Shiawassee County, Michigan
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Southern Lower Peninsula
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 6,170
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, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedShiawassee County holds one of Michigan's premier waterfowl destinations — the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding state game areas along the Flint River watershed attract massive concentrations of migrating ducks and geese each fall. White-tailed deer are abundant in the county's agricultural-wetland mosaic, and wild turkeys are well-established in the river bottomlands. The convergence of multiple river systems creates exceptional migration staging habitat unmatched in the Lower Peninsula.
Low agricultural flats bisected by the Shiawassee, Flint, Bad, and Maple Rivers; extensive floodplain wetlands and managed impoundments create prime waterfowl habitat alongside productive deer farmland.
Moderate to high for waterfowl on public impoundments during peak migration; deer pressure moderate given available public land.
OTC statewide system.
Waterfowl hunting is the county signature draw with NWR impoundments concentrating mallards, teal, and Canada geese during fall migration. Turkeys are common in bottomland hardwoods. Sandhill cranes pass through in large numbers.
Shiawassee NWR is one of the best public waterfowl hunting destinations in the Lower Peninsula; the four-river confluence creates exceptional migration staging that rivals managed areas far larger in scale.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: MDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.