Tag: beginner skills
REVIEW Gear · Mid-Michigan · 2 hrs ago
A straight-wall deer rifle after the zone, judged by others’ tests
Michigan Hunt and Fish tested nothing; the research found two published gel tests of the straight-wall rifle cartridges, one from a site that sells .450 Bushmaster uppers, and no Michigan shot-distance data.
REVIEW Gear · Statewide · 2 hrs ago
Foam, inflatable or float coat on a cold-water walleye boat
No independent cold-water test of inflatable life jackets was found, so this research-based guide sets Michigan's carriage law and the label beside the pool tests that exist and what each one left out.
GUIDE Hunting · Statewide · 2 hrs ago
Once the deer is down, the tag, the report and the cooling
Michigan gives a hunter 72 hours from harvest to report a deer, less if it changes hands first, and the county it fell in decides where its head can be tested.
GUIDE Hunting · Statewide · 2 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 · 3 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.