Vestaburg State Game Area: hunting and access
Vestaburg State Game Area is 2,976 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Montcalm County, next to Elm Hall, a state game area by the DNR's map. 2,976 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 7,412 deer in Montcalm 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 landVestaburg State Game AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,976 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Montcalm County |
| Deer harvest unit | Montcalm County |
| Kind (DNR) | state game area |
| DNR region | Southwest Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,976 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Elm Hall (next to it), Riverdale (2 mi) and Edmore (4 mi) |
What is Vestaburg State Game Area like?
The DNR's map names 2 units within Vestaburg State Game Area: East and South.
Counted by FilledTag from the unit names on the DNR's wildlife property map.
What are the rules on Vestaburg State Game Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Vestaburg State Game Area: 2,976 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Vestaburg State Game Area?
Vestaburg State Game Area lies in Montcalm County. Hunters reported 7,412 deer in Montcalm County in 2025, against 6,921 in 2024.
| County | Vestaburg State Game Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm County | 2,976 | 7,412 | 6,921 | 6,894 |
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 Vestaburg State Game Area?
Nearest towns: Elm Hall (next to it), Riverdale (2 miles), Edmore (4 miles) and McBride (4 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 46.
What other public land is near Vestaburg State Game Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Stanton State Game Area: 4,924 acres, 1.8 miles away
- Edmore State Game Area: 3,812 acres, 3.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Vestaburg State Game Area
Counting Vestaburg State Game Area itself, 3,995 of the 70,703 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State game and wildlife areas | 3,599 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 396 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Vestaburg State Game Area?
In Montcalm County, next to Elm Hall.
How much of Vestaburg State Game Area is open to hunting?
2,976 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Vestaburg State Game Area?
3,995 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Vestaburg 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 Stanton State Game Area (1.8 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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