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Michigan Deer Management Unit 040 (DMU-040 Kalkaska 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 (44.685, -85.091) 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
6:47 AM5:58 PM7:16 AM5:28 PM
6:49 AM5:57 PM7:18 AM5:27 PM
6:50 AM5:55 PM7:19 AM5:25 PM
6:51 AM5:54 PM7:20 AM5:24 PM
6:53 AM5:53 PM7:22 AM5:23 PM
6:54 AM5:52 PM7:23 AM5:22 PM
6:56 AM5:50 PM7:25 AM5:20 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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Sigma, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Black Creek, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

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

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free
Cote Dame Marie, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Cote Dame Marie, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free