First and Last License

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters to purchase their fall turkey applications by the deadline of Aug. 1.



Hunters can apply online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings, at any authorized license agent or at a DNR Customer Service Center. A nonrefundable $4 fee is charged at the time of application. Hunters may purchase only one application. All applicants are reminded to keep their application receipt in case they need it when checking drawing success later.


Drawing results may be checked online at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings beginning Aug. 15.


For more information on the application process or turkey hunting, check the 2013 Fall Turkey Hunting Digest. All hunting digests can be found online at www.michigan.gov/dnrdigests, at local DNR Customer Service Centers or at license agents.


Also Wolf hunting licenses go on sale for the first time starting Aug. 3, reminds the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.


Beginning Saturday, Aug. 3 at noon EDT until Oct. 31, or until the license quota is met, 1,200 licenses will be available for purchase . Please remember that a spot in line before noon on Aug. 3 does not guarantee a license.se purchases are first-come, first-served. Wolf licenses cost $100 for Michigan residents and $500 for nonresidents.

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The Department of Natural Resources today announced that it has postponed the sale of wolf hunting licenses – originally scheduled to begin Aug. 3 – until Sept. 28 to ensure that license-sales technology is able to handle the expected high demand.


"We anticipate that there will be a lot of people trying to buy a very limited number of licenses in a short time frame," said Adam Bump, DNR bear and fur bearer specialist. "This is a first-come, first-served purchase, unlike other limited-license hunts that require an application and drawing process, so it presents a new challenge for our retail sales system. We want to make sure the system is equipped for the high volume so sales go smoothly and everyone has an equal chance to get a wolf license."

Does anyone know how to use the super fast bidding software on Ebay and would that work here?

Bump said that, in addition to ensuring that technology is up to speed, the DNR is working to put adequate Saturday staffing in place to make the license-buying process as fair and efficient as possible.


A total of 1,200 wolf licenses will be available for purchase beginning Sept. 28 at noon EDT (11 a.m. CDT) until Oct. 31, or until the license quota is met. Wolf licenses cost $100 for residents and $500 for nonresidents.


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