French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 2,950 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Emmet County, next to Mackinaw City, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 2,950 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 1,158 deer in Emmet 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 | 2,950 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Emmet County |
| Deer harvest unit | Emmet County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,950 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Mackinaw City (next to it), Carp Lake (2 mi) and Levering (6 mi) |
What are the rules on French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,950 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Emmet County. Hunters reported 1,158 deer in Emmet County in 2025, against 1,292 in 2024.
| County | French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet County | 2,950 | 1,158 | 1,292 | 1,072 |
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 French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Mackinaw City (next to it), Carp Lake (2 miles), Levering (6 miles) and St. Ignace (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-75 and US 31.
What other public land is near French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Dingman Marsh Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 4,866 acres, 1.4 miles away
- Wilderness State Park: 11,165 acres, 2.4 miles away
- O'Neal Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,251 acres, 3.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 12,160 of the 38,837 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (31.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 7,567 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 4,376 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 129 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 82 |
| County, city and regional land | 6 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Emmet County, next to Mackinaw City.
How much of French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
2,950 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around French Farm Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
12,160 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, French Farm 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 Dingman Marsh 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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