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Michigan hunting map
Know the unit, the habitat, the access and the signal in Michigan
Michigan's Deer Management Units (DMUs), cut blocks by age in national forests and public land on one map, with where your phone or cellular trail camera will connect. Free to use online; offline use is part of the Camp Map Pass.
Michigan at a glance
What the map shows in Michigan
- Hunting units: Michigan's Deer Management Units (DMUs). Tap anywhere to see the unit, with a link to the official regulations.
- Habitat: cut blocks by age in national forests and burns by year, so you can find the young regrowth browse game feeds on.
- Road access: national forest motor vehicle use maps, so you know which roads are open to what.
- Signal: where AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon will reach your phone or a cellular trail camera, from a terrain line-of-sight model per carrier.
- Field tools: track recording with boundary alerts, range rings, pins with photos, first and last light, and solunar times.
Three spots to start scouting
The top of Michigan's scouting list, ranked by fresh cut blocks and burns, winter range, access and signal. The hunting view shows the top five free; the full list of 78 is in the Camp Map Pass.
DMU 487 · 8.8 km from Hale
211 ha of 5-10 year cut blocks within 1.5 km; older regrowth nearby; in a 2021 burn
DMU 487 · 7.4 km from Sand Lake
165 ha of 5-10 year cut blocks within 1.5 km; in a 2015 burn; trail camera likely to connect
DMU 031 · 8.9 km from Watton
46 ha of 5-10 year cut blocks within 1.5 km; older regrowth nearby; trail camera likely to connect
Units with the most scouted spots
| Unit | Spots scouted |
|---|---|
| DMU 487 | 17 |
| DMU 249 | 11 |
| DMU 021 | 7 |
| DMU 031 | 6 |
| DMU 262 | 5 |
| DMU 352 | 4 |
| DMU 043 | 4 |
| DMU 053 | 4 |
| DMU 001 | 3 |
| DMU 083 | 3 |
| DMU 048 | 3 |
| DMU 051 | 3 |
Regulations
Seasons, bag limits, draws and closures change every year, so the map links to the official source instead of copying it: Michigan hunting regulations. Always check them before you hunt.
Questions
What hunting units does the map show in Michigan?
Michigan's Deer Management Units (DMUs), from the official boundaries. Tap anywhere to see which unit you're in, with a link to the official regulations; 17 units have at least one spot in the scouting list.
Will my cellular trail camera have signal in Michigan?
Of the 78 spots the map has scouted in Michigan, about 72% are likely to connect for a cellular trail camera, by a terrain line-of-sight estimate for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. Tap any point to check it; per-spot camera signal is part of the Camp Map Pass.
Does the Michigan hunting map work without signal?
Online use is free. Saving Michigan for use with no signal is part of the Camp Map Pass (CA$55 a year, or CA$7 a month), together with the full scouting list, unit details and cut-block ages in the tap card.
Where are the Michigan hunting regulations?
On the official site: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/managing-resources/laws/regs. Seasons, bag limits and closures change every year, so the map links to them instead of copying them.
Pricing
Free online: the hunting layers, first and last light, solunar times, track recording, pins and the top five scouted spots. The Camp Map Pass (CA$55 a year, or CA$7 a month) adds unit and habitat details in the tap card, trail-camera signal, the full scouting list and offline maps, and unlocks the camping map too.
Hunting maps for other states
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- Oregon
- Washington
- Idaho
- Nevada
- Arizona
- Utah
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- Wisconsin
- North Carolina
- Georgia
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- Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
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