Alpena County, Michigan
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Northern Lower Peninsula
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 4,299
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedAlpena County on the northeast Lower Peninsula shoreline offers a classic northern Michigan deer hunting experience among mixed forest and modest farmland. Whitetail numbers are solid in the timber-agriculture edge habitat, and wild turkey flocks have expanded significantly in recent decades. Thunder Bay and the surrounding state forest land provide ample public access for the dedicated hunter.
Rolling mixed forest of northern hardwoods, conifers, and lowland swamps, with agricultural clearings along the Thunder Bay River corridor. Lake Huron shoreline lies to the east.
Moderate. Regional destination during firearm season; archery season sees somewhat lower pressure.
Base license with one antlered tag; antlerless licenses OTC for the applicable DMU. Northern LP units typically have reasonable antlerless availability.
Wild turkey populations have grown substantially and offer spring and fall hunting. Ruffed grouse in upland timber. Thunder Bay area provides supplemental recreation but minimal hunting competition.
Solid whitetail hunting in classic northern Michigan forest habitat; growing turkey population in the Thunder Bay River agricultural corridors.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Alpena County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
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Boundaries: MDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.