Gagetown State Game Area: hunting and access
Gagetown State Game Area is 1,344 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Huron and Tuscola counties, next to Gagetown, a state game area by the DNR's map. 1,344 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 5,455 deer in Huron 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 landGagetown State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,344 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Huron County and Tuscola County |
| Deer harvest unit | Huron County, Tuscola County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,344 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Gagetown (next to it), Cass City (3 mi) and Owendale (3 mi) |
What are the rules on Gagetown State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Gagetown State Game Area: 1,344 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Gagetown State Game Area?
Gagetown State Game Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 5,455 deer in Huron County in 2025, against 5,362 in 2024.
| County | Gagetown State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron County | 737 | 5,455 | 5,362 | 4,794 |
| Tuscola County | 606 | 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 Gagetown State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Gagetown (next to it), Cass City (3 miles), Owendale (3 miles) and Elkton (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 81 and M 53.
What other public land is near Gagetown State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Brookfield Township No. 1 State Game Area: 203 acres, 1 mile away
- Cass City State Game Area: 1,203 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Elmwood Township State Game Area: 272 acres, 3 miles away
- Brookfield Township No. 2 State Game Area: 39 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Sanilac State Game Area: 1,577 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Deford State Game Area: 10,026 acres, 6.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Gagetown State Game Area
Counting Gagetown State Game Area itself, 2,128 of the 45,094 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 1,823 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 179 |
| County, city and regional land | 126 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Gagetown State Game Area?
In Huron and Tuscola counties, next to Gagetown.
How much of Gagetown State Game Area is open to hunting?
1,344 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Gagetown State Game Area?
2,128 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Gagetown 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 Brookfield Township No. 1 State Game Area (1 mile).
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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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