A past thread about it:
http://www.mgouc.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8252
And:
324.40111 Taking animal from in or upon vehicle;
transporting or possessing firearm in or upon
vehicle; transporting bow in or upon vehicle; written permission to hunt or discharge firearm.
Sec. 40111.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part or in a department order authorized under section 40107, a person shall not take an animal from in or upon a vehicle.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this part or in a department order authorized under section 40107, a person shall not transport or have in possession a firearm in or upon a vehicle, unless the firearm is
unloaded in both barrel and magazine and enclosed in a case, carried in the trunk of a vehicle, or unloaded in a motorized boat.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person shall not transport or have in possession a bow in or upon a vehicle, unless the bow is unstrung, enclosed in a case, or carried in the trunk of a vehicle.
(4) A person shall not hunt or discharge a firearm within 150 yards of an occupied building, dwelling, house, residence, or cabin, or any barn or other building used in connection with a farm operation, without obtaining the written permission of the owner, renter, or occupant of the property.
History: Add. 1995, Act 57, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995.
There are other areas within the law that state the same thing.
I was advised by an attorney not to do it. It is a grey area in the law.
I was also reminded by a Wayne Co. Deputy in my carbine class last weekend that it was a no-no.
Of course you could always take your chances.
I don't know of any current cases that may have been decided upon in this matter.
I'm just letting you guys know what I've been told. (and what is written in the law).
Make your own decisions. I've made mine!!
Heres a link from the MIDNR about transporting:
http://tinyurl.com/4kpd7
Heres a link to Michigan Firearms Laws:
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/publications/firearms.pdf
Once you have it open, do a find "ctrl f" and type in "transport".
It will find every place the term transport in cited in the laws.
At the bottom of Adobe there is a pair of binoculars with an arrow, hit it to go the the next citing of "transport". It will take you through the whole document and show you all instances of the word "transport". And hopefully prove my point.
Hope this helps.