Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 2,551 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Schoolcraft and Alger counties, 14 miles from Grand Marais, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 2,551 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 790 deer in Schoolcraft 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 areasState forest and other DNR landLand trusts and other open landCommercial Forest (private, open to hunting by law)Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,551 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Schoolcraft County and Alger County |
| Deer harvest unit | Schoolcraft County, Alger County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Upper Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,551 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Grand Marais (14 mi) and Munising (21 mi) |
What are the rules on Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,551 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 790 deer in Schoolcraft County in 2025, against 769 in 2024.
| County | Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolcraft County | 2,548 | 790 | 769 | 710 |
| Alger County | 2 | 521 | 546 | 482 |
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 Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Grand Marais (14 miles) and Munising (21 miles).
What other public land is near Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area: 12,688 acres, 7.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 21,945 of the 35,951 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (61%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 19,354 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 2,551 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 40 |
Another 10,735 acres within 3 miles are Commercial Forest land: privately owned, but under state law (MCL 324.51113) the owner may not deny the public hunting and fishing unless the DNR or the legislature closes it.
Questions hunters ask
Where is Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Schoolcraft and Alger counties, 14 miles from Grand Marais.
How much of Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
2,551 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
21,945 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Little Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Bullock Ranch State Wildlife Management Area (7.1 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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