Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 2,563 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Chippewa County, 14 miles from De Tour Village, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 2,563 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 983 deer in Chippewa 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 forest and other DNR landLand trusts and other open landPotagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,563 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Chippewa County |
| Deer harvest unit | Chippewa County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Upper Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,563 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | De Tour Village (14 mi) |
What are the rules on Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,563 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Chippewa County. Hunters reported 983 deer in Chippewa County in 2025, against 1,061 in 2024.
| County | Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County | 2,563 | 983 | 1,061 | 1,000 |
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 Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: De Tour Village (14 miles).
What other public land is near Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Drummond Island Grouse Enhanced Management System: 3,026 acres, next to it
- Drummond Island Pigeon Cove Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 160 acres, 9.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 20,498 of the 39,286 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (52.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 20,016 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 482 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Chippewa County, 14 miles from De Tour Village.
How much of Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
2,563 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Potagannissing Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
20,498 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Potagannissing 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 Drummond Island Grouse Enhanced Management System (next to it).
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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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