The unique hunting opportunity is held annually on North Manitou Island to control the island’s deer herd and preserve the natural vegetation, according to the National Park Service. A park ...

NORTH MANITOU ISLAND ... the annual hunt is used to control the island’s deer population and preserve vegetation, and it requires a park hunting permit in addition to a current Michigan deer ...

EMPIRE - The North Manitou Island deer hunt in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is held each year to manage the introduced/non-native deer population to allow for the recovery of the forests.

Warm beaches. Forgotten homesteads. Lush forests. Let us take you closer to the authentic beauty of North Manitou Island. It’s hard to believe North Manitou Islands’s lush wilderness and ...