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A sandy road runs between tall red pines, with orange saplings on the left and a snow-covered bank on the right. EXPLAINERHunting · Statewide · 6:27 PM December, in brief The December firearm and muzzleloader seasons now run three days from Friday, Dec. 4, the late antlerless season follows on Dec. 7, and nothing here says when the ice is safe. By MHF Staff
Typographic card: Public land for November, by region, with its managers Explainer · 6:27 PM Public land for November, by region, with its managers Explainer · 6:27 PM Michigan’s deer in the record, from 1859 to this November Explainer · 6:27 PM A whole deer in the kitchen, from the cuts to the freezer

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A narrow, clear river bends through woods in orange, yellow and green leaf, with fallen limbs across the water. Explainer · Fishing · Statewide Reading a Michigan river’s type before you fish it Type 1 and 2 streams closed to all fishing on Sept. 30, Type 3 and 4 streams stay open, and a river in none of the lists, booklet or Fisheries Order, runs on a rule of its own. Typographic card: Bait splits by peninsula and deer disease rules by county Explainer · Hunting · Mid-Michigan Bait splits by peninsula and deer disease rules by county The Lower Peninsula bans bait, the Upper Peninsula limits it, the DNR says the feeding rules may change at the NRC's Nov. 12 meeting, and CWD rules follow county and township lines. Typographic card: The limited firearm zone is gone from the Lower Peninsula Explainer · Hunting · Mid-Michigan The limited firearm zone is gone from the Lower Peninsula Since Sept. 12 every legal firearm may be used across the Lower Peninsula, and the definition of a legal firearm, the orange rule, the safety zone and posted township closures still apply.
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