Unadilla State Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Unadilla State Wildlife Area is 1,190 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Livingston and Washtenaw counties, 2 miles from Stockbridge, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 1,190 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 5,472 deer in Livingston 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 landUnadilla State Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,190 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Livingston County and Washtenaw County |
| Deer harvest unit | Livingston County, Washtenaw County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 1,190 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Stockbridge (2 mi), Pinckney (8 mi) and Chelsea (8 mi) |
What is Unadilla State Wildlife Area like?
The DNR's map names one unit within Unadilla State Wildlife Area: Southwest.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Unadilla State Wildlife Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Unadilla State Wildlife Area: 1,190 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Unadilla State Wildlife Area?
Unadilla State Wildlife Area lies in 2 counties. Hunters reported 5,472 deer in Livingston County in 2025, against 4,875 in 2024.
| County | Unadilla State Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston County | 1,065 | 5,472 | 4,875 | 4,525 |
| Washtenaw County | 124 | 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 Unadilla State Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Stockbridge (2 miles), Pinckney (8 miles), Chelsea (8 miles) and Dansville (12 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 52, M 106 and M 36.
What other public land is near Unadilla State Wildlife Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Waterloo Recreation Area: 20,463 acres, 0.8 miles away
- Waterloo Wildlife Unit of Waterloo State Recreation Area: 5,784 acres, 1 mile away
- Pinckney Recreation Area: 11,698 acres, 1 mile away
- Malan Waterfowl Production Area: 142 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Gregory State Game Area: 2,708 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Chelsea State Game Area: 803 acres, 7.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Unadilla State Wildlife Area
Counting Unadilla State Wildlife Area itself, 5,492 of the 34,103 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (16.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State parks and recreation areas | 3,570 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 1,160 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 332 |
| County, city and regional land | 190 |
| National wildlife refuges | 138 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 102 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Unadilla State Wildlife Area?
In Livingston and Washtenaw counties, 2 miles from Stockbridge.
How much of Unadilla State Wildlife Area is open to hunting?
1,190 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Unadilla State Wildlife Area?
5,492 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Unadilla State Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Waterloo Recreation Area (0.8 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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