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Michigan Deer Management Unit 038 (DMU-038 Jackson County)

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Simplified for the web from the public layer of Michigan DNR (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 (42.248, -84.425) 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
6:40 AM6:00 PM7:09 AM5:30 PM
6:41 AM5:59 PM7:10 AM5:29 PM
6:42 AM5:58 PM7:11 AM5:28 PM
6:44 AM5:56 PM7:13 AM5:26 PM
6:45 AM5:55 PM7:14 AM5:25 PM
6:46 AM5:54 PM7:15 AM5:24 PM
6:47 AM5:53 PM7:16 AM5:23 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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Jackson South, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Michigan Center, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Spring Arbor, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Somerset Center, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Southeast Albion, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Northeast Albion, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free