Lost Nation State Game Area: hunting and access
Lost Nation State Game Area is 2,502 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Hillsdale County, next to Pittsford, a state game area by the DNR's map. 2,473 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 6,767 deer in Hillsdale 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 areasHunting Access Program landLost Nation State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,502 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Hillsdale County |
| Deer harvest unit | Hillsdale County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,473 acres (98.9%) |
| Nearest towns | Pittsford (next to it), Hudson (6 mi) and Hillsdale (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Lost Nation State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Lost Nation State Game Area: 2,473 acres open to general hunting, and 28 acres not marked.
How many deer are taken around Lost Nation State Game Area?
Lost Nation State Game Area lies in Hillsdale County. Hunters reported 6,767 deer in Hillsdale County in 2025, against 6,318 in 2024.
| County | Lost Nation State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale County | 2,502 | 6,767 | 6,318 | 5,685 |
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 Lost Nation State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Pittsford (next to it), Hudson (6 miles), Hillsdale (6 miles) and North Adams (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 99, M 34 and US 127. 2 HAP propertys within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Lost Nation State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Adams Township State Game Area: 181 acres, 4.6 miles away
- Lake Hudson Recreation Area: 2,714 acres, 8.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lost Nation State Game Area
Counting Lost Nation State Game Area itself, 2,469 of the 47,050 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 2,469 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lost Nation State Game Area?
In Hillsdale County, next to Pittsford.
How much of Lost Nation State Game Area is open to hunting?
2,473 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Lost Nation State Game Area?
2,469 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lost Nation 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 Adams Township State Game Area (4.6 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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