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Bring your young hunter to one of Michigan's Wetland Wonders this fall for a memorable hunting experience. Youth hunters can choose from several dates and locations, and parties with at least one youth will be given priority in the draw at all these managed waterfowl hunt areas.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing dates, times and procedures have changed at many managed waterfowl areas. Please visit Michigan.gov/WetlandWonders for more information. Youth hunt information on page 12 in the printed copy of the 2020 Waterfowl Digest is now outdated, but it has been updated in the online version of the Waterfowl Digest.
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The updated 2020 youth hunt dates and times are as follows:
Permits for morning and afternoon hunts are valid until the close of shooting hours. The youth priority draw will be the only draw that day, and there will be no standby drawings held. The youth priority drawing that was planned for Oct. 10 at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area has been canceled. The Oct. 10 afternoon youth hunts for successful reserved waterfowl hunt applicants at Fish Point, Nayanquing Point, Shiawassee River and Harsens Island will occur as planned. Drawings for the youth afternoon hunts will be held at 11 a.m. (11:30 a.m. at Harsens Island). There will be no standby drawings held on Oct. 10. Youth priority drawings are available for hunting parties with at least one youth (16 and younger) and up to two adults (maximum party size is four). Youth hunters 9 years old and younger must be accompanied by a qualified Mentored Youth Hunting Program mentor. All youth participating in these priority hunts must be properly licensed to hunt. Youth up to the age of 9 need only a mentored youth hunting license to hunt waterfowl. Youth 10-15 years of age need a junior base license only, and youth ages 16 and up need a junior base license, a waterfowl license with Harvest Information Program survey questions answered and a federal duck stamp. |