Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area is 12,688 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Schoolcraft County, 21 miles from Grand Marais, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 12,688 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 790 deer in Schoolcraft 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 wildlife refugesCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landCommercial Forest (private, open to hunting by law)Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 12,688 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Schoolcraft County |
| Deer harvest unit | Schoolcraft County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Upper Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 12,688 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Grand Marais (21 mi), Newberry (23 mi) and Munising (24 mi) |
What are the rules on Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area: 12,688 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area?
Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area lies in Schoolcraft County. Hunters reported 790 deer in Schoolcraft County in 2025, against 769 in 2024.
| County | Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolcraft County | 12,688 | 790 | 769 | 710 |
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 Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Grand Marais (21 miles), Newberry (23 miles), Munising (24 miles) and Manistique (26 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 28 and M 77.
What other public land is near Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,551 acres, 7.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area itself, 63,280 of the 67,762 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (93.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 27,351 |
| National wildlife refuges | 22,469 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 13,393 |
| County, city and regional land | 67 |
Another 1,652 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 Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area?
In Schoolcraft County, 21 miles from Grand Marais.
How much of Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
12,688 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area?
63,280 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Bullock Ranch 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 Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (7.1 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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