Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 1,110 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Cheboygan County, 5 miles from Tower, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 1,110 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 1,874 deer in Cheboygan 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 areasState forest and other DNR landLand trusts and other open landStoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,110 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Cheboygan County |
| Deer harvest unit | Cheboygan County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,110 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Tower (5 mi), Onaway (8 mi) and Indian River (10 mi) |
What are the rules on Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,110 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Cheboygan County. Hunters reported 1,874 deer in Cheboygan County in 2025, against 2,203 in 2024.
| County | Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheboygan County | 1,110 | 1,874 | 2,203 | 1,790 |
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 Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Tower (5 miles), Onaway (8 miles), Indian River (10 miles) and Wolverine (12 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 33 and M 68.
What other public land is near Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Lee Grande Ranch Grouse Enhanced Management System: 2,401 acres, 1 mile away
- Dog Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,665 acres, 6.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 16,929 of the 30,344 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (55.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 15,750 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 1,149 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 30 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Cheboygan County, 5 miles from Tower.
How much of Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
1,110 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Stoney Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
16,929 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Stoney Creek 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 Lee Grande Ranch Grouse Enhanced Management System (1 mile).
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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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