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Michigan Deer Management Unit 051 (DMU-051 Manistee County)

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Simplified for the web from Michigan DNR's public layer (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 (44.341, -86.103) 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
6:51 AM6:03 PM7:20 AM5:33 PM
6:52 AM6:02 PM7:21 AM5:32 PM
6:53 AM6:00 PM7:22 AM5:30 PM
6:55 AM5:59 PM7:24 AM5:29 PM
6:56 AM5:58 PM7:25 AM5:28 PM
6:57 AM5:56 PM7:26 AM5:26 PM
6:59 AM5:55 PM7:28 AM5:25 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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Brethren, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Star Corners, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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Bear Lake OE W, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

Bear Lake OE W, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

Wellston NE, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Manistee NW, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free