Came out sniffing where a yearling doe had been bedded down. First shot dropped him in his tracks but he got back up. Shot again was as he was headed back into the woods. Backed off and gave him some time, but blood trail ended so we called out a dog. The dog basically led us right to him!
Zone 3 can use rifled barrel shotgun of any gauge in muzzleloader season. https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/newsroom/releases/2023/12/01/dnr-reminds-hunters-of-legal-firearms-for-muzzleloader-season