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Michigan Deer Management Unit 028 (DMU-028 Grand Traverse 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 (44.752, -85.575) 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
6:49 AM6:00 PM7:18 AM5:30 PM
6:51 AM5:59 PM7:20 AM5:29 PM
6:52 AM5:57 PM7:21 AM5:27 PM
6:54 AM5:56 PM7:23 AM5:26 PM
6:55 AM5:55 PM7:24 AM5:25 PM
6:56 AM5:53 PM7:25 AM5:23 PM
6:58 AM5:52 PM7:27 AM5:22 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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Traverse City SE, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Jacks Landing, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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Lake Ann, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Lake Ann, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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Suttons Bay, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Suttons Bay, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

Elk Rapids, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

Torch River, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

Free
Good Harbor Bay, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Good Harbor Bay, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

Fife Lake, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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