Spring turkey hunting applications must be in by 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 1! You can purchase your application online at E-license or anywhere hunting licenses are sold.

The 2017 spring turkey season runs April 17 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 20. Hunt 234 offers the most days to hunt, valid from May 1-31, and is open statewide except public land in southern Michigan. The Spring Turkey Digest explains regulations, season dates and hunt units.

For more information about spring turkey hunting, watch this YouTube video or visit www.michigan.gov/turkey.

Beginning March 6, 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.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.