Michigan Deer Management Unit 261 (DMU-261 Muskegon north unit)

Deer Management Units (deer) · Michigan DNR

Unit boundary

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 (43.349, -86.250) 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
Day	Shooting light starts (EST)	Ends	Sunrise	Sunset
Sun, Nov 1	6:49 AM	6:05 PM	7:18 AM	5:35 PM
Mon, Nov 2	6:51 AM	6:04 PM	7:20 AM	5:34 PM
Tue, Nov 3	6:52 AM	6:03 PM	7:21 AM	5:33 PM
Wed, Nov 4	6:53 AM	6:02 PM	7:22 AM	5:32 PM
Thu, Nov 5	6:55 AM	6:00 PM	7:24 AM	5:30 PM
Fri, Nov 6	6:56 AM	5:59 PM	7:25 AM	5:29 PM
Sat, Nov 7	6:57 AM	5:58 PM	7:26 AM	5:28 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).