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Hunting

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Hunting

Download the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app!

Licenses, permits, regulations, maps, drawing results and more, all in the palm of your hand. Available on the App Store for Apple and Google Play for Android.

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Game species information

bear

Bear

Bear hunting licenses and applications

deer

Deer

Deer hunting licenses and applications

elk

Elk

Elk hunting licenses and applications

small game

Small game

Small game hunting (included with base license purchase)

fur harvesting

Trapping/fur harvesting

Trapping/fur harvesting licenses

turkey

Turkey

Turkey hunting licenses and applications

waterfowl

Waterfowl

Waterfowl hunting licenses and applications

Regulations

Hunting digests

Please see the latest rules and regulations pertaining to hunting and trapping as well as species-specific information.

Regulation summaries and handbooks

Report All Poaching

If you witness a natural resource violation, report it immediately. You can do this by texting or calling 800-292-7800, phone lines are open 24/7. You can also use the online poaching complaint form (for complaints within Michigan only).

Report All Poaching

Wildlife Conservation Order

For a full list of regulations and legal descriptions of hunting unit boundaries, see the Wildlife Conservation Order.

Wildlife Conservation Order

#RecreateResponsibly

Most people do not cut or harm trees on public land and  they pick up their used ammunition cartridges and casings. It's the right thing to do and it's the law. 

 

Learn how to #RecreateResponsibly