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Check spring turkey drawing results at Michigan.gov/DNRLicenses or call 517-284-9453 (WILD). Licenses can be purchased online or over the counter at license retailers. 

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 14 at 10 a.m. 

Didn’t apply for a license? Remaining leftover turkey licenses will go on sale to everyone Monday, March 21 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.

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 2022 Spring Turkey Digest. 

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Indiana DNR is accepting applications for reserved spring turkey hunts from Feb. 14 through March 14.

Hunters can apply online at on.IN.gov/reservedhunt by clicking "Apply for a reserved hunt" and entering their Customer ID. The online method is the only way to apply. Late entries will not be accepted.

Applicants must possess a valid hunting license for the species they wish to hunt. A valid spring turkey hunting license and game bird habitat stamp privilege, a comprehensive lifetime hunting license, comprehensive lifetime hunting and fishing license, or a resident youth hunt/trap combo license is required to hunt or call in wild turkeys in the spring season. Non-hunting partners who plan to call in wild turkeys must be properly licensed.

The application process is consolidated into the online services website, on.IN.gov/INHuntFish, along with licenses, CheckIN Game, and HIP registration. You do not need to have an online account to apply, so there is no need to log in.

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License applications for the 2022 Michigan spring turkey hunting season are available now through Feb. 1. Applications are $5 and can be purchased online at eLicense or anywhere DNR licenses are sold.

There are a limited number of licenses for public and private lands across most of the far southern Michigan border counties but there are 55,000 private land licenses in most of the southern counties. The general season runs from April 23 through May 31.

Find the season dates and regulations in the 2022 Spring Turkey Digest. For question about applying for a spring turkey license, call 517-284-WILD (9453).

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The Michigan DNR is now accepting hunters’ applications for the fall turkey hunt and will continue to do so through Aug. 1.

The fall season runs from Sept. 15 through Nov. 14.

Applications can be purchased for $5 online at eLicense or anywhere DNR licenses are sold. 

Review the season regulations and hunting details at Michigan.gov/Turkey or download an electronic copy of the Fall Turkey Digest to your phone and carry it with you wherever you go. See instructions at Michigan.gov/DNRDigests.

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Volunteers can help DNR learn more about Indiana’s wild turkey populations by reporting turkey broods from July 1 through Aug. 31. The report form has been improved and updated to be more convenient for volunteers.  

Each summer, wildlife biologists and volunteers from across Indiana conduct brood surveys, counting the number of turkey hens with or without broods to estimate how many young turkeys live through the summer. Summer brood survival is one of the primary factors influencing wild turkey population trends in various regions of the state and informs wild turkey management.

This year DNR aims to collect 3,000 reports across the state with a goal of at least 25 reports per county.

Individuals will have an easier time submitting sightings using the new form, which requires no password and can be found at https://bit.ly/3z2Vx5h. That link also includes instructions for the survey and an illustrative guide on how to report wild turkey broods and hens, as well as the results of the previous summers’ brood surveys. 

For more information about wild turkey biology and management, see on.IN.gov/turkey.