Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area: hunting and access
Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area is 3,226 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Oakland County, next to Ortonville, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 2,947 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 3,783 deer in Oakland 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 parks and recreation areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landHolly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,226 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Oakland County |
| Deer harvest unit | Oakland County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,947 acres (91.4%) |
| Nearest towns | Ortonville (next to it), Goodrich (3 mi) and Holly (5 mi) |
What is Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area like?
The DNR's map names one unit within Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area: Turkey tract.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area: 2,947 acres open to general hunting, and 279 acres not marked.
How many deer are taken around Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area?
Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area lies in Oakland County. Hunters reported 3,783 deer in Oakland County in 2025, against 2,973 in 2024.
| County | Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland County | 3,226 | 3,783 | 2,973 | 3,222 |
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 Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area?
Nearest towns: Ortonville (next to it), Goodrich (3 miles), Holly (5 miles) and Grand Blanc (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-75, M 15 and M 54.
What other public land is near Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Holly Recreation Area: 8,091 acres, next to it
- Ortonville Recreation Area: 4,783 acres, 1.3 miles away
- Davisburg State Game Area: 110 acres, 4.3 miles away
- Seven Lakes State Park: 1,482 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Metamora-Hadley Recreation Area: 719 acres, 7.4 miles away
- Pontiac Lake Recreation Area: 3,760 acres, 8.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area
Counting Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area itself, 4,673 of the 53,674 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Land trusts and other open land | 2,927 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 1,312 |
| County, city and regional land | 434 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area?
In Oakland County, next to Ortonville.
How much of Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area is open to hunting?
2,947 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area?
4,673 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Holly Wildlife Unit of Holly State Recreation Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Holly Recreation Area (next to it).
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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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