Criteria:
Any hunter ages 12 to 49 with a qualifying permanent disability or condition that prevents them from using conventional archery equipment that wishes to hunt in Zones 1 or 2 during the early archery season, October 1 through November 14.

Any hunter age 12 and older with a qualifying permanent disability or condition that prevents them from using conventional archery equipment that wishes to hunt in zones 1 or 2 during the late archery season, December 1 through January 1. Excluding any firearm season (muzzleloading or late antlerless) that may be in effect for those zones.

Steps:

1. Obtain crossbow application form
2. Complete sections 1 and 2 on the application
3. Take application form to a physician, a licensed physical therapist or registered occupational therapist to complete an evaluation and sections 3-5

On completion of the form with all the applicable signatures send the application to:
Crossbow Program, Customer Systems
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 30181
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7681

• Approvals are based on the physician or therapist certification
• Once approved the permit is sent in the mail
• Allow two to four weeks for normal processing