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Michigan Deer Management Unit 012 (DMU-012 Branch County)

Deer Management Units (deer) · Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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Simplified for the web from the public layer of Michigan Department of Natural Resources (source and terms). Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.

Legal shooting light this week

Michigan's general big-game hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, worked out for the middle of the unit (41.916, -85.059) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.

Legal shooting light, sunrise and sunset for the next seven days
DayShooting light starts (EST)EndsSunriseSunset
6:42 AM6:03 PM7:11 AM5:33 PM
6:43 AM6:02 PM7:12 AM5:32 PM
6:44 AM6:01 PM7:13 AM5:31 PM
6:46 AM6:00 PM7:15 AM5:30 PM
6:47 AM5:59 PM7:16 AM5:29 PM
6:48 AM5:57 PM7:17 AM5:27 PM
6:49 AM5:56 PM7:18 AM5:26 PM

Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days have their own hours. Always check the Michigan regulations for your species (where this rule comes from).

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Coldwater West, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Coldwater West, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Kinderhook, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Kinderhook, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan, Indiana

Public domain

Free
Coldwater East, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Coldwater East, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Bronson North, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Bronson North, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
California, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

California, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan, Indiana

Public domain

Free
Bronson South, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Bronson South, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan, Indiana

Public domain

Free
Burlington, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Burlington, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Tekonsha, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Tekonsha, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Union City, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Union City, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Allen, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Allen, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Colon, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Colon, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Camden, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Camden, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan, Indiana

Public domain

Free
Burr Oak, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Burr Oak, MI-IN — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan, Indiana

Public domain

Free
Litchfield, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Litchfield, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Leonidas, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Leonidas, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free