Both Indiana and Michigan DNRs seek everyone’s help in evaluating turkey populations.
You can help the Indiana and Michigan DNR learn more about the state’s wild turkey populations by reporting observations of hens with and without poults (chicks) through Aug. 31.
Anybody who observes wild turkey hens with poults or hens without poults is encouraged to report their observations online at DNR’s turkey brood reporting web page, on.IN.gov/turkeybrood.
For Michigan sightings, visit the wild turkey brood survey website for more information. The survey will only be available during the open period between July 1 and Aug. 31. Please provide a valid email address when submitting observations in the survey.
Observations take only a few minutes to report, and no log-in is required.
MDNR Report
Michiganders can Check drawing results for the spring turkey hunting season. You can find results at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses, on the DNR Hunt Fish App or by calling 517-284-9453 (WILD).
If successfully drawn, licenses can be purchased online, over the counter at a license agent or in the app.
Applied for a license but were not drawn? Mark your calendars! Hunters who were unsuccessful in the drawing can purchase a leftover license on Monday, March 18, at 10 a.m.
Remaining leftover turkey licenses will go on sale to everyone Monday, March 25, at 10 a.m. Licenses are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee that leftover licenses will be available for any hunt unit.
If you’re looking for a license that provides flexible hunting options, Hunt 0234 might be for you. Learn more about this hunt and season dates in the 2024 Michigan Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations Summary.
IDNR Report
Youth younger than age 18 on the day of their hunt may apply March 18-28 for reserved youth turkey hunts on DNR properties during this year’s youth turkey hunting season, which runs April 20-21.
Interested youth hunters or an adult representing them must register in person or by phone during regular office hours for the property they wish to hunt.
More information about the participating properties and youth turkey hunt regulations is at bit.ly/3Zquj5y.
Hunters are allowed to register for only one property. Limits are placed on the number of youth hunters allowed to hunt a respective property each day. A drawing will be held on Monday, April 1, at properties where the number of registered hunters exceeds the spots available. A youth hunter may be drawn for one or both hunt days, depending on the number of applicants. All applicants will be notified of the drawing results by mail.
To register a youth for a hunt, the following information is needed:
To purchase a hunting or hunting apprentice license, visit on.IN.gov/inhuntfish.
MDNR Report
Michiganders can Check drawing results for the spring turkey hunting season. You can find results at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses, on the DNR Hunt Fish App or by calling 517-284-9453 (WILD).
If successfully drawn, licenses can be purchased online, over the counter at a license agent or in the app.
Applied for a license but were not drawn? Mark your calendars! Hunters who were unsuccessful in the drawing can purchase a leftover license on Monday, March 18, at 10 a.m.
Remaining leftover turkey licenses will go on sale to everyone Monday, March 25, at 10 a.m. Licenses are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee that leftover licenses will be available for any hunt unit.
If you’re looking for a license that provides flexible hunting options, Hunt 0234 might be for you. Learn more about this hunt and season dates in the 2024 Michigan Spring Turkey Hunting Regulations Summary.
MDNR Report
The Michigan State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will present a seminar on how to hunt turkeys April 13 at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Hastings, Mich.
Cost is $200, which includes two nights’ lodging at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (Meadow Lodge Housing Unit), Friday evening dinner, breakfast snacks, Saturday lunch and Saturday evening wild game sampling. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute has 740 acres of prime habitat, managed for all sorts of wildlife.
This event will be limited to 10 new hunters (two hunters per mentor) and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For questions, contact Jen Davis at 734-680-6049 or jdavis@nwtf.net.