Mich. fall turkey hunt kicks off before sunrise
Posted: 10.05.2009 at 4:29 PM

LANSING, MI (AP) --
      LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan hunters are ready to put turkey
on the table.
      The state's fall wild-turkey hunt begins Monday morning, a
half-hour before sunrise, and runs through Nov. 14.
      Licensed hunters are allowed to take one turkey each during the
season using a bow-and-arrow, a muzzleloading shotgun or a firearm
that fires a fixed shotgun shell.
      Hunting hours are from a half-hour before sunrise to a half-hour
after sunset each day during the season.
      The state Department of Natural Resources warns that turkey
poaching is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and
fines of up to $1,000, as well as reimbursement to the state of
$1,000 for each turkey illegally taken.

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