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Purchasing licenses and stamps

Purchasing licenses and stamps

Table of contents

  • Small game regs home page and glossary of terms

    Small game management

    • Managing small game in Michigan

    Season dates and bag limits

    • Small game hunting season dates
    • Year-round hunting and trapping seasons
    • Mitigating damage caused by wildlife
    • Pheasant management units
    • Sharp-tailed grouse management unit
    • Bag limits

    License types and fees

    • License types and fees by age
    • Hunter education
    • Mentored hunting
    • Apprentice hunting
    • Hunters with disabilities
    • Michigan residents
    • Michigan veterans with disabilities
    • U.S. military personnel
    • Treaty-authorized hunters
    • DNR Sportcard
    • Hunt/fish combo license
    • Base license
    • Pheasant license
    • Harvest Information Program
    • Woodcock stamp
    • Pure Michigan Hunt

    Purchasing licenses and stamps

    • Identification requirements
    • Where to buy licenses and stamps
    • Lost licenses and stamps

    When and where to hunt

    • Hunting hours
    • Hunting and trapping zones
    • Limited firearms deer zone
    • Safety zones
    • Public lands
    • State parks and recreation areas
    • National wildlife refuges
    • National forest lands
    • Commercial Forest lands
    • Hunting Access Program
    • Local municipalities
    • Waterways
    • Rights of way
    • Trespassing

    Equipment regulations

    • Hunter orange
    • Elevated platforms and ground blinds
    • Transporting bows, crossbows and firearms
    • Artificial lights
    • Off-road vehicles and snowmobiles

    Hunting methods

    • Falconry
    • Training dogs on game animals
    • Hunting with dogs
    • Wolf-dog conflicts
    • Commercial hunting guides

    Wildlife diseases

    • Sick wildlife reporting
    • Avian influenza
    • Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2
    • West Nile virus

    Invasive species

    • Russian boar

    After the harvest

    • Drones and recovering game animals
    • Transporting game animals
    • Migratory bird band reporting
    • Handling and processing small game meat
    • Buying and selling game animals

    Report all poaching

Identification requirements

What identification do I need to purchase a license?
To purchase a hunting 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 DNR Hunt Fish app. If the information on your DNR Sportcard from a previous year is still accurate, you should continue to use it).

Do I have to carry my hunting license when hunting?
Yes. When hunting, you must carry your hunting license and the identification (including qualifying credentials) used to purchase that license and present them upon demand of a Michigan conservation officer, a tribal conservation officer or any law enforcement officer.

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Where to buy licenses and stamps

Where can I purchase a Michigan hunting license?
You can purchase a Michigan hunting 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.

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Lost licenses and stamps

What do I do if I lost my hunting license?
If you originally purchased your hunting license at a license agent or online, you can visit a license agent and have your license(s) reprinted ($3 for non-kill tag replacement and full price for kill tag replacement). You must provide the identification number used to purchase the original license.

If you originally purchased your hunting license online, you received an email containing a PDF file of printable licenses (non-kill tag(s)), including your base license. Save your PDF so it can be reprinted if misplaced. If you have an eLicense account, you may log in at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses to reprint your non-kill tag items. Access your purchase history to reprint current licenses. Call 517-284-6057 for licensing assistance.

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