Fall Turkey Application Period: Jul. 1 - Aug. 1, 2021
Drawing Results Available Online: Aug. 16, 2021FALL TURKEY HUNTING SEASON DATES
Sept. 15 through Nov. 14, 2021.
Detailed information about fall turkey regulations, management units, hunting hours and more can be found in the Fall Turkey Digest. For a full list of regulations and legal descriptions see the Wildlife Conservation Order.
FALL TURKEY HUNTING LICENSES
From Jul. 1 - Aug. 1, hunters may apply for one limited-quota license, for a specific fall turkey hunt unit during specific season dates. The application fee is $5. Applicants selected in the drawing may then purchase a limited-quota license online or at a license agent. After the drawing, any leftover licenses will be sold until quotas are met. Depending on how many hunters apply, leftover licenses may or may not be available for some hunt units and/or dates. Hunters, including young hunters licensed under the Mentored Youth Hunting Program, may apply for or purchase a fall turkey license. Hunters who do not apply for the drawing may purchase a leftover license, if available, beginning Aug. 30 at 10:00 a.m.
- Buy a License/Application
- Find a Place to Hunt
Draw Results and Leftover Licenses
There is no guarantee that leftover licenses will be available for any hunt unit. If any licenses remain after the drawing, unsuccessful applicants who possess a current base license may purchase a leftover turkey license online or from any license agent on a first-come, first-served basis for a one-week period beginning Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Any limited-quota licenses that remain as of Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. EST may be purchased by any hunter, with a current base license or mentored youth license, including those who did not apply for a spring turkey license.
- Drawing Results
- Leftover Licenses
Harvest Survey and Observation Reporting
Turkey hunters, we need your help! After your hunting season has ended, please report your hunting activity. Information you provide will improve management and ensure that decisions regarding hunting seasons are based on the best information available. Hunters can also assist the DNR by reporting any sightings of wild turkeys during January. This information, which is kept confidential, is also used to manage the turkey resource.
- Report January Sightings
Wild Turkey Cooperator Patch
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Michigan's wild turkey patch program is coordinated by the Michigan chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Visit their website for information about the patch or to contact them with questions.
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