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Michigan Deer Management Unit 252 (DMU-252 Rock Unit)

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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 (46.191, -87.212) 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
6:59 AM6:04 PM7:28 AM5:34 PM
7:00 AM6:02 PM7:29 AM5:32 PM
7:02 AM6:01 PM7:31 AM5:31 PM
7:03 AM5:59 PM7:32 AM5:29 PM
7:05 AM5:58 PM7:34 AM5:28 PM
7:06 AM5:56 PM7:35 AM5:26 PM
7:08 AM5:55 PM7:37 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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McFarland, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Rock SE, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

Free