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Pure Michigan Hunt applications are on sale from March 1 - December 31. You could win a *prize package worth thousands, as well as licenses for *elk, bear, spring and fall turkey, antlerless deer, and the first pick at a managed waterfowl hunt area! Don't miss out on your shot at Michigan's ultimate hunt!
Each $5 Pure Michigan Hunt application helps fund Michigan's wildlife habitat restoration and management. To find out more about what your hunting license and applications dollars are accomplishing, see the Wildlife Division's annual reports.
*Prize package subject to change. Only Michigan residents are eligible to obtain the elk license. Non-residents can transfer the elk license to a resident of their choice.
Congratulations to our 2022 Pure Michigan Hunt winners!
David Pruden - Okemos, MI
Chris Boyce - Holland, MI
Jeffrey Shembarger - Berrien Center, MI
2023 Pure Michigan Hunt applications are on sale from
March 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
Estrus Max Doe In Heat Urine Lure (ATA Seal of Participation), Elk Cow In Heat Estrus Urine Lure (ATA Seal of Participation), Set of Cover Scents, Scent Wicks, Buck Bait logoed hat, Buck Bait logoed decal sticker, 3 blends of Deer Camp Coffee (official licensed Realtree product), 16 oz. Deer Camp coffee logoed mug, Deer Camp Coffee logoed decal
5-year membership - includes free trophy entry for any qualifying deer, bear, elk or turkey
Peltor Sport Tactical Electronic Earmuffs and assortment of 20 Best Shooters Earplugs
1-year subscription to each winner, Outdoor News Print of the Year, Outdoor News hat.
Membership, subscription to Michigan Out-Of-Doors Magazine, merchandise, Cooking Wild Game and Fish with Chef Milos cookbook
NWTF turkey hunting vest, personalized turkey box call, wild turkey cooperator patch
Guided turkey hunt, including food and lodging, or same value towards a deer or bear hunt
