Fulton State Game Area: hunting and access
Fulton State Game Area is 680 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Kalamazoo County, 4 miles from Athens, a state game area by the DNR's map. 680 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 3,329 deer in Kalamazoo 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 areasFulton State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 680 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| Deer harvest unit | Kalamazoo County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southwest Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 680 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Athens (4 mi), Sherwood (7 mi) and Scotts (7 mi) |
What are the rules on Fulton State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Fulton State Game Area: 680 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Fulton State Game Area?
Fulton State Game Area lies in Kalamazoo County. Hunters reported 3,329 deer in Kalamazoo County in 2025, against 3,230 in 2024.
| County | Fulton State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo County | 680 | 3,329 | 3,230 | 3,689 |
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 Fulton State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Athens (4 miles), Sherwood (7 miles), Scotts (7 miles) and Mendon (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 66 and M 60.
What other public land is near Fulton State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Leidy Lake State Game Area: 109 acres, 7.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Fulton State Game Area
Counting Fulton State Game Area itself, 680 of the 29,748 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 680 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Fulton State Game Area?
In Kalamazoo County, 4 miles from Athens.
How much of Fulton State Game Area is open to hunting?
680 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Fulton State Game Area?
680 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Fulton 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 Leidy Lake State Game Area (7.5 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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