Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 663 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Roscommon and Clare counties, 9 miles from Houghton Lake, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 663 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 1,993 deer in Roscommon 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 landNational wildlife refugesState parks and recreation areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landCommercial Forest (private, open to hunting by law)Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 663 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Roscommon County and Clare County |
| Deer harvest unit | Roscommon County, Clare County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 663 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Houghton Lake (9 mi), Harrison (10 mi) and Prudenville (10 mi) |
What are the rules on Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 663 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 1,993 deer in Roscommon County in 2025, against 2,201 in 2024.
| County | Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon County | 364 | 1,993 | 2,201 | 2,013 |
| Clare County | 299 | 4,230 | 4,280 | 4,051 |
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 Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Houghton Lake (9 miles), Harrison (10 miles), Prudenville (10 miles) and Falmouth (16 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 27.
What other public land is near Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Wraco Lodge Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,019 acres, 3.2 miles away
- Bear Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 943 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest: 4,753 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Old Fur Farm Flooding (Floodwood Swamp) State Wildlife Management Area: 2,064 acres, 6.6 miles away
- Houghton Lake State Wildlife Research Area: 12,141 acres, 7.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 19,885 of the 29,875 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (66.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 18,948 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 662 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 275 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Roscommon and Clare counties, 9 miles from Houghton Lake.
How much of Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
663 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Townline Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
19,885 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Townline 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 Wraco Lodge Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (3.2 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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