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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
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• Wild Turkey Management

• Hunting Applications, Drawings and Leftover Licenses

• Turkey Hunting Reporting Option

• Report Sightings of Wild Turkey
Hunters can assist the DNR by reporting any sightings of wild turkeys. This information, which is kept confidential, is used to better manage the turkey resource. Make your report online.

• Report Sightings of Diseased Turkeys

• Wild Turkey Cooperator Patch

• Help Design the Turkey Patch!

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Season Information

• 2012 Spring Turkey Hunting Digest PDF icon

• 2012 Michigan Spring Turkey Hunting Digest (HTML)

• Important Dates - 2012 Spring Turkey Hunting Season

• 2012 Spring Turkey Hunting Units Map

• 2012 Spring Turkey Hunt Numbers and License Quotas

• 2012 Spring Turkey Hunting Hours

• General Spring Turkey Hunting Rules

• 2011 Fall Turkey Hunting Digest PDF icon


License Information

• How to Obtain a Spring Turkey License

• Spring Turkey License Costs

• Leftover Licenses

• License Availability

• Apprentice Hunting License

• Commercial Hunting Guides on State Land


Related Resources

• 2012 Spring Turkey Workshops

• Using Spur Length to Age a Turkey

• Mentoring: See the Difference It Makes

• Mentored Youth Hunting Program

• Dioxin Advisory Information

• Turkey Target - Pattern Your Shotgun for Turkeys PDF icon

• 2010 Spring Turkey Hunter Survey Report PDF icon

• Fall Wild Turkey Hunting Tips, Ethics and Safety

• Historical Harvest Information

• Natural History

• Truths and Myths about Wild Turkeys (Purdue University) PDF icon

• Corn and Soybean Crop Depredation by Wildlife (Purdue University) PDF icon




Related Links
 •  Buy A License
 •  Drawing Results
 •  Report Diseased Wildlife
 •  Report Bird Bands
 •  Wildlife Disease
 •  Youth Hunting
 •  Hunters with Disabilities
 •  Report Wildlife Observations
 •  Application and Drawing Dates

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