Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest: hunting and access
Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest is 4,753 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Gladwin and Roscommon counties, 10 miles from Prudenville, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. Hunters reported 4,585 deer in Gladwin 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 | 4,753 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Gladwin County and Roscommon County |
| Deer harvest unit | Gladwin County, Roscommon County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Nearest towns | Prudenville (10 mi), Gladwin (11 mi) and Houghton Lake (12 mi) |
What is Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest like?
The DNR's map names one unit within Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest: Field Trial.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest: , and 4,753 acres not marked.
How many deer are taken around Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest?
Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 4,585 deer in Gladwin County in 2025, against 4,530 in 2024.
| County | Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladwin County | 4,737 | 4,585 | 4,530 | 3,743 |
| Roscommon County | 16 | 1,993 | 2,201 | 2,013 |
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 Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest?
Nearest towns: Prudenville (10 miles), Gladwin (11 miles), Houghton Lake (12 miles) and Harrison (13 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 18.
What other public land is near Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Gladwin State Game Area: 1,216 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 663 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 806 acres, 6.8 miles away
- Wraco Lodge Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,019 acres, 8.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest
Counting Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest itself, 20,924 of the 45,283 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (46.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 12,769 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 8,152 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 3 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest?
In Gladwin and Roscommon counties, 10 miles from Prudenville.
How much of Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest is open to hunting?
The DNR's map marks no piece as general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest?
20,924 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Gladwin State Game Area (5.6 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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