Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 3,014 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Luce County, 2 miles from Newberry, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 3,014 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 260 deer in Luce 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 landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landCommercial Forest (private, open to hunting by law)Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,014 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Luce County |
| Deer harvest unit | Luce County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Upper Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 3,014 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Newberry (2 mi), Naubinway (18 mi) and Grand Marais (27 mi) |
What are the rules on Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 3,014 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Luce County. Hunters reported 260 deer in Luce County in 2025, against 262 in 2024.
| County | Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luce County | 3,014 | 260 | 262 | 251 |
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 Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Newberry (2 miles), Naubinway (18 miles) and Grand Marais (27 miles).
What other public land is near Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,779 acres, 6.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 19,948 of the 40,336 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (49.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 16,922 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 3,017 |
| County, city and regional land | 8 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1 |
Another 654 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 Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Luce County, 2 miles from Newberry.
How much of Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
3,014 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Dollarville Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
19,948 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Dollarville 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 Black Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (6.7 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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