Langston State Game Area: hunting and access
Langston State Game Area is 3,258 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Montcalm County, 3 miles from Trufant, a state game area by the DNR's map. 3,258 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 7,412 deer in Montcalm 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 landLangston State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,258 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Montcalm County |
| Deer harvest unit | Montcalm County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southwest Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 3,258 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Trufant (3 mi), Lakeview (6 mi) and Greenville (8 mi) |
What is Langston State Game Area like?
The DNR's map names 2 units within Langston State Game Area: North and South.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Langston State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Langston State Game Area: 3,258 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Langston State Game Area?
Langston State Game Area lies in Montcalm County. Hunters reported 7,412 deer in Montcalm County in 2025, against 6,921 in 2024.
| County | Langston State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm County | 3,258 | 7,412 | 6,921 | 6,894 |
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 Langston State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Trufant (3 miles), Lakeview (6 miles), Greenville (8 miles) and Stanton (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 91.
What other public land is near Langston State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Stanton State Game Area: 4,924 acres, 7.2 miles away
- Edmore State Game Area: 3,812 acres, 9.2 miles away
- Flat River State Game Area: 11,822 acres, 9.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Langston State Game Area
Counting Langston State Game Area itself, 3,844 of the 47,300 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 3,260 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 525 |
| County, city and regional land | 59 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Langston State Game Area?
In Montcalm County, 3 miles from Trufant.
How much of Langston State Game Area is open to hunting?
3,258 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Langston State Game Area?
3,844 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Langston 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 Stanton State Game Area (7.2 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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