Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 1,053 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Crawford County, 13 miles from Grayling, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 1,053 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 1,535 deer in Crawford 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 | 1,053 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Crawford County |
| Deer harvest unit | Crawford County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,053 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Grayling (13 mi), Mio (14 mi) and Lewiston (14 mi) |
What are the rules on Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,053 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Crawford County. Hunters reported 1,535 deer in Crawford County in 2025, against 2,106 in 2024.
| County | Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County | 1,053 | 1,535 | 2,106 | 1,767 |
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 Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Grayling (13 miles), Mio (14 miles), Lewiston (14 miles) and Roscommon (15 miles).
What other public land is near Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Barker Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 49 acres, 2.9 miles away
- Hartwick Pines State Park: 8,432 acres, 8.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 19,592 of the 29,389 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (66.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 12,898 |
| National forest | 5,423 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 1,052 |
| National wildlife refuges | 170 |
| Other federal land | 49 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Crawford County, 13 miles from Grayling.
How much of Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
1,053 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Conners Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
19,592 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Conners Marsh 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 Barker Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (2.9 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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