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Want to find tasty morel mushrooms in the forest? Click the box above for tips and tricks to fill your basket.
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State Forests
Visitor Centers across the state provide education programs, field trips, archery, fishing, trails and much more. Click the box above to see all our locations, or click the individual location below.
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Big Wild Forest Carbon Project
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Learn about Michigan's diverse range of fish, plants, trees, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals. Click the box above to see all species, or click the species group below.
DNR educators across the state provide fun, educational activities, programs and workshops year-round for adults, families and kids. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR educators provide classroom lessons, field trip opportunities, professional development and experiential programs to teachers around the state. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
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Elk licenses are awarded to hunters using a random weighted drawing system which began in 2003. Each year, unsuccessful applicants receive one additional "chance" for future drawings.
In the 2022 drawing, applicants had up to 20 chances to be selected - once chance for their current-year application, plus up to 19 chances earned in previous elk drawings (2003 - 2021).
All license applicants (those who specified "Bull Only" or "Bull or Antlerless" on their application) are eligible for an Any-Elk license. The Any-Elk license is valid for a bull elk or an antlerless elk. Those who specified "Bull or Antlerless" are eligible for an Antlerless Elk license if not selected in the Any-Elk license drawing.
Total applicants: 48,647 (7,966 applied for chance-only)
Total license quota: 260
| Chances | Any-Elk License Eligible Applicants | Any-Elk License Total Chances (Chances x Applicants) | Any-Elk Licenses Awarded | Antlerless Elk License Eligible Applicants | Antlerless Elk License Total Chances (Chances x Applicants) | Antlerless Elk Licenses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,167 | 6,167 | 2 | 3,410 | 3,410 | 7 |
| 2 | 4,065 | 8,130 | 4 | 2,032 | 4,064 | 7 |
| 3 | 3,561 | 10,683 | 2 | 1,650 | 4,950 | 7 |
| 4 | 2,855 | 11,420 | 7 | 1,297 | 5,188 | 8 |
| 5 | 2,490 | 12,450 | 2 | 1,047 | 5,235 | 5 |
| 6 | 2,112 | 12,672 | 2 | 877 | 5,262 | 9 |
| 7 | 1,889 | 13,223 | 2 | 759 | 5,313 | 9 |
| 8 | 1,495 | 11,960 | 6 | 588 | 4,704 | 7 |
| 9 | 1,249 | 11,241 | 2 | 493 | 4,437 | 10 |
| 10 | 1,251 | 12,510 | 1 | 452 | 4,520 | 2 |
| 11 | 1,171 | 12,881 | 6 | 430 | 4,730 | 7 |
| 12 | 1,127 | 13,524 | 3 | 417 | 5,004 | 9 |
| 13 | 1,253 | 16,289 | 2 | 432 | 5,616 | 8 |
| 14 | 1,297 | 18,158 | 3 | 451 | 6,314 | 8 |
| 15 | 1,304 | 19,560 | 6 | 440 | 6,600 | 8 |
| 16 | 1,294 | 20,704 | 3 | 471 | 7,536 | 13 |
| 17 | 1,401 | 23,817 | 7 | 530 | 9,010 | 10 |
| 18 | 1,571 | 28,278 | 10 | 625 | 11,250 | 16 |
| 19 | 1,597 | 30,343 | 7 | 596 | 11,324 | 13 |
| 20 | 1,522 | 30,440 | 3 | 552 | 11,040 | 17 |
| TOTALS: | 40,671 | 324,450 | 80 | 17,549 | 125,507 | 180 |
