Michigan · Wild turkey

Turkey season in Michigan.

Michigan is Eastern-subspecies country across both peninsulas, but the Upper Peninsula breeds about two weeks later than the southern Lower Peninsula due to latitude. The state's hunt-period structure gives hunters real choice in which breeding phase to target.

Subspecies: Eastern

Zone

Lower Peninsula

Subspecies

Eastern

Season note

Michigan's spring turkey season runs in numbered hunt periods from mid-April through late May. Lower Peninsula seasons start earlier; UP seasons start later.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Zone

Upper Peninsula

Subspecies

Eastern

Season note

Upper Peninsula spring turkey hunts open in early May, lining up with peak breeding at higher latitude.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Source

Data sourced from Michigan DNR Wildlife Division wild turkey program reports.

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