The stamp will help the DNR monitor the number of hunters using a crossbow and its impact on the resource to determine whether future crossbow use should be expanded, limited or remain the same.

A crossbow stamp may be obtained free of charge at any authorized hunting and fishing license vendor or on-line through the E-License site and should be carried with you when hunting with a crossbow.

To get your stamp online click here to go to the E-License site:

1. Certify that you are obtaining a license for yourself or a minor
2. Log in using a valid form of customer identification
3. At the available E-License items use the scroll bar to the immediate right of the license list to pull up the crossbow stamp, Item #800.
4. Complete any other purchases
5. Check out
6. Print the stamp

To get the crossbow stamp from a license vendor, go to any store authorized to sell Michigan hunting and fishing licenses and request the free stamp. It is item #800