Edmore State Game Area: hunting and access
Edmore State Game Area is 3,812 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Montcalm and Isabella counties, 2 miles from Edmore, a state game area by the DNR's map. 3,812 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 7,412 deer in Montcalm 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 areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landHunting Access Program landEdmore State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,812 acres in 9 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Montcalm County and Isabella County |
| Deer harvest unit | Montcalm County, Isabella County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southwest Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 3,812 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Edmore (2 mi), Winn (3 mi) and Riverdale (3 mi) |
What is Edmore State Game Area like?
The DNR's map names 4 units within Edmore State Game Area: Central, East, Southeast and West.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Edmore State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Edmore State Game Area: 3,812 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Edmore State Game Area?
Edmore State Game Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 7,412 deer in Montcalm County in 2025, against 6,921 in 2024.
| County | Edmore State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm County | 3,043 | 7,412 | 6,921 | 6,894 |
| Isabella County | 768 | 5,455 | 5,314 | 5,065 |
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 Edmore State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Edmore (2 miles), Winn (3 miles), Riverdale (3 miles) and McBride (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 46 and M 66. 1 HAP property within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Edmore State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Vestaburg State Game Area: 2,976 acres, 3.4 miles away
- Langston State Game Area: 3,258 acres, 9.2 miles away
- Stanton State Game Area: 4,924 acres, 9.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Edmore State Game Area
Counting Edmore State Game Area itself, 3,903 of the 87,315 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 3,572 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 282 |
| County, city and regional land | 49 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Edmore State Game Area?
In Montcalm and Isabella counties, 2 miles from Edmore.
How much of Edmore State Game Area is open to hunting?
3,812 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Edmore State Game Area?
3,903 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Edmore 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 Vestaburg State Game Area (3.4 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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