Lime Island Recreation Area: hunting and access
Lime Island Recreation Area is 917 acres in Chippewa County, 6 miles from De Tour Village, listed by the DNR as "Open" for hunting and trapping. Hunters reported 983 deer in Chippewa County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's state parks hunting data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR reported deer harvest, 2022 to 2025.
State game and wildlife areasState forest and other DNR landState parks and recreation areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landLime Island Recreation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 917 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Chippewa County |
| Deer harvest unit | Chippewa County |
| Hunting and trapping (DNR) | Open |
| Early goose season (DNR) | Open, 9/1 - 9/15 |
| DNR parks district | Eastern UP |
| Nearest towns | De Tour Village (6 mi) and Kincheloe (23 mi) |
What are the rules on Lime Island Recreation Area?
The DNR's map of state parks open to hunting lists Lime Island Recreation Area as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
Open for the early goose season (9/1 - 9/15), by the DNR's map.
The DNR's note: Standard 450' Safety Zones apply around occupied buildings (not shown). No trapping within 50' of mowed portions of developed areas.
How many deer are taken around Lime Island Recreation Area?
Lime Island Recreation Area lies in Chippewa County. Hunters reported 983 deer in Chippewa County in 2025, against 1,061 in 2024.
| County | Lime Island Recreation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County | 902 | 983 | 1,061 | 1,000 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the park alone: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
How do you get to Lime Island Recreation Area?
Nearest towns: De Tour Village (6 miles) and Kincheloe (23 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 48.
What other public land is near Lime Island Recreation Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Cranberry Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 263 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Drummond Island Pigeon Cove Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 160 acres, 8.8 miles away
- Munuscong State Wildlife Management Area: 19,288 acres, 8.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lime Island Recreation Area
Counting Lime Island Recreation Area itself, 4,615 of the 40,070 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 2,229 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,445 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 935 |
| County, city and regional land | 6 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lime Island Recreation Area?
In Chippewa County, 6 miles from De Tour Village.
Can you hunt in Lime Island Recreation Area?
The DNR's map lists it as "Open" for hunting and trapping.
How much public land is around Lime Island Recreation Area?
4,615 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lime Island Recreation Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Cranberry Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (5.7 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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