ORIGINAL: gzg38b
ORIGINAL: Germ
I know, LOL
My Season would be this
Bow
First weekend Sept to Nov 15th
Nov 16th-22th No Hunting
Gun
Nov 22th-Nov 30th
Muzzloader
Dec 1st - 7th
Back to Bow Dec 8th Throw Jan 15th
I would also throw a couple gun weekend in Sept for doe only
Nov 16th - 22nd isn't really what I consider the rut, at least where I hunt. The first 12 days of November is when I see most bucks chasing does. I think that's when they are most vulnerable. Shutting down for Nov 16-22 won't save too many bucks IMO.
And after the heat we had this year in October, I don't think I'd hunt much in September. Although it would be nice to hunt them in their summer patterns. The soybean fieldsare like clockwork in early to mid September.
Check and see when the biggest bucks fall in MI
It's the 15th through the 22nd. The goal of not having gun season in the rut is not to protect young bucks, it's to protect mature ones.