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Stories whose scope is the whole state: rules, orders, stocking plans, Great Lakes-wide reporting.
GUIDE Hunting · Statewide · 5 hrs ago
Opening week on public land, where everyone else is
State forest, game area, national forest, Commercial Forest and HAP land each set their own rules for stands, blinds and vehicles, and the DNR's MiHunt map shows which is which.
GUIDE Hunting · Statewide · 5 hrs ago
Two weeks before the deer opener, day by day
A dated plan for Nov. 1 to 14: the tag, permission, the stand and the range day, and from Nov. 10 a quiet period that changes what can ride in the truck.
GUIDE Hunting · Statewide · 5 hrs ago
Which deer licenses you actually need in 2026
The choice at the counter, a single license or a combo, decides how many antlered deer you may take all year, and the universal antlerless license now carries a use limit by county or Upper Peninsula DMU.