Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 1,422 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Montmorency County, 6 miles from Canada Creek Ranch, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 1,422 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 2,465 deer in Montmorency 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 landNational wildlife refugesRainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,422 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Montmorency County |
| Deer harvest unit | Montmorency County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,422 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Canada Creek Ranch (6 mi), Millersburg (9 mi) and Hillman (11 mi) |
What is Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area like?
The DNR's map names one unit within Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: Main (adj.).
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,422 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Montmorency County. Hunters reported 2,465 deer in Montmorency County in 2025, against 2,802 in 2024.
| County | Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmorency County | 1,422 | 2,465 | 2,802 | 1,986 |
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 Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Canada Creek Ranch (6 miles), Millersburg (9 miles), Hillman (11 miles) and Atlanta (12 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 33.
What other public land is near Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,144 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Sportsman's Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 163 acres, 8.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 17,226 of the 31,558 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (54.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 17,026 |
| National wildlife refuges | 200 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Montmorency County, 6 miles from Canada Creek Ranch.
How much of Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
1,422 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
17,226 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Rainey River 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 Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (3.1 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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