Firearm deer season begins Friday and will last until Nov. 30. With hunters heading out into the wilderness, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking them to remember a few rules, safety tips and recommendations for the season.

If wind is your most important weather factor for opening morning, the forecast at 7 a.m. shows a light northwest wind for most areas of Lower Michigan and a light north wind for northeast Lower Michigan. Wind speeds should be less than five miles per hour in the white shaded areas and less than 7 mph in the gray shaded areas.

It may not be a holiday on the calendar, but deer hunting season is one of the most celebrated times here in the Heartland.