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Michigan Deer Management Unit 255 (DMU-255 LaBranche unit)

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 (45.900, -87.475) 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 (CST)EndsSunriseSunset
5:59 AM5:05 PM6:28 AM4:35 PM
6:01 AM5:04 PM6:30 AM4:34 PM
6:02 AM5:02 PM6:31 AM4:32 PM
6:04 AM5:01 PM6:33 AM4:31 PM
6:05 AM5:00 PM6:34 AM4:30 PM
6:07 AM4:58 PM6:36 AM4:28 PM
6:08 AM4:57 PM6:37 AM4:27 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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La Branche, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

La Branche, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Schaffer, 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
Northland, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Waucedah, 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)

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Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

Cunard, 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
Felch, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

Vulcan, MI-WI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan, Wisconsin

Public domain

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

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

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan

Public domain

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

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

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Public domain

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

Faithorn, MI-WI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)

USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Michigan, Wisconsin

Public domain

Free