Gregory State Game Area: hunting and access
Gregory State Game Area is 2,708 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Livingston County, 2 miles from Pinckney, a state game area by the DNR's map. 2,708 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 5,472 deer in Livingston 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 | 2,708 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Livingston County |
| Deer harvest unit | Livingston County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,708 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Pinckney (2 mi), Stockbridge (5 mi) and Howell (8 mi) |
What is Gregory State Game Area like?
The DNR's map names 2 units within Gregory State Game Area: East and Central.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Gregory State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Gregory State Game Area: 2,708 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Gregory State Game Area?
Gregory State Game Area lies in Livingston County. Hunters reported 5,472 deer in Livingston County in 2025, against 4,875 in 2024.
| County | Gregory State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston County | 2,708 | 5,472 | 4,875 | 4,525 |
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 Gregory State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Pinckney (2 miles), Stockbridge (5 miles), Howell (8 miles) and Brighton (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 36 and M 106.
What other public land is near Gregory State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Pinckney Recreation Area: 11,698 acres, 1 mile away
- Brighton Recreation Area: 4,572 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Unadilla State Wildlife Area: 1,190 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Waterloo Recreation Area: 20,463 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Hillcrest State Game Area: 256 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Waterloo Wildlife Unit of Waterloo State Recreation Area: 5,784 acres, 5.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Gregory State Game Area
Counting Gregory State Game Area itself, 8,837 of the 51,074 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (17.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 2,691 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 2,328 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 2,054 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 1,556 |
| County, city and regional land | 208 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Gregory State Game Area?
In Livingston County, 2 miles from Pinckney.
How much of Gregory State Game Area is open to hunting?
2,708 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Gregory State Game Area?
8,837 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Gregory 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 Pinckney Recreation 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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