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Michigan Deer Management Unit 056 (DMU-056 Midland 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 (43.647, -84.388) 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
6:42 AM5:57 PM7:11 AM5:27 PM
6:44 AM5:56 PM7:13 AM5:26 PM
6:45 AM5:55 PM7:14 AM5:25 PM
6:46 AM5:53 PM7:15 AM5:23 PM
6:48 AM5:52 PM7:17 AM5:22 PM
6:49 AM5:51 PM7:18 AM5:21 PM
6:50 AM5:50 PM7:19 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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Sanford, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Saint Louis, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free