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| Wild
Turkey Hunting Tips & Info -- Michigan State Hunting Information |
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| State |
Michigan |
| Web Site |
Michigan
Dept of Natural Resources |
| Population
& Subspecies |
200,000 -- Eastern |
| Turkey
Harvest |
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Spring
Seasons
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1969
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1979
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1989
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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| Applicants |
11,895
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17,643
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38,782
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125,812
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139,937
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140,912
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136,470
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138,740
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133,035
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| Hunters |
3,200
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8,982
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22,199
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78,376
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88,894
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87,538
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88,912
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92,005
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90.287
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| Turkeys
Harvested |
50
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627
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6,195
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30,353
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37,993
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30,867
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33,369
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37,522
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35,547
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| Success
Rate |
2%
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7%
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28%
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39%
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36%
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35%
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38%
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41%
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39%
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Area
Open to Hunting
(Sq. Miles) |
4,049
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4,914
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18,682
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42,537
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42,537
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44,540
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44,540
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44,540
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44,540
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In 1979, just less than 9,000
hunters participated in the spring season
and took 627 gobblers for about a seven percent
success rate. Very few of those hunters were
hunting in southern Michigan.
In 2004, that number had climbed
to 92,000 hunters who took 37,500 gobblers
for about a 41 percent success rate.
In 1979, there were about
4,900 square miles open to turkey hunting.
In 2004, that number had bloomed to more than
44,000 square miles of hunting area.
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| Spring Season
Info |
2006 Season Dates:
April 17 through May 31 with various hunting
periods ranging in length from seven to 30
days.
Bag Limit: 1 bearded turkey
Legal Hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise
to 1/2 hour before sunset
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| Fall
Season Info |
Fall 2005 Season Dates:
Application Period: July 1-August
1, 2004
Drawing Results Available: August 23, 2004
Leftover Licenses Available to unsuccessful
applicants - September 13, 2004 at 10 a.m.----to
non-applicants - September 20, 2004 at 10
a.m.
Season Dates: October 4-November 9,
2004
Bag Limit: 1 either sex per tag
Legal Hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise
to 1/2 hour after sunset
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