Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 4,866 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Cheboygan County, next to Carp Lake, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 4,866 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 1,874 deer in Cheboygan 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 landLand trusts and other open landCommercial Forest (private, open to hunting by law)Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 4,866 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Cheboygan County |
| Deer harvest unit | Cheboygan County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 4,866 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Carp Lake (next to it), Mackinaw City (5 mi) and Levering (5 mi) |
What are the rules on Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 4,866 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Cheboygan County. Hunters reported 1,874 deer in Cheboygan County in 2025, against 2,203 in 2024.
| County | Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboygan County | 4,866 | 1,874 | 2,203 | 1,790 |
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 Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Carp Lake (next to it), Mackinaw City (5 miles), Levering (5 miles) and Cheboygan (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-75 and US 31.
What other public land is near Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,950 acres, 1.4 miles away
- Wilderness State Park: 11,165 acres, 6 miles away
- O'Neal Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,251 acres, 6.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 18,176 of the 45,598 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (39.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 11,129 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 6,304 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 743 |
Another 77 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 Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Cheboygan County, next to Carp Lake.
How much of Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
4,866 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
18,176 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Dingman 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 French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (1.4 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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