Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 1,144 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Presque Isle and Montmorency counties, next to Canada Creek Ranch, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 1,144 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 3,630 deer in Presque Isle 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 refugesTomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,144 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Presque Isle County and Montmorency County |
| Deer harvest unit | Presque Isle County, Montmorency County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,144 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Canada Creek Ranch (next to it), Millersburg (10 mi) and Onaway (10 mi) |
What are the rules on Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,144 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 3,630 deer in Presque Isle County in 2025, against 3,837 in 2024.
| County | Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle County | 736 | 3,630 | 3,837 | 3,156 |
| Montmorency County | 408 | 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 Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Canada Creek Ranch (next to it), Millersburg (10 miles), Onaway (10 miles) and Tower (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 33.
What other public land is near Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Rainey River Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 1,422 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Sportsman's Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 163 acres, 9.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 27,153 of the 33,975 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (79.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 27,056 |
| National wildlife refuges | 97 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Presque Isle and Montmorency counties, next to Canada Creek Ranch.
How much of Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
1,144 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Tomahawk Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
27,153 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Tomahawk 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 Rainey River 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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