lower Peninsula and a section of the Eastern Upper Peninsula

• Owning 20 or more acres

• Forest, wetland, grassland and cropland can be enrolled; minimum habitat requirements vary by region

One-year leases, paid at the end of each hunting season; landowner chooses all hunting, youth/apprentice only, small game, deer or turkey only; liability protection under P.A. 451 of 1994.

Published amounts: HAP can pay up to $30 per acre for high-quality habitat enrolled into a Farm Bill program such as the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or for land devoted to a wildlife food plot. ... landowners in southern Michigan ... can receive an extra $10 per acre from Pheasants Forever

Interested in enrolling in HAP? Email DNR-Wildlife@Michigan.gov or call 517-284-9453.

Deadline text on the page: eligible to apply during open enrollment periods. Please see map below for eligible counties and contact DNR to determine if enrollment is open in your county.