Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Michigan

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Michigan: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 4 areas listed.

National Forests 3
Huron-Manistee National Forest
Manistee, Lake, Mason, Wexford, Osceola, Newaygo, Mecosta, Oceana, Montcalm, Kent, Muskegon County · 958,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Huron-Manistee National Forest spans 958,000 acres across two separate units of Michigan's lower peninsula, encompassing...
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Ottawa National Forest
Gogebic, Ontonagon, Iron, Baraga, Houghton County · 990,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Ottawa National Forest encompasses 990,000 acres of the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a remote landscape of borea...
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Hiawatha National Forest
Chippewa, Mackinac, Schoolcraft, Alger, Delta, Luce County · 894,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Hiawatha National Forest encompasses 894,000 acres of Michigan's Upper Peninsula straddling the Lake Michigan and Lake S...
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Wildlife Refuges 1
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge
Saginaw County · 9,875 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Shiawassee NWR encompasses 9,875 acres at the confluence of four rivers — the Shiawassee, Flint, Bad, and Cass — in the...
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