Minden City State Game Area: hunting and access
Minden City State Game Area is 9,200 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Sanilac County, 3 miles from Minden City, a state game area by the DNR's map. 9,200 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 8,784 deer in Sanilac 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 landMinden City State Game AreaCounty lineHighway
| Size | 9,200 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Sanilac County |
| Deer harvest unit | Sanilac County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 9,200 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Minden City (3 mi), Deckerville (5 mi) and Ubly (5 mi) |
What are the rules on Minden City State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Minden City State Game Area: 9,200 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Minden City State Game Area?
Minden City State Game Area lies in Sanilac County. Hunters reported 8,784 deer in Sanilac County in 2025, against 9,544 in 2024.
| County | Minden City State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanilac County | 9,200 | 8,784 | 9,544 | 8,311 |
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 Minden City State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Minden City (3 miles), Deckerville (5 miles), Ubly (5 miles) and Snover (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 19.
What other public land is near Minden City State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Sanilac State Game Area: 1,577 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Verona State Game Area: 7,527 acres, 7.5 miles away
- Cass City State Game Area: 1,203 acres, 8.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Minden City State Game Area
Counting Minden City State Game Area itself, 7,994 of the 69,841 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 7,853 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 141 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Minden City State Game Area?
In Sanilac County, 3 miles from Minden City.
How much of Minden City State Game Area is open to hunting?
9,200 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Minden City State Game Area?
7,994 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Minden City 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 Sanilac State Game Area (3.9 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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