Cass City State Game Area: hunting and access
Cass City State Game Area is 1,203 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Tuscola and Sanilac counties, 2 miles from Cass City, a state game area by the DNR's map. 1,203 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 7,100 deer in Tuscola 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 | 1,203 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Tuscola County and Sanilac County |
| Deer harvest unit | Tuscola County, Sanilac County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,203 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Cass City (2 mi), Gagetown (5 mi) and Owendale (9 mi) |
What is Cass City State Game Area like?
The DNR's map names 5 units within Cass City State Game Area: Northwest, South, West, Central and Northeast.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Cass City State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Cass City State Game Area: 1,203 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Cass City State Game Area?
Cass City State Game Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 7,100 deer in Tuscola County in 2025, against 7,136 in 2024.
| County | Cass City State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola County | 837 | 7,100 | 7,136 | 6,208 |
| Sanilac County | 366 | 8,784 | 9,544 | 8,311 |
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 Cass City State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Cass City (2 miles), Gagetown (5 miles), Owendale (9 miles) and Ubly (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 53 and M 81.
What other public land is near Cass City State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Gagetown State Game Area: 1,344 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Sanilac State Game Area: 1,577 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Deford State Game Area: 10,026 acres, 4.3 miles away
- Elmwood Township State Game Area: 272 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Brookfield Township No. 1 State Game Area: 203 acres, 7.2 miles away
- Minden City State Game Area: 9,200 acres, 8.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Cass City State Game Area
Counting Cass City State Game Area itself, 2,074 of the 49,420 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 1,649 |
| County, city and regional land | 239 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 185 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Cass City State Game Area?
In Tuscola and Sanilac counties, 2 miles from Cass City.
How much of Cass City State Game Area is open to hunting?
1,203 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Cass City State Game Area?
2,074 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Cass City State Game Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Gagetown State Game Area (1.6 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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