Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Chippewa County. The Soo sits on the St. Marys River across from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The International Bridge is a border crossing: never take a firearm into Canada without Canadian permission, which most handguns cannot get.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. At the counter you fill out Form 4473 and the dealer runs the background check; for a pistol they also complete Michigan's Pistol Sales Record. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door.
Dealers in these communities all work for Sault Ste. Marie-area buyers:
A Michigan CPL is issued through your county clerk, so Sault Ste. Marie-area residents apply in person with the Chippewa County Clerk. You need an 8-hour pistol safety course from a certified instructor (at least 5 hours of classroom and 3 hours on a range), the RI-012 application, photo ID and the $100 fee, plus $15 where the county takes fingerprints. You must be 21. See our Michigan CPL guide for the whole process.
Sault Ste. Marie is in Zone 1, the Upper Peninsula. The regular firearm deer season runs November 15–30. The December season (Dec. 4–6, 2026) is muzzleloader-only in the U.P.: muzzleloading rifles, shotguns and black-powder pistols. Legal deer rifles are anything larger than .22 rimfire, and a semi-automatic rifle or shotgun may hold no more than six rounds in the magazine and chamber combined.
The eastern unit of the Hiawatha National Forest covers much of Chippewa County, with deer, bear and grouse hunting on public land. Zone 1 rules apply.
Source: Michigan DNR shooting range list, September 2026. Hours, fees and membership rules vary; call before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Kinross, Brimley, Pickford, Sault Ste. Marie or anywhere in Chippewa County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the federal background check.
Not when you buy from a licensed dealer. The dealer runs the NICS check and completes Michigan's Pistol Sales Record (form RI-060); keep your copy with the pistol for the first 30 days. A License to Purchase from local police is needed for private sales instead.
In person with the Chippewa County Clerk. Bring your RI-012 application, your certificate from an 8-hour pistol safety course (at least 5 hours of classroom and 3 on the range), photo ID and the $100 fee; counties that take fingerprints charge $15 more. You must be 21.
Sault Ste. Marie is in Zone 1, the Upper Peninsula. The regular firearm deer season runs November 15–30. The December season (Dec. 4–6, 2026) is muzzleloader-only in the U.P.: muzzleloading rifles, shotguns and black-powder pistols. Legal deer rifles are anything larger than .22 rimfire, and a semi-automatic rifle or shotgun may hold no more than six rounds in the magazine and chamber combined.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
No. In the Upper Peninsula (Zone 1) the December season is muzzleloader-only. Only the Lower Peninsula moved to a December firearm season in 2026. Rifles are legal during the regular November 15–30 season.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our Michigan gun law overview and ask a Michigan attorney about your own situation.