Michigan Deer Management Unit 486 (DMU-486 Southern Lower Peninsula multicounty unit)
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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 (42.883, -84.664) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (EST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:42 AM | 6:00 PM | 7:11 AM | 5:30 PM | |
| 6:43 AM | 5:59 PM | 7:12 AM | 5:29 PM | |
| 6:45 AM | 5:57 PM | 7:14 AM | 5:27 PM | |
| 6:46 AM | 5:56 PM | 7:15 AM | 5:26 PM | |
| 6:47 AM | 5:55 PM | 7:16 AM | 5:25 PM | |
| 6:49 AM | 5:54 PM | 7:18 AM | 5:24 PM | |
| 6:50 AM | 5:53 PM | 7:19 AM | 5:23 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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Riley, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Wacousta, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Saint Johns South, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Lansing North, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Westphalia, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Eagle, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Maple Rapids, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Saint Johns North, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Price, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Bath, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Hubbardston, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Dimondale, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Lansing South, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Needmore, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Portland North, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Portland South, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Ovid West, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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East Lansing, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Palo, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Hoytville, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Laingsburg, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Shaftsburg, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Perrinton, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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Pompeii, MI — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
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