Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 1,665 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Cheboygan County, 6 miles from Tower, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 1,665 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.
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| Size | 1,665 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Cheboygan County |
| Deer harvest unit | Cheboygan County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,665 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Tower (6 mi), Onaway (9 mi) and Wolverine (9 mi) |
What are the rules on Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,665 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Dog Lake 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 | Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboygan County | 1,665 | 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 Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Tower (6 miles), Onaway (9 miles), Wolverine (9 miles) and Canada Creek Ranch (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 68 and M 33.
What other public land is near Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,110 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Lee Grande Ranch Grouse Enhanced Management System: 2,401 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 32,714 of the 34,230 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (95.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 31,137 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 1,577 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Cheboygan County, 6 miles from Tower.
How much of Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
1,665 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
32,714 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Dog Lake 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 Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (6.1 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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