Wolves in Michigan

Prospective Wolf Hunters:

1,200 licenses went on sale over-the-counter at 12:00pm, September 28, 2013. While initially selling out on the 28th, past transactions may have been abandoned or voided, and then added back to be sold.

If you are interested in wolf hunting in 2013, please check periodically to see if licenses are available for purchase. We will continue to monitor for "abandoned" or voided licenses until October 31st at which time all license sales will cease. Visit E-License to purchase online.

• The cost of a wolf hunting license is $100 for residents and $500 for nonresidents. In order to purchase a license, a hunter (10 years or older) is required to have either purchased a previous hunting license or taken a state-approved hunter safety education course.
• Limited harvest of 43 wolves in three areas of the Upper Peninsula
• The regulations create three Wolf Management Units (WMU): 

• WMU A in Gogebic County in the far western Upper Peninsula - target harvest of 16 wolves
• WMU B in portions of Baraga, Houghton, Ontonagon and Gogebic counties - target harvest of 19 wolves
• WMU C in portions of Luce and Mackinac counties - target harvest of 8 wolves.


• 2013 wolf season will open Nov. 15 and will run until Dec. 31 or until the target harvest for each WMU is reached.
• Bag limit is one wolf per person per year.
• Firearm, crossbow and bow and arrow hunting will be allowed on public and private lands.
• Hunters must report successful harvest over the phone on day of harvest. Once target harvest is met for a WMU, the entire unit will be closed for the season.
• Licensed hunters are required to check daily by phone or online to determine whether any management units have been closed.
• The 2013 Wolf Hunting Digest is available in an interactive PDF format here.

Rationale and Basis of NRC for Approval and Adoption of Wildlife Conservation Order Amendments 13 and 14 of 2013 

Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 13 of 2013 

Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 14 of 2013 

Press Release - Natural Resources Commission authorizes limited public wolf harvest aimed at managing the state's wolf population - July 11, 2013