Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 2,779 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Mackinac and Luce counties, 10 miles from Newberry, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 2,779 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 786 deer in Mackinac County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's state game area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR reported deer harvest, 2022 to 2025.
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| Size | 2,779 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Mackinac County and Luce County |
| Deer harvest unit | Mackinac County, Luce County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Upper Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,779 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Newberry (10 mi) and Naubinway (14 mi) |
What are the rules on Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,779 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 786 deer in Mackinac County in 2025, against 775 in 2024.
| County | Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackinac County | 2,752 | 786 | 775 | 713 |
| Luce County | 27 | 260 | 262 | 251 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the game area alone: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
How do you get to Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Newberry (10 miles) and Naubinway (14 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 117.
What other public land is near Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 3,014 acres, 6.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 12,222 of the 40,052 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (30.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 9,333 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 2,780 |
| County, city and regional land | 109 |
Another 2,501 acres within 3 miles are Commercial Forest land: privately owned, but under state law (MCL 324.51113) the owner may not deny the public hunting and fishing unless the DNR or the legislature closes it.
Questions hunters ask
Where is Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Mackinac and Luce counties, 10 miles from Newberry.
How much of Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
2,779 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
12,222 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (6.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: Michigan DNR wildlife property project areas.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's land ownership records (state forest).
- Deer harvest: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
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