For individuals who could not harvest deer final firearms season or simply wish to attempt one thing else, now you can apply for turkey searching.

Functions for early turkey searching are obtained between Thursday, February 1st and February 1st. Because the variety of licenses that may be granted for the early interval is proscribed, the purposes might be used to attract tons to find out which hunter can have a turkey license. .

The DNR reminds hunters to make the most of the greater than 300,000 acres of state forest land present in Grand Traverse County alone.

They are saying turkey numbers have dropped in recent times, however count on a superb spring hunt.

“Turkey searching is one in all my favourite instances of the 12 months,” says DNR Wildlife Biologist Steve Griffith. “Spring wildlife is beginning to transfer. Birds are singing, it is beginning to inexperienced. [On] The DNR web site has interactive GIS, maps for searching or simply public land.”

For hunters to wish to wait, the common turkey searching season will start in mid-April.