Michigan Department of Natural Resources www.michigan.gov/dnr Wildlife Division - Technical Document Summary List of State Wildlife/Game Areas of the Michigan DNR Wildlife Division - Wildlife Division (WLD) Lands table (a.k.a. list of "WLD-Lands") File revised 2016 June 15 (revised list data content 2016 April 08, then revised format of document 2016 June 15, by DNR-Wildlife_Division (M.Strong)) The purpose of this document is to communicate summaries of land areas of particular interest to the DNR Wildlife Division (WLD) within Michigan. This is a living document, subject to change as needed. Previous versions of this document had three tables: a summary count by type, an alphabetical list of area names, and an alphabetical list of areas by type. However, repeated questions or requests showed a need to convert from using a standard document to a spreadsheet with collumns, to help those reading or using this information. DNR Wildlife Division lands are actually a group of several sub-groups. The first division of the lands is by "Dedicated" to WLD and dedicated/admininstered by other DNR- Division or other agency. These are described as: * Dedicated types to the DNR Wildlife Division (administration) directly, where Dedication is a formal process which approves administering Division, intended purpose for an area, and other details. The list of these areas is not expected to change much or often, as the dedication process is involved and sets-up long term interests for conservation and management of wildlife. These specific "types" include: State Wildlife Areas (SWA); State Game Areas (SGA); State Fish and Wildlife Area (SFWA); and State Wildlife Research Areas (SWRA). * dedicated -to-other types to the DNR Wildlife Division (management or co-management but not lead on administration) area as a group called State Wildlife Management Areas, or areas which are WLD-interest areas but are formally dedicated or administered by another DNR Division or agency; however the DNR Wildlife Division has an interest, is involved with management/ co-management, funding some portion of the area now or in the past, etc. The list of these areas may change as wildlife involvement changes in some of these areas over time - i.e. recent additions of Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS) areas, or new Federal-Aid supported floodings, etc. WLD-Lands summary: area type count subcount acres All wildlife/game areas: 194 areas = total acres (approx.) of 614,059 Those Dedicated to DNR WLD as lead admininstration and manager, for the area (with names shown in this same grey shade, below): 111 areas = total acres (approx.) of 419,678 State Game Area SGA 95 areas for total acres (approx.) of 311,590 State Wildlife Area SWA 12 areas for total acres (approx.) of 75,122 State Fish and Wildlife Area SFWA 1 areas for total acres (approx.) of 360 State Wildlife Research Area SWRA 3 areas for total acres (approx.) of 32,576 Those dedicated to another DNR Division or Agency, who are a cooperator with WLD on the area: 83 areas = total acres (approx.) of 194,381 Conceptually these are areas of the State where there's a particular focus for wildlife management (including waterfowl and grouse), special project, or otherwise - a "State " or SWMA: Areas co-managed with FRD or focus areas in State Forest areas; SWMAs 66 areas for total acres (approx.) of 136,980 Areas co-managed with PRD or focus areas of Wildlife Units in State Parks or State Rec. Areas 4 areas for total acres (approx.) of 11,643 Areas for enhanced grouse management = GEMSs - 6 areas for total acres (approx.) of 26,944 functionally are SWMAs and most are on DNR land, but one GEMS is on Federal Land as cooperator 1 areas for total acres (approx.) of 9,772 Areas cooperatively with Federal USFWS, or WPAs 5 areas for total acres (approx.) of 631 Area cooperatively with a county (Muskegon County) 1 areas for total acres (approx.) of 8,411
List of Official Names of WLD-Lands, WLD Focus Areas, or WLD Project Areas (long format, no abbreviations) * shaded areas (gray backshade) are those formally Dedicated to WLD by official process with DNR Director and NRC. County or Counties (if multiple counties apply, then the first listed should have the majority of area) Area Type -or- Functional Type/ Grouping Formally Dedicated to WLD? (yes / (no)) Which DNR Div. -or- Agency is lead land admin.? WLD Region Area in Acres (approx.) Adams Township State Game Area Hillsdale SGA yes WLD SELP 181 Addis Creek Flooding State Missaukee / Kalkaska SWMA. FMD NLP 110 Allegan State Game Area Allegan SGA yes WLD SWLP 50,799 Almer Township State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 160 Au Train Basin State Alger SWMA. FMD UP 5,800 Augusta Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area Kalamazoo SFWA yes WLD SWLP 390 Backus Creek State Game Area Roscommon SGA yes WLD NLP 5,080 Bakale Wildlife Unit of Bass River State Recreation Area Ottawa (SWMA). PRD SWLP 830 Baraga Plains State Baraga SWMA. FMD UP 13,362 Barry State Game Area Barry SGA yes WLD SWLP 16,828 Bear Creek Flooding State Roscommon SWMA. FMD NLP 960 Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area Charlevoix / Leelanau SWRA yes WLD NLP 26,572 Bentley Marsh Flooding State Gladwin SWMA. FMD NLP 1,445 Betsie River State Game Area Benzie SGA yes WLD NLP 748 Black Creek Flooding State Mackinac SWMA. FMD UP 2,777 Blendon Township State Game Area Ottawa SGA yes WLD SWLP 181 Blind Sucker River Flooding State Luce SWMA. FMD UP 5,084 Blomgren's Marsh Flooding State Dickinson SWMA. FMD UP 570 Blue Bill Creek Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS), a (special) Goegebic GEMS ((S)WMA). FED UP 9,772 Bluff Creek / US-10 / M-18 Floodings State Midland SWMA. FMD NLP 870 Boyle Lake State Wildlife Area Berrien SWA yes WLD SWLP 407 Brookfield Township Number 1 State Game Area Huron SGA yes WLD SELP 204 Brookfield Township Number 2 State Game Area Huron SGA yes WLD SELP 40 Brownstown Prairie State Wildlife Area Wayne SWA yes WLD SELP 56 Bullock Ranch State Schoolcraft SWMA. FMD UP 12,681 Cannon Creek Floodings Number 1 State Missaukee SWMA. FMD NLP 156 Cannon Creek Floodings Number 2 State Missaukee SWMA. FMD NLP 92 Cannonsburg State Game Area Kent SGA yes WLD SWLP 1,371 Cass City State Game Area Tuscola / Sanilac SGA yes WLD SELP 1,201 Charlotte (Eaton Township) State Game Area Eaton SGA yes WLD SWLP 41 Chelsea State Game Area Washtenaw SGA yes WLD SELP 802 Chesterfield Township State Game Area Macomb SGA yes WLD SELP 138 Clark Lake State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 87 Columbia Township State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 208
Connor s Marsh Flooding State Crawford SWMA. FMD NLP 1,052 Cornish State Game Area Cass SGA yes WLD SWLP 393 Cranberry Lake Flooding State Chippewa SWMA. FMD UP 263 Crane Pond State Game Area Cass SGA yes WLD SWLP 4,217 Crow Island State Game Area Bay / Saginaw SGA yes WLD SELP 4,223 Cusino State Wildlife Research Area Alger SWRA yes WLD UP 1,538 Dansville State Game Area Ingham SGA yes WLD SWLP 5,002 Davisburg State Game Area Oakland SGA yes WLD SELP 110 Dead Stream Flooding State Roscommon / Missaukee SWMA. FMD NLP 1,024 Deer River Flooding State Iron SWMA. FMD UP 53 Deford State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 10,392 Denmark Township State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 95 Denton Creek Flooding State Roscommon SWMA. FMD NLP 805 Devil s Lake Flooding State Alpena SWMA. FMD NLP 912 Dingman Marsh Flooding State Cheboygan SWMA. FMD NLP 4,863 Dog Lake Flooding State Cheboygan SWMA. FMD NLP 1,576 Dollarville Flooding State Luce SWMA. FMD UP 3,013 Drummond Island Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS), a State Chippewa SWMA. FMD UP 3,027 Drummond Island Pigeon Cove Flooding State Chippewa SWMA. FMD UP 160 Edger Waterfowl Production Area Barry (SWMA). FED SWLP 157 Edmore State Game Area Montcalm / Isabella SGA yes WLD SWLP 3,809 Elmwood Township State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 271 Erie State Game Area Monroe SGA yes WLD SELP 4,156 Fabius Township State Game Area St.Joseph SGA yes WLD SWLP 174 Felch Mountain State Dickinson SWMA. FMD UP 714 Fish Point State Wildlife Area Tuscola SWA yes WLD SELP 10,828 Flat River State Game Area Ionia / Montcalm SGA yes WLD SWLP 11,797 Flynn Township State Game Area Sanilac SGA yes WLD SELP 264 Fraser Township Number 1 (Townline Rd.) State Game Area Bay SGA yes WLD SELP 46 Fraser Township Number 2 (Kitchen Rd.) State Game Area Bay SGA yes WLD SELP 35 French Farm Lake Flooding State Emmet SWMA. FMD NLP 2,948 Friday Flooding State Delta SWMA. FMD UP 40 Fuller Woods State Game Area Van Buren SGA yes WLD SWLP 85 Fulton State Game Area Kalamazoo SGA yes WLD SWLP 680 Gagetown State Game Area Huron / Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 1,344 Gene's Pond State Dickinson SWMA. FMD UP 3,450 Gladwin State Game Area Gladwin SGA yes WLD NLP 1,306 Gladwin Wildlife Unit & Gladwin Field Dog Trial Area of Gladwin State Forest Gladwin SWMA. FMD NLP 4,750 Goose Creek Flooding State Kalkaska SWMA. FMD NLP 61
Goose Lake State Game Area Washtenaw SGA yes WLD SELP 203 Gourdneck State Game Area Kalamazoo SGA yes WLD SWLP 2,293 Grand Haven State Game Area Ottawa SGA yes WLD SWLP 2,208 Grand River Gale Road State Game Area Ingham SGA yes WLD SWLP 141 Grand River State Game Area Ionia SGA yes WLD SWLP 1,026 Grass Lake Flooding State Benzie SWMA. FMD NLP 1,760 Grass Lake Marsh Flooding State Missaukee / Kalkaska SWMA. FMD NLP 339 Grass Lake State Game Area Jackson SGA yes WLD SELP 124 Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area Gratiot / Saginaw SGA yes WLD SWLP 16,719 Gregory State Game Area Livingston SGA yes WLD SELP 2,706 Groveland Mine Flooding State Dickinson SWMA. FMD UP 6,240 Hancock Creek Flooding State Dickinson SWMA. FMD UP 358 Hardwood Reservoir Flooding State Dickinson SWMA. FMD UP 1,394 Haymarsh Lake State Game Area Mecosta SGA yes WLD SWLP 6,740 Hayward Lake to North Lake Floodings State Menominee SWMA. FMD UP 3,289 Headquarters Lake Flooding State Grand Traverse SWMA. FMD NLP 1,139 Hillcrest State Game Area Livingston SGA yes WLD SELP 257 Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area Oakland (SWMA). PRD SELP 2,930 Horseshoe Lake State Game Area Oakland SGA yes WLD SELP 418 Houghton Lake Flats North Flooding State Roscommon SWMA. FMD NLP 765 Houghton Lake Flats South Flooding State Roscommon SWMA. FMD NLP 958 Houghton Lake State Wildlife Research Area Roscommon / Missaukee SWRA yes WLD NLP 4,466 Hubbard Lake State Game Area Alcona SGA yes WLD NLP 522 Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Midland SWMA. FMD NLP 2,933 Keeler State Game Area Van Buren SGA yes WLD SWLP 397 Kinney Waterfowl Production Area Van Buren (SWMA). FED SWLP 78 Lake 36 Flooding State Dickinson SWMA. FED UP 968 Lake DuBonnet Flooding State Grand Traverse SWMA. FMD NLP 1,715 Lake Interstate State Game Area Eaton SGA yes WLD SWLP 123 Lake LaVasseur Flooding State Marquette SWMA. FMD UP 403 Lame Duck Area Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS), a State Gladwin SWMA. FMD UP 8,172 Langston State Game Area Montcalm SGA yes WLD SWLP 3,257 Lapeer State Game Area Lapeer SGA yes WLD SELP 8,599 Lee Grande Ranch Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS), a State Cheboygan SWMA. FMD UP 2,400 Leidy Lake State Game Area St.Joseph SGA yes WLD SWLP 109 Little Fox River Flooding / Stanley Lake State Schoolcraft SWMA. FMD UP 2,550 Little Widewaters Flooding State Lake SWMA. FMD NLP 367 Lost Nation State Game Area Hillsdale SGA yes WLD SELP 2,471 Malan Waterfowl Production Area Jackson (SWMA). FED SELP 141
Manistee River State Game Area Manistee SGA yes WLD NLP 4,379 Maple River / Gratiot-Saginaw Connector State Game Area Gratiot SGA yes WLD SWLP 31 Maple River State Game Area Clinton / Gratiot / Ionia SGA yes WLD SWLP 8,117 Marsh Creek / Beaver Lake Flooding State Roscommon SWMA. FMD NLP 554 Martiny Lake State Game Area Mecosta SGA yes WLD SWLP 7,660 Middleville State Game Area Barry SGA yes WLD SWLP 4,422 Minden City State Game Area Sanilac SGA yes WLD SELP 8,803 Molasses River Flooding Number 1 State Gladwin SWMA. FMD NLP 1,642 Molasses River Flooding Number 2 State Gladwin SWMA. FMD NLP 1,510 Molasses River Flooding Number 3 State Gladwin SWMA. FMD NLP 1,885 Molasses River Flooding Number 5 State Gladwin SWMA. FMD NLP 1,460 Munuscong Bay State Chippewa SWMA. FMD UP 14,412 Murphy Lake State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 2,717 Muskegon County Wastewater Management System Special Wildlife Muskegon SGA. (County) SWLP 8,411 Management Area Muskegon State Game Area Muskegon / Newaygo SGA. WLD SWLP 15,345 Muskrat Lake State Game Area Clinton SGA yes WLD SWLP 212 Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area Bay SWA yes WLD SELP 4,340 Net River Flooding State Baraga SWMA. FMD UP 520 Oak Grove State Game Area Livingston SGA yes WLD SELP 2,453 Old Fur Farm Flooding State Clare SWMA. FMD NLP 265 Olive Township State Game Area Ottawa SGA yes WLD SWLP 247 Oliver Township State Game Area Huron SGA yes WLD SELP 130 O'Neal Lake Flooding State Emmet SWMA. FMD NLP 1,246 Onsted State Game Area Lenawee SGA yes WLD SELP 876 Osceola-Missaukee Grasslands State Game Area Osceola / Missaukee SGA yes WLD NLP 1,211 Pentwater River State Game Area Oceana SGA yes WLD SWLP 2,545 Pere Marquette State Game Area Mason SGA yes WLD NLP 402 Petersburg State Game Area Monroe SGA yes WLD SELP 536 Peterson Pond Flooding State Menominee SWMA. FMD UP 30 Petobego State Game Area Grand Traverse / Antrim SGA yes WLD NLP 565 Pike Lake Flooding State Houghton SWMA. FMD UP 115 Pinconning Township (Cody-Esty road) State Game Area Bay SGA yes WLD SELP 51 Pointe Aux Peaux State Game Area Monroe SGA yes WLD SELP 224 Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Monroe / Wayne SGA yes WLD SELP 7,009 Port Huron State Game Area St.Clair SGA yes WLD SELP 6,858 Portage Marsh State Delta SWMA. FMD UP 280 Portland State Game Area Clinton / Ionia SGA yes WLD SWLP 2,373 Potagannissing Flooding State Chippewa SWMA. FMD UP 2,220 Quanicassee State Wildlife Area Bay / Tuscola SWA yes WLD SELP 4,317 Rainy River Flooding State Montmorency SWMA. FMD NLP 5,305
Ralph Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS), a State Wildlife Dickinson SWMA. FMD UP 390 Management Area Robinson Creek Flooding State Roscommon SWMA. FMD NLP 2,572 Rogue River State Game Area Kent SGA yes WLD SWLP 6,135 Rose Lake State Wildlife Area Clinton SWA yes WLD SWLP 4,070 Rush Lake State Game Area Huron SGA yes WLD SELP 2,327 Sage Lakes Flooding State Montmorency SWMA. FMD NLP 287 Salt River Marsh State Wildlife Area Macomb SWA yes WLD SELP 60 Sand River / Jeske Flooding State Marquette SWMA. FMD UP 556 Sandusky State Game Area Sanilac SGA yes WLD SELP 1,480 Sanilac State Game Area Sanilac SGA yes WLD SELP 1,577 Saranac-Lowell State Game Area Kent / Ionia SGA yes WLD SWLP 1,863 Schlee Waterfowl Production Area Jackson (SWMA). FED SELP 160 Schoonover Waterfowl Production Area Lenawee (SWMA). FED SELP 95 Sharonville State Game Area Jackson / Washtenaw SGA yes WLD SELP 4,387 Shiawassee River State Game Area Saginaw SGA yes WLD SELP 10,152 Skegemog Lake Wildlife Unit of Pere Marquette State Forest Kalkaska SWMA. FMD NLP 2,109 Somerset State Game Area Hillsdale SGA yes WLD SELP 748 South Marquette Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS), a State Marquette SWMA. FMD UP 5,860 Sportsman s Lake State Montmorency SWMA. FMD NLP 97 Spring Creek State Game Area St.Joseph SGA yes WLD SWLP 80 St.Clair Flats State Wildlife Area St. Clair SWA yes WLD SELP 30,329 St.Clair Twp State Game Area St.Clair SGA yes WLD SELP 112 St.John's Marsh State Wildlife Area St.Clair SWA yes WLD SELP 3,060 Stanton State Game Area Montcalm SGA yes WLD SWLP 4,725 Stoney Creek Flooding State Cheboygan SWMA. FMD NLP 1,150 Strickler Grouse Enhanced Management System (GEMS), a State Wildlife Mackinac SWMA. FMD UP 2,180 Management Area Sturgeon River Sloughs State Baraga / Houghton SWMA. FRD UP 7,750 Tamarack Lake (Sunfield Township) State Game Area Eaton SGA yes WLD SWLP 237 Three Rivers State Game Area Cass / St.Joseph SGA yes WLD SWLP 2,125 Tobico Marsh Wildlife Unit of Bay City State Recreation Area Bay (SWMA). PRD SELP 2,106 Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Presque Isle SWMA. FMD NLP 170 Townline Creek Flooding State Clare SWMA. FMD NLP 662 Tuscola State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 9,259 Unadilla State Wildlife Area Livingston / Washtenaw SWA yes WLD SELP 1,163 Vassar State Game Area Tuscola SGA yes WLD SELP 3,436 Verona State Game Area Huron SGA yes WLD SELP 7,695 Vestaburg State Game Area Montcalm SGA yes WLD SWLP 2,933 Waterloo Wildlife Unit of Waterloo State Recreation Area Jackson / Washtenaw (SWMA). PRD SELP 5,777
Webster Lake (Berrien Township Number 1) State Game Area Berrien SGA yes WLD SWLP 42 Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area Arenac SWA yes WLD NLP 3,390 Wildfowl Bay State Wildlife Area Huron SWA yes WLD SELP 13,102 Windsor Township State Game Area Eaton SGA yes WLD SWLP 356 (end-of-listing)