The following rules apply to all lands owned by the Little Traverse Conservancy where hunting is allowed:

1) Hunters must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local hunting laws.

2) Hunters must comply with general preserve rules. Camping, dumping, fires, and trimming or removal of vegetation is not allowed.  Motorized vehicles, including snowmobiles and ORVs, are not permitted.  Please park and walk in. 

3) No baiting.

4) Please remain a safe distance from residential areas that are adjacent to Preserves.

5) On Preserves that have active crop fields please do not hunt in the fields themselves.  However, retrieval of your game from the fields is permitted.

6) No permanent blinds.

7) Temporary ground blinds and tree stands are permitted under the following conditions:

a. No nails, screws, pegs, or any other device that penetrates the bark of a tree can be used for the construction of blinds or for access to tree stands.

b. Hunters may construct temporary ground blinds only from dead natural materials provided the use of such materials does not impact the conservation values of the preserve and that the blind will be dismantled at the end of the season.  No plywood, lumber, tarps, or other such materials may be used.

c. Any tree stand used on Conservancy preserves must be portable and have the owner’s name and address on it.

d. Blinds, both ground and tree stand, may be in place no sooner than one week prior to the beginning of the season for which they will be used and must be removed at the end of the season.