Verona State Game Area: hunting and access
Verona State Game Area is 7,527 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Huron County, 4 miles from Bad Axe, a state game area by the DNR's map. 7,527 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 5,455 deer in Huron 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 areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landHunting Access Program landVerona State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 7,527 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Huron County |
| Deer harvest unit | Huron County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southeast Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 7,527 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Bad Axe (4 mi), Ubly (4 mi) and Minden City (6 mi) |
What are the rules on Verona State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Verona State Game Area: 7,527 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Verona State Game Area?
Verona State Game Area lies in Huron County. Hunters reported 5,455 deer in Huron County in 2025, against 5,362 in 2024.
| County | Verona State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron County | 7,527 | 5,455 | 5,362 | 4,794 |
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 Verona State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Bad Axe (4 miles), Ubly (4 miles), Minden City (6 miles) and Harbor Beach (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 142, M 19 and M 53. 1 HAP property within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Verona State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Minden City State Game Area: 9,200 acres, 7.5 miles away
- Sanilac State Game Area: 1,577 acres, 7.7 miles away
- Oliver Township State Game Area: 130 acres, 9.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Verona State Game Area
Counting Verona State Game Area itself, 7,831 of the 57,824 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (13.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 7,527 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 205 |
| County, city and regional land | 99 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Verona State Game Area?
In Huron County, 4 miles from Bad Axe.
How much of Verona State Game Area is open to hunting?
7,527 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Verona State Game Area?
7,831 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Verona 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 Minden City State Game Area (7.5 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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