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Purchasing licenses and kill tags
Table of contents
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- Fall turkey regs home page and glossary of terms
- Season dates and bag limits
- Fall turkey hunting seasons and license quotas
- Fall turkey management units
- Bag limits
- Fall turkey drawing system
- Application information
- Eligible applicants
- How to apply for a fall turkey license
- Party applications
- Application assistance
- Drawing results
- License types and fees
- License types and fees by age
- Hunter education
- Mentored youth hunting
- Apprentice hunting
- Michigan residents
- Treaty-authorized hunters
- DNR Sportcard
- Base license
- Fall turkey license
- Leftover licenses
- Pure Michigan Hunt
- Purchasing licenses and kill tags
- Identification requirements
- Where to buy licenses and kill tags
- Lost licenses and kill tags
- When and where to hunt
- Hunting hours
- Safety zones
- Public lands
- State lands
- National forest lands
- Commercial Forest lands
- Turkey management in Michigan
- Hunting Access Program
- Local municipalities
- Rights of way
- Trespassing
- 2024 fall turkey workshops
- Equipment regulations
- Hunter orange
- Elevated platforms and ground blinds
- Bows, crossbows and firearms
- Transporting bows, crossbows and firearms
- Hunting methods
- Decoys and calls
- Baiting
- Hunting with dogs
- Commercial hunting guides
- Wildlife diseases
- After the harvest
- Validating harvest
- Transporting game animals
- Handling and processing turkey meat
- Buying and selling game animals
- Wild turkey cooperator patch
- Turkey reporting options
- Report all poaching
Identification requirements
What identification do I need to purchase a license?
To purchase a fall turkey license in Michigan, you must have one of the following forms of identification:
- Valid Michigan driver's license.
- Valid nonresident driver's license.
- State of Michigan ID card (issued by the Secretary of State).
- DNR Sportcard (issued through license agents, at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses or on the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app. If the information on your DNR Sportcard from the previous year is still accurate, you should continue to use it).
Do I have to carry my full turkey license when hunting?
Yes. When hunting, you must carry your fall turkey license and the identification used to purchase that license and present both upon demand of a Michigan conservation officer, a tribal conservation officer or any law enforcement officer.
Where to buy licenses and kill tags
Where can I purchase a fall turkey license or leftover license?
You can purchase a license from any license agent, online at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses or through the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app. The app is available for download at the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. Find a license agent at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenseAgents.
If I purchased my fall turkey license online, when will I get my kill tag?
If you purchased your fall turkey license online, your kill tag will be mailed to you seven to 10 business days after your purchase. You cannot go hunting without the license in your possession.
Lost licenses and kill tags
What do I do if I lost my fall turkey license?
If you originally purchased your fall turkey license at a license agent or online, you can visit a license agent and have your license replaced. Because a fall turkey license is a kill tag, a full turkey license replacement is full price. You must provide the identification number used to purchase the original license.