Drawing results are now in, and you can check them online, on the app or by phone.



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2023 bear and elk drawing results available

There were 6,586 bear licenses and 260 elk licenses available for the 2023 fall hunting seasons. Drawing results are now in, and you can check them online at eLicense [ [link removed] ] or on the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app [ [link removed] ], or call 517-284-9453 (WILD), to learn if you were successfully drawn. 

Hunters selected in the drawing can buy their license at any license agent or online. Elk hunters drawn for a license will be mailed a packet of information that will include information about the elk hunter orientation.

If you are curious how the drawing process works for bear and elk, watch our videos:


* Bear Draw Preference Point System Explained [ [link removed] ].
* Elk Weighted Lottery System Explained [ [link removed] ].

*Successfully drawn but unable to hunt this fall?*

Successful applicants can transfer or donate their drawing success to an eligible person they know or a person on the Department of Natural Resources hunt waiting list. Transfer forms and other information are available at Michigan.gov/HuntTransfers [ [link removed] ]. The deadline to transfer a license is Sept. 1.

*DNR hunt waiting list*

Unsuccessful youth applicants and those with an advanced illness can register for a donated (transferred) bear or elk hunt until July 10. Register at Michigan.gov/HuntTransfers. [ [link removed] ]


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