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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 hunting licenses and applications

Deer

Deer hunting licenses and applications

Elk

Elk hunting licenses and applications

Small game

Small game hunting (included with base license purchase)

Trapping/fur harvesting

Trapping/fur harvesting licenses

Turkey

Turkey hunting licenses and applications

Waterfowl

Waterfowl hunting licenses and applications

Before you go

Buy your license online

Hunter education

Learn to hunt


License prices

Safety information

Season dates for all species

Regulations

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Hunting regulation summaries

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

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Report All Poaching

If you witness a natural resource violation, report it immediately. Text or call 800-292-7800, phone lines are open 24/7. 

See all hunting rules and regulations

Find hunting land

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Locate lands open to public hunting

Special programs

Accessible hunting

Hunters Feeding Michigan

Pure Michigan Hunt


Youth and apprentice hunting

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#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