Pheasant release info

This year, pheasants will be released during the regular pheasant season near the locations below. Directions to parking lots for these areas are provided for your convenience. Click/tap the plus symbol (if available) to reveal additional links where applicable. 

A $25 pheasant license is required to hunt pheasants on any public lands in the Lower Peninsula or on lands enrolled in the Hunting Access Program. The following people do not need a pheasant license to hunt pheasants in Michigan:

• Pheasant hunters on private lands.
• Pheasant hunters on public lands in the Upper Peninsula.
• Pheasant hunters on a game bird hunting preserve.
• Pheasant hunters 17 years old or younger.
• Lifetime license holders.