Mackinac County
Aldo Leopold Nature Preserve
1,243 acres, SW part of Clark Twp, Sections 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15
No restrictions
Birge Nature Preserve and additions
439 acres, NW part of Clark Twp, Sections 30 & 31
No restrictions
Jack Mertaugh Nature Preserve
No restrictions
Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family
Nye Nature Preserve
Search Bay Nature Preserve
25 acres, S part of Marquette Twp, Section 36
No restrictions
Seiberling-Stewart Nature Preserve
190 acres, SW part of Clark Twp, Sections 10 & 15
No restrictions
Sheppard-Hardy Nature Preserve
21 acres, NW part of Clark Twp, Section 34
No restrictions
St. Helena Island Nature Preserve
266 acres, Moran Twp, Sections 13 & 14
bow, shotgun, & muzzleloader only, hunters must stay at least 1000 ft. from lighthouse
Vosper Nature Preserve
112 acres, East part of Bois Blanc Island, Section 2
No restrictions
Chippewa County
Bailey-Lagerstrom Nature Preserve
422 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Section 33 & 34
No restrictions
Bill Marks Working Forest Reserve
50 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Sec. 32
CFA Program
Chippewa 1 Working Forest Reserve
256 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Sec. 1, 6, and 7
CFA Program
Chippewa 2 Working Forest Reserve
198 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Sec. 4, 33, and 34
CFA Program
Chippewa 3 Working Forest Reserve
89 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Sec. 34 and 35
CFA Program
Chippewa 4 Working Forest Reserve
80 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Sec. 30 and 31
CFA Program
Chippewa 5 Working Forest Reserve
80 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Sec. 32
CFA Program
Chippewa 6 Working Forest Reserve
40 acres, Bruce Twp, Sec. 18
CFA Program
Fabiano Family
Foster-Hartley Lake Nature Preserve
120 acres; Detour Twp, Section 33
John J. Helstrom at Shelldrake River
No restrictions
Little Trout Lake 25 acres, Trout Lake Twp, Section 23
waterfowl only
Moore Nature Preserve
40 acres, City of Sault Ste. Marie, Section 16
bow only
Pickering Hay Point Nature Preserve
85 acres, Sugar Island Twp, Sections 14 & 15
No restrictions
Round Island Point Nature Preserve
1,144 acres, Bay Mills Twp, Sections 25, 35 & 36 & Soo Twp, Sections 30, 31 & 32
No restrictions
Williams Nature Preserve
80 acres, Drummond Twp, T42N, R6E, Section 19
bow only
Permission to hunt a Little Traverse Conservancy parcel is obtained by completing the permission form at https://landtrust.org/preserve-hunting/.
Once this form is submitted an automated permission form will be created and sent to your email address. Please check your email and spam folder for the permission form. You must carry a copy of the signed form with you while hunting.
Please observe these rules while hunting on a nature preserve. Some properties below are designated Working Forest Reserves, which are often enrolled in Michigan’s Commercial Forest Program (CFA Program). For these you are not required to get permission to hunt, but we ask that you complete the permission form as a courtesy for LTC records.
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 lands 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.
8) State law requires that all dogs must be on a leash while visiting preserves.
9) No trapping unless property is enrolled in the commercial forest program (CFA Program).
Please help us keep our lands in good condition. Contact the Conservancy office at 231.347.0991 if you notice any inappropriate activity on a property or if trails, parking areas, or signs need attention. Trails require a good deal of management and maintenance. We appreciate the assistance of the many individuals who help monitor and provide stewardship for our properties and trails. Please contact our office if you are interested in participating in the Conservancy’s volunteer program.