Sharonville State Game Area: hunting and access
Sharonville State Game Area is 4,392 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Jackson and Washtenaw counties, 3 miles from Napoleon, a state game area by the DNR's map. 3,688 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 6,674 deer in Jackson 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 areasNational wildlife refugesCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landSharonville State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 4,392 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Jackson County and Washtenaw County |
| Deer harvest unit | Jackson County, Washtenaw County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 3,688 acres (84%) |
| Nearest towns | Napoleon (3 mi), Grass Lake (3 mi) and Manchester (4 mi) |
What is Sharonville State Game Area like?
The DNR's map names one unit within Sharonville State Game Area: Field Trial.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Sharonville State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Sharonville State Game Area: 3,688 acres open to general hunting, and 703 acres not marked.
How many deer are taken around Sharonville State Game Area?
Sharonville State Game Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 6,674 deer in Jackson County in 2025, against 7,748 in 2024.
| County | Sharonville State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | 3,496 | 6,674 | 7,748 | 6,967 |
| Washtenaw County | 896 | 4,412 | 5,070 | 4,505 |
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 Sharonville State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Napoleon (3 miles), Grass Lake (3 miles), Manchester (4 miles) and Vineyard Lake (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 50, M 52 and M 124.
What other public land is near Sharonville State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Watkins Lake State Park: 373 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Schlee Waterfowl Production Area: 159 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Grass Lake State Game Area: 124 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Goose Lake State Game Area: 203 acres, 3.4 miles away
- Waterloo Recreation Area: 20,463 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Onsted State Game Area: 893 acres, 7.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Sharonville State Game Area
Counting Sharonville State Game Area itself, 5,748 of the 49,592 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 4,330 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1,149 |
| County, city and regional land | 269 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Sharonville State Game Area?
In Jackson and Washtenaw counties, 3 miles from Napoleon.
How much of Sharonville State Game Area is open to hunting?
3,688 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Sharonville State Game Area?
5,748 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Sharonville 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 Watkins Lake State Park (0.7 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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