Port Huron State Game Area: hunting and access
Port Huron State Game Area is 6,868 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in St. Clair County, next to Ruby, a state game area by the DNR's map. 6,868 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 6,128 deer in St. Clair 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.
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| Size | 6,868 acres in 11 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | St. Clair County |
| Deer harvest unit | St. Clair County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 6,868 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Ruby (next to it), Lakeport (5 mi) and Marysville (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Port Huron State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Port Huron State Game Area: 6,868 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Port Huron State Game Area?
Port Huron State Game Area lies in St. Clair County. Hunters reported 6,128 deer in St. Clair County in 2025, against 6,346 in 2024.
| County | Port Huron State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County | 6,868 | 6,128 | 6,346 | 5,670 |
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 Port Huron State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Ruby (next to it), Lakeport (5 miles), Marysville (6 miles) and Port Huron (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-69, I-94, M 136 and M 25.
What other public land is near Port Huron State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- St. Clair Township State Game Area: 112 acres, 8.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Port Huron State Game Area
Counting Port Huron State Game Area itself, 8,121 of the 83,234 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (9.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 6,677 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 738 |
| County, city and regional land | 706 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Port Huron State Game Area?
In St. Clair County, next to Ruby.
How much of Port Huron State Game Area is open to hunting?
6,868 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Port Huron State Game Area?
8,121 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Port Huron 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 St. Clair Township State Game Area (8.4 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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