(1) “Take” means fishing, hunting, trapping, catching, capturing, killing, or the attempt to engage in such an activity.
  (2) “Trap” and “trapping” mean the taking of wild animals by means of a trap.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.43508

  • Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (3) “Waterfowl” means ducks, geese, gallinules, and mergansers.
  (4) “Wild animal” means a mammal, bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, or crustacea of a wild nature indigenous to this state or introduced to this state by the department or a species determined by the department to be of public benefit.
  (5) “Wiggler” means a mayfly nymph or other aquatic insect nymphs or larvae.