The Michigan DNR wants your design for the annual deer patch.
The deer management corporation has created a patch that has been a collector's item for hunters for decades.
For the first time ever, the DNR is looking for the public to design the patch.
“Over the years, hunters or others have asked about or submitted patch ideas, but we have always hired an artist or used DNR staff,” said Jordyn Richardson, DNR outreach technician. “This year, we thought, let’s make it a contest so we can get a lot of different ideas and bring some excitement back to the patch.”
If you want to participate, you'll need to submit your design by April 2, 2018. Include the artist's name, mailing address and phone number.
Mail the entry to:
DNR Wildlife Division
Attn: Emilie O’Grady
525 W. Allegan St.
P.O. Box 30444
Lansing, MI 48909
Contest rules are as follows:
• Entries must be submitted through U.S. mail.
• Entries must be postmarked by April 2, 2018.
• Entries must include the artist’s name, mailing address and phone number.
• Anyone can enter the contest. Children under the age of 13 need parental/guardian permission. (Permission is given by including parent/guardian signature on the back of the entry.)
• Work must be original to the artist and must be submitted by the artist or artist’s parent or guardian.
• Entries may be any medium but must be submitted on paper, hand-drawn or printed.
• Entries must portray a white-tailed deer and Michigan habitat or represent Michigan deer hunting.
• Entries may include a maximum of seven colors.
• “Successful Hunter 2018” must be included in the design.
• “Deer Management Cooperator” must be included in the design.
• “mi.gov/deer" must be included in the design.
• Submitted entries must be scaled to a size of 3 inches by 4 inches or 3 inches by 3 inches (the final size of the patch).
• Entries must include the DNR logo. (Feel free to create a circular placeholder. The minimum size of the logo on the final patch is 1 inch.)
• Once a patch design is submitted, it is the property of the DNR.
The DNR:
• Reserves the right to not use any entries submitted for patch design
• Reserves the right to use any entry as the basis for patch designs in future years.
• Will protect the integrity of winner's design composition as much as possible.
• May make changes to assist in the production of the patch.
• Reserves the exclusive right to authorize the reproduction of the winning design.
• Will not insure the entries received or be responsible for loss or damage to the entries.
• Has the right to use the designer’s name and image for promotional purposes without compensation to the designer.
• Has the right to destroy submissions.
The lucky winner will be contacted in May.
