MDNR Report

Michiganís 2018 spring turkey hunting applications can be purchased now through Feb. 1.

You can purchase your application online at www.mdnr-elicense.com or anywhere hunting licenses are sold.

The 2018 spring turkey season runs April 23 through May 31, with several hunt periods to choose from.

Hunt 234 licenses go on sale over the counter, with no application required, on March 19. Hunt 234 offers the most days to hunt, valid from May 7-31, and is open statewide except public land in southern Michigan.

The Spring Turkey Digest explains regulations, season dates, and hunt units.

Beginning March 5, applicants can check whether they were drawn for a license at www.michigan.gov/turkey. Any leftover licenses will be sold until the quota is met in each hunt unit and hunt period.

Hunters may purchase one spring turkey license.

For more information about spring turkey hunting, visit www.michigan.gov/turkey.