Another county in the northern L.P. that was under similar restrictions for five years is Clare. There wasn't enough support from hunters and landowners to continue the stringent antler restrictions there, although some hunters probably do so voluntarily. The 3-points-on-one-side rule there boosted production to seven trophy bucks in 2003 and six during 2001. There were only two CBM entries from that county in 2005.

The greatest number of CBM entries for the U.P. from 2005 came from Menominee with seven, followed by Delta with five and Keweenaw with three. Marquette, Dickinson, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft and Luce counties each had one.

Deer Management Unit 122 also has antler restrictions requiring hunters to pass up bucks unless they have 3 points on one side. DMU 122 is in southern Dickinson and northwestern Menominee counties. There doesn't appear to be many book bucks coming from that area.

There are three more DMUs where bucks must have at least 2 points on one side to be legal. Those are Drummond Island, South Fox Island, and a portion of eastern Iosco County, or DMU 135.

Record-book bucks can be taken anytime deer season is open, but the highest proportion of trophy whitetails are taken by bowhunters during the last week of October and the first 10 days of November. The first week of firearms season is good for killing big bucks, too. If conditions are right, the December muzzleloader season can be a good time to score on a book buck as well. Happy hunting, and be safe!