Michigan · Deer Hunting Data

Michigan Deer Unit 487

Sightings, hotspots, and hunt insights for Michigan Game Management Unit 487.

Michigan's DMU 487 is closed-canopy country where a deer hunter's world shrinks to the next 80 yards, a glacial patchwork of cedar swamps, kettle depressions, and second-growth hardwood ridges rather than open vistas. Floors sit near 600 to 700 feet along lake-influenced lowlands, climbing to 1,000 to 1,200 feet on moraines where sugar maple, beech, and scattered oak pockets hold mast. Aspen and maple browse feed the transition edges, while dense cedar lowlands become winter thermal cover. Our pack covers Unit Overview and Topography, Vegetation and Hydrology, Seasonal Expectations, Logistics and Access, plus a one-page Essential Recon summary. Study the unit on our interactive map, then export the points you choose into onX or your favorite hunting map.
526
Total Deer Spotted
76
Hotspots Identified
Active
Status · Data Available
Michigan Deer Unit 487 boundary map
Unit 487 boundary within Michigan · orange area is covered by this Data Pack

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The Michigan - Deer Data Pack gives you a full year of access to the heat map that shows where the animals actually are: detailed hot zones, GPS coordinates, and unit-by-unit hotspots for every Michigan Deer unit, including Unit 487. Study the unit on the heat map and export the points you choose to onX or your favorite hunting app.

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How this data was collected

Data Hunt Guide aggregates publicly available sighting reports from across the web (social media, hunting forums, harvest reports, and trail-camera shares) and uses a proprietary algorithm to identify high-activity zones (hotspots) within each unit. Our team verifies coordinates manually before publication.