Bay Mills Conservation Department

    

     The Bay Mills Conservation Department began in 1979 with the Fox Decision. This case gave BMIC the right to commercial fish the treaty ceded waters of lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan under tribal regulations and enforcement. In 2007, an additional consent decree was signed with the state and federal governments that recognizes the tribes right to hunt and fish in the treaty ceded territory of Michigan under tribal regulations and enforcement.
    

     Today the department employs five officers that patrol the Great Lakes and inland waters under tribal regulations and enforcement.
    

     Tribal members seeking information about hunting and fishing permits, as well as current regulations, can contact the Conservation Department.

                            CONTACT: Ben Carrick/Terry Carrick         906-248-3251