Contents of this page:
    Locations    Requirements
    Application Worksheet
    Applicant Responsibilities
    Successful Applicants

Locations
You may apply
      - At any authorized license agent.
      - At any DNR Operations Service Center.
      - Apply Online .

Requirements

• You must meet all requirements to lawfully hunt in the current-year elk seasons to be eligible to apply for an elk license or chance-only.
• Only eligible Michigan residents may apply for an elk hunting license. This includes qualified military personnel and full-time students attending a Michigan college or university who reside in the state during the school year (per MCL 324.43506.)
• It costs $4 to apply.
• To apply, you will need one of the following forms of identification:
  • Valid Michigan driver license
  • State of Michigan ID card (issued by the Secretary of State)
  • DNR Sportcard (issued through license agents or DNR Web site)
• Keep your mailing address up to date with the Secretary of State.
• You must be at least 12 years old by September 1 to apply. Note: You must be at least 14 years old to hunt with a firearm on public land.

Applicant Responsibilities

• When you apply, you are responsible for:

  • Submitting a single application. Applicants who apply more than once or falsify information will be ineligible for the drawing.

  • Checking that your information was correctly entered by the agent. An incorrect customer ID or birth date will cause you to become ineligible for a license.

  • Ensuring that you receive a DNR receipt that clearly states your customer ID. (Do Not Accept a DNR Receipt That Is Not Legible.)

  • Retaining your DNR receipt as proof that you applied.

IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to check your application receipt for accuracy.

Successful Applicants

• If you are selected in the drawing, you will receive a notification announcement by June 22, 2009, if there is a valid mailing address.
  Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified.

• You must purchase your elk hunting license authorization (license no. 171) prior to the mandatory elk hunt orientation class. The cost of this license is $100 and may be purchased from any license agent or online.

• Successful applicants will be notified of the type of license they will be issued, their assigned hunt period and elk management unit before they must purchase a license.

• The type of license, hunt period or elk management unit assigned cannot be changed.

• All licenses must be signed to be valid. Your signature on the license certifies that you meet applicable residency and hunter safety requirements to purchase a Michigan hunting license.

• Make sure the information on your license is accurate.

• Licenses may not be altered or transferred.

Application Worksheet