Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 5,088 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Luce County, 6 miles from Grand Marais, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 5,088 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 260 deer in Luce 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.
State game and wildlife areasState forest and other DNR landNational park landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landCommercial Forest (private, open to hunting by law)Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 5,088 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Luce County |
| Deer harvest unit | Luce County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Upper Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 5,088 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Grand Marais (6 mi) and Newberry (23 mi) |
What are the rules on Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 5,088 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Luce County. Hunters reported 260 deer in Luce County in 2025, against 262 in 2024.
| County | Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luce County | 5,088 | 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 Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Grand Marais (6 miles) and Newberry (23 miles).
What other public land is near Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Public land within 3 miles of Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 27,734 of the 46,766 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (59.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 22,646 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 5,088 |
Another 5,655 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 Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Luce County, 6 miles from Grand Marais.
How much of Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
5,088 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
27,734 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Blind Sucker River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
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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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