Crawford County, Michigan
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Elk
- Group
- Northern Lower Peninsula
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 2,106
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, Elk also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedCrawford County is Au Sable River country, where the legendary trout stream draws hunters into surrounding state forest as readily as fly fishermen to the water. The county sits within reach of Michigan elk range and holds good deer numbers in its extensive jack pine and northern hardwood forest. Hartwick Pines State Park anchors a county that offers some of the most accessible public deer hunting in the northern Lower Peninsula.
Sandy jack pine plains and northern hardwood ridges cut by the Au Sable River and its tributaries; relatively flat glacial outwash with upland sand ridges near Grayling.
Moderate - well-known area draws hunters from downstate Michigan but the large forest disperses pressure effectively; Grayling has a strong local hunting culture.
Michigan DNR system with OTC antlered tags under northern LP regulations.
Elk from the Pigeon River Country herd range into northern portions of the county on occasion; elk tags are drawn separately and are extremely limited. Turkey numbers are present but thin in jack pine dominant habitat.
Au Sable State Forest public deer hunting on a large accessible land base; proximity to the Pigeon River elk herd in neighboring Cheboygan County.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Crawford 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.