QUESTION: When were the first deer hunting licenses sold in Michigan?

a. 1859

b. 1891

c. 1905

d. 1928

Answer: B. Michigan’s first deer licenses were sold in 1891. Priced at 50 cents each, 14,477 residents purchased a license that year. In 2022, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources statistics, 586,323 people purchased a license to hunt deer in Michigan.