Baiting is permitted in the Upper Peninsula, however, because of the concerns about the spread of Chronic Waste Disease, it is not allowed in the Lower Peninsula.

For hunters in the U.P., the Department of Natural Resources requires that the volume of bait scattered on the ground cannot exceed two gallons at any one hunting site at any time. This includes new and old bait combined.

Baiting is allowed only between October 1 and January 1. Bait can be any kind of food.

Hunters must be sure that bait is spread over a minimum of a 10- foot by 10-foot area. The bait can be scattered directly on the ground by any means, including mechanical spin-cast feeders, provided that the spin-cast feeder does not distribute on the ground more than the maximum volume allowed.