Fish Point State Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Fish Point State Wildlife Area is 9,519 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Tuscola County, 2 miles from Sebewaing, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 7,449 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 7,100 deer in Tuscola 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 landFish Point State Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 9,519 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Tuscola County |
| Deer harvest unit | Tuscola County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Wildlife refuge (closed in season) | 753 acres (7.9%) |
| No hunting or safety zone | 200 acres (2.1%) |
| Open to general hunting | 7,449 acres (78.3%) |
| Nearest towns | Sebewaing (2 mi), Unionville (2 mi) and Akron (6 mi) |
What is Fish Point State Wildlife Area like?
The DNR's map names 6 units within Fish Point State Wildlife Area: No Hunting, wildlife refuge (seas.), Southwest, retreive zone, Sunset Bay and GL shallows.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Fish Point State Wildlife Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Fish Point State Wildlife Area: 753 acres wildlife refuge (closed in season), 200 acres no hunting or safety zone and 7,449 acres open to general hunting, and 1,116 acres not marked.
Wildlife refuge pieces are closed to entry during the seasons the DNR posts for them.
No-hunting and safety-zone pieces are posted; Michigan's 450-foot safety zone around occupied buildings applies everywhere.
How many deer are taken around Fish Point State Wildlife Area?
Fish Point State Wildlife Area lies in Tuscola County. Hunters reported 7,100 deer in Tuscola County in 2025, against 7,136 in 2024.
| County | Fish Point State Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola County | 3,716 | 7,100 | 7,136 | 6,208 |
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 Fish Point State Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Sebewaing (2 miles), Unionville (2 miles), Akron (6 miles) and Fairgrove (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 25 and M 138.
What other public land is near Fish Point State Wildlife Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Quanicassee State Wildlife Area: 5,209 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Wildfowl Bay State Wildlife Area: 15,814 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Columbia Township State Game Area: 210 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Denmark Township State Game Area: 92 acres, 8.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Fish Point State Wildlife Area
Counting Fish Point State Wildlife Area itself, 5,705 of the 84,313 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 5,555 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 77 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 44 |
| County, city and regional land | 29 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Fish Point State Wildlife Area?
In Tuscola County, 2 miles from Sebewaing.
How much of Fish Point State Wildlife Area is open to hunting?
7,449 acres are marked general hunting, 753 acres are wildlife refuge, and 200 acres are no-hunting or safety zones, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Fish Point State Wildlife Area?
5,705 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Fish Point State Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Quanicassee State Wildlife Area (1.1 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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