The first turkey hunting season opens Monday. Others love the challenge of sport. And then there are those who are hooked by the calls, learning the yelps, cuts, cackles, putts and purrs that for some can become an obsession separate from the hunt itself. In Upper Peninsula, all of Dickinson, Menominee and Delta counties, and parts of Iron, Marquette and Alger. Most seasons last one to two weeks.
Hunters apply in a lottery for both the dates and the area they prefer.
Permits are issued by random draw. Some licenses in the draw also are issued for private lands only. Hunters may use bows and arrows or shotguns with shells that fire No. 4 or smaller shot. Rifles are illegal. After killing a bird, a hunter must immediately mark the appropriate information on the turkey license and fasten it to the bird's leg.