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Michigan
is divided into Hunting and Trapping Zones 1-2-3. Zone 1 includes all of the Upper Peninsula. The dividing line between Zones 2 and 3 is: From the Lake Michigan shoreline north of
Muskegon
Lake
easterly on
Memorial Drive
to Ruddiman Drive to
Lake Avenue
, easterly on
Lake Avenue
to M-120 in North Muskegon, northeasterly on M-120 to M-20, easterly on M-20 to US-10, easterly on US-10 to
Garfield
Road in
Bay
County
, northerly on
Garfield
Road to
Pinconning Road
, easterly on Pinconning Road to
Seven Mile Road
, northerly on Seven Mile Road to
Lincoln
School
Road (
County Road
25) in
Arenac
County
, northerly on
Lincoln School Road
to M-61, easterly on M-61 to US-23, easterly on US-23 to center line of AuGres River, southerly along center line of
AuGres
River
to
Saginaw
Bay
, easterly 90 degrees east for 7 miles into
Saginaw
Bay
, then northerly 78 degrees east to the International Boundary.
Exception: The waterfowl hunting zone lines differ from those above. Refer to the 2008-2009 Waterfowl Hunting Guide for zone descriptions.
Michigan
also is divided into a northern rifle zone where rifles may be used for firearm deer hunting and a southern shotgun zone where only shotguns, muzzleloading rifles and certain handguns may be used for deer hunting (see Shotgun Zone Rules). The dividing line between the northern rifle deer hunting zone and the southern shotgun zone is as follows: Starting at a point on the Lake Michigan shoreline directly west of M-46, then easterly to M-46, then easterly along M-46 to US-131 at Cedar Springs, southerly on US-131 to M-57, easterly on M-57 to
Montcalm Road
on the Kent-Montcalm county line, southerly on
Montcalm Road
and the Kent-Ionia county line to M-44, easterly on M-44 to M-66, northerly on M-66 to M-57, easterly on M-57 to M-52 near Chesaning, northerly on M-52 to M-46, easterly on M-46 to M-47, northerly on M-47 to US-10 west of Bay City, easterly on US- 10 to I-75, northerly on I-75 and US-23 to Beaver Road (about 1 mile north of Kawkawlin), easterly to
Saginaw
Bay
, north 50 degrees east to the International Boundary.
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