Houghton County, Michigan
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Black Bear
- Group
- Upper Peninsula
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 942
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. Black Bear also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedHoughton County sits atop Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in the far Upper Peninsula, where copper mining heritage meets some of the most remote and rugged hunting terrain in the Great Lakes region. Snowfall routinely exceeds 200 inches annually, shaping both wildlife populations and hunting access, with deer at low but mature densities and black bear representing the primary big-game draw. Hunters who brave the isolation and demanding terrain find authentic big-woods experience with minimal human competition on vast Ottawa National Forest and state land.
Rugged copper-bearing bedrock ridges, dense boreal forest of spruce, fir, and northern hardwoods, Lake Superior shoreline, and interior lake chains; among the most remote and rugged terrain in the Midwest
Very low — extreme isolation, difficult terrain, heavy snowfall, and limited road network dramatically limit hunter numbers; among the least-pressured hunting in Michigan
Standard MI combo license; antlerless tags highly restricted in this UP DMU due to very low deer density, severe winter mortality, and consistent wolf depredation pressure
Black bear are the signature species with healthy populations in the remote forest; wolves are resident predators; ruffed grouse hunting is exceptional in young aspen regeneration; Lake Superior provides unique opportunity for sea ducks including scoters and long-tailed ducks
Among the least-pressured deer hunting in the entire Great Lakes region with genuine wilderness character; Lake Superior sea duck hunting for scoters and long-tailed ducks is a rare specialty draw for waterfowlers
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Houghton 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.
Nothing posted yet about Houghton County.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: MDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.