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Michigan Deer Management Unit 054 (DMU-054 Mecosta 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 (43.641, -85.324) 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
6:46 AM6:01 PM7:15 AM5:31 PM
6:48 AM6:00 PM7:17 AM5:30 PM
6:49 AM5:59 PM7:18 AM5:29 PM
6:50 AM5:57 PM7:19 AM5:27 PM
6:51 AM5:56 PM7:20 AM5:26 PM
6:53 AM5:55 PM7:22 AM5:25 PM
6:54 AM5:54 PM7:23 AM5:24 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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Chippewa Lake South, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Big Bend, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Six Lakes, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Tift Corner, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free