westcliffe01
12-12-2011, 06:01 PM
OK, so "firearm" deer season is over and "muzzleloader" season will be over Dec 15. From what I have heard, that is not the end of deer season and there could be a late bow season ? I am in the "shotgun zone" just for reference.
When am I allowed back in the field with my 223 bolt gun ? I have tried to figure it out myself and I think it is Dec 16, but would like to know if that is a commonly held belief.
I have a small game license and the purpose is Coyote hunting in daylight hours.
Thanks all..
I found this:
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_37141_37706-31578--,00.html
Firearm, Crossbow and Bow and Arrow Rules
Centerfire or rimfire rifles may be used Dec. 1-Nov. 9 in the Shotgun Zone during the open season for all species except no rifles may be used for deer, turkeys and migratory game birds. See Nighttime Raccoon and Predator Hunting restrictions.
Then there is this: (further down on the same page)
All Firearm Deer Seasons - Shotgun Zone
In the shotgun zone, all hunters afield from Nov. 15-30, and all deer hunters in this zone during other deer seasons, must abide by the following firearm restrictions or use a crossbow or bow and arrow. Legal firearms are as follows:
A shotgun may have a smooth or rifled barrel and may be of any gauge.
A muzzleloading rifle or black powder handgun must be loaded with black powder or a commercially manufactured black powder substitute.
A conventional (smokeless powder) handgun must be .35 caliber or larger and loaded with straight-walled cartridges and may be single- or multiple-shot but cannot exceed a maximum capacity of nine rounds in the barrel and magazine combined.
During the firearm deer seasons, a firearm deer hunter may carry afield a bow and arrow, crossbow and firearm. Exceptions:
See Muzzleloading Deer Seasons above for restrictions during this season.
From Nov. 15-30, a .22 caliber or smaller rimfire rifle or handgun may be used to kill a raccoon while hunting raccoons with dogs between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
A .22 caliber or smaller rimfire may be used to dispatch coyote, fox, raccoon, bobcat and badger from Nov. 15-30 in the Shotgun Zone provided the firearm is loaded at the point of kill only.
When am I allowed back in the field with my 223 bolt gun ? I have tried to figure it out myself and I think it is Dec 16, but would like to know if that is a commonly held belief.
I have a small game license and the purpose is Coyote hunting in daylight hours.
Thanks all..
I found this:
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366_37141_37706-31578--,00.html
Firearm, Crossbow and Bow and Arrow Rules
Centerfire or rimfire rifles may be used Dec. 1-Nov. 9 in the Shotgun Zone during the open season for all species except no rifles may be used for deer, turkeys and migratory game birds. See Nighttime Raccoon and Predator Hunting restrictions.
Then there is this: (further down on the same page)
All Firearm Deer Seasons - Shotgun Zone
In the shotgun zone, all hunters afield from Nov. 15-30, and all deer hunters in this zone during other deer seasons, must abide by the following firearm restrictions or use a crossbow or bow and arrow. Legal firearms are as follows:
A shotgun may have a smooth or rifled barrel and may be of any gauge.
A muzzleloading rifle or black powder handgun must be loaded with black powder or a commercially manufactured black powder substitute.
A conventional (smokeless powder) handgun must be .35 caliber or larger and loaded with straight-walled cartridges and may be single- or multiple-shot but cannot exceed a maximum capacity of nine rounds in the barrel and magazine combined.
During the firearm deer seasons, a firearm deer hunter may carry afield a bow and arrow, crossbow and firearm. Exceptions:
See Muzzleloading Deer Seasons above for restrictions during this season.
From Nov. 15-30, a .22 caliber or smaller rimfire rifle or handgun may be used to kill a raccoon while hunting raccoons with dogs between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
A .22 caliber or smaller rimfire may be used to dispatch coyote, fox, raccoon, bobcat and badger from Nov. 15-30 in the Shotgun Zone provided the firearm is loaded at the point of kill only.