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Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area: where, what and how to hunt
A hunter's summary of Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area in Dickinson County: units and limits, rules, CWD numbers and local help.
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Getting to Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area
Parking, trailheads and gates near Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area
- Six Mile Lake Boat LaunchBoat ramp · 2.2 mi from the centreDirections
Parking, trailhead and gate locations come from OpenStreetMap contributors. Roads into public land can be gated or seasonal; check with the managing agency before you go.
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA: the record card
Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area counts as a DNR wildlife management area (a flooding or marsh unit), and it lies in Dickinson County. Its home region at the DNR is the Upper Peninsula Region. The DNR Wildlife Division sets the rules on site. By acreage (714) it ranks 49th in a group of 72 wildlife management areas. The DNR boundary layer names it; the state game and wildlife areas list page does not. Roughly 15 miles north of Norway.
From the source page (MI DNR Wildlife Property Boundary GIS Acres field); region from the DNR wildlife region layer. Checked October 22, 2026.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area
Who can hunt Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA, and on what terms
Entry terms, Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
DNR floodings like Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA are open to the public during Michigan seasons. Watch for posted refuges and closed areas around the water.
Michigan rules that follow you to Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
- The DNR stand rule for public land: portable, ID affixed, Sept. 1 to March 1, no nails, screws or bolts.
- From Sept. 1 to the end of deer season blinds are allowed; constructed blinds need ID and are prohibited on game areas, parks and recreation areas in Zone 3.
- From mid-August to the end of April, a hunter orange outer layer is the law in daylight; camouflage counts if half of it is orange. Turkey and waterfowl hunters are exempt.
- Harvest reporting is required for deer and turkey inside 72 hours; failing to report is a civil infraction.
- Firearm hunters keep 150 yards from occupied dwellings, cabins and farm buildings.
- Planting a food plot on public land is not legal.
- Upper Peninsula deer baiting is legal Sept. 15 to Jan. 1, up to 2 gallons scattered over a 10-by-10-foot area.
- On public land, bear bait goes on the ground, never in a container.
- The Nov. 15-30 ORV closure hours apply on this public land.
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA: licenses to carry
Buy in the Hunt Fish app, at an agent or on eLicense. Every hunter needs the base license; antlerless licenses (up to 10) obey the county or DMU use limit.
Access from the source page; public-land stand, blind, safety-zone and food-plot rules from the DNR deer regulations summary; hunter orange from MCL 324.40116; prices from the 2026 license fee tables. Checked October 22, 2026.
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA and nearby public ground
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA at the big pin; the nearest 10 public places around it. Between them the nearby tracts list 170,515 acres.
| Public land | Type | Acres | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genes Pond | Flooding or WMA | 3,450 | 3.6 mi | north |
| Groveland Mine Flooding | Flooding or WMA | 6,240 | 6.9 mi | southwest |
| Hardwood Reservoir (north side) | Flooding or WMA | 1,394 | 7.9 mi | east |
| Ralph | GEMS | 5,290 | 8.5 mi | north |
| Hancock Creek Flooding | Flooding or WMA | 651 | 8.6 mi | southeast |
| Blomgren's Marsh Flooding | Flooding or WMA | 567 | 10 mi | south |
| Lake-36 | Flooding or WMA | 968 | 16 mi | northeast |
| Menominee River | Recreation area | 2,785 | 18 mi | south |
| Bill Rollo Memorial | GEMS | 6,874 | 20 mi | northeast |
| Escanaba Forest Management Unit | Forest unit | 142,296 | 25 mi | southeast |
Points from the DNR wildlife, GEMS, parks, forest, USFS, USFWS and NPS layers (MI DNR Wildlife Property Boundary GIS (polygon centroid)). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA deer units, bear units and zones
It is Zone 1 ground in the Upper Peninsula. For bear the unit is Carney; its 2026 hunt 0010 quota is 90. For turkeys it is unit M (spring) and M (fall); the 2027 spring calendar has not been printed. Waterfowl: North Zone, regular duck season Sep 26-Nov 22 and Nov 28-Nov 29. Dickinson County: CWD found in free-ranging deer.
The deer units around Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
| DMU | Unit name | Antlerless status | Antlerless use limit | APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMU 022 | Crystal Falls unit | Open | 1 | No APR |
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA bear units
| Bear unit | Hunts | Quota | Points (res.) | 2025 bears |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carney | 3 hunts | 565 | 7–8 | 165 |
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA turkey units
| Unit | Reported harvest | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Spring M | 1,254 | All of unit, 2026 |
| Fall M | 124 | Unit-wide, fall to date |
Zones from the DNR 2026 zone layers as recorded in lands.json; DMU status and APR from the Wildlife Conservation Order; use limits from the 2026 deer summary; BMU hunts and quotas from the 2026 bear summary and bear registration data; turkey from the DNR turkey harvest report; CWD lists from the DNR CWD rules. Checked October 22, 2026.
Game you can hunt at Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
There is no species list for Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA in the sources; the open seasons for its county and units decide what you can hunt.
Seasons for 23 species reach Dickinson County; White-tailed deer, Black bear, Wild turkey and Ruffed grouse lead the 44-row table.
Species from the source (No species list published; open seasons follow statewide/zone regulations.); bag limits from the DNR regulation summaries. Checked October 22, 2026.
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA openers and closers in one table
Private ground and public ground share these dates in Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA; a state park, refuge or national lakeshore can set its own limits.
| Animal | Segment | Area | Starts | Ends | Open now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | Liberty Hunt | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 13, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Archery, early | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Independence Hunt | Statewide | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Regular firearm | Statewide | Nov 15, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Archery, late | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Muzzleloader | Upper Peninsula | Dec 4, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 1 | Amasa BMU | Sep 9, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 1 | Carney BMU | Sep 9, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 1 | Gwinn BMU | Sep 9, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 2 | Amasa BMU | Sep 14, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 2 | Carney BMU | Sep 14, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 2 | Gwinn BMU | Sep 14, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 3 | Amasa BMU | Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 3 | Carney BMU | Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 3 | Gwinn BMU | Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 26, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall | Fall unit M | Sep 15, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 | |
| Ruffed grouse | Fall first part | Statewide | Sep 15, 2026 | Nov 14, 2026 | |
| Ruffed grouse | Fall second part | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027 | |
| Woodcock | Fall | Statewide | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 29, 2026 | |
| Pheasant | Fall | Pheasant Zone 1 unit | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | |
| Fox and gray squirrel | Private-land season | Statewide | Apr 1, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| Fox and gray squirrel | Regular | Statewide | Sep 15, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | |
| Cottontail | Private-land season | Statewide | Apr 1, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| Cottontail | Regular | Statewide | Sep 15, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | |
| Snowshoe hare | Regular | Statewide | Sep 15, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | |
| Crow | Summer | Statewide | Aug 1, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | |
| Crow | Late winter | Statewide | Feb 1, 2027 | Mar 31, 2027 | |
| Teal | Early teal | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Split 1 | North Zone | Sep 26, 2026 | Nov 22, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Split 2 | North Zone | Nov 28, 2026 | Nov 29, 2026 | |
| Waterfowl | Veterans days | Statewide | Sep 19, 2026 | Sep 20, 2026 | |
| Waterfowl | Youth weekend | Statewide | Sep 19, 2026 | Sep 20, 2026 | |
| Dark geese | Dark goose part 1 | North Zone | Sep 1, 2026 | Dec 16, 2026 | |
| Light geese | Light goose part 1 | North Zone | Sep 1, 2026 | Dec 16, 2026 | |
| Raccoon | Management season | Statewide | Apr 1, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | |
| Raccoon | Hunting | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Mar 31, 2027 | |
| Red and gray fox | Hunting | Statewide | Oct 15, 2026 | Mar 1, 2027 | |
| Coyote | Management season | Statewide | Mar 2, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | |
| Coyote | Regular hunting | Statewide | Oct 15, 2026 | Mar 1, 2027 | |
| Bobcat | Hunting | Bobcat Unit A | Jan 1, 2027 | Mar 1, 2027 | |
| Feral swine | Year-round | Statewide | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Opossum | Year-round | Statewide | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Skunk | Year-round | Statewide | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
| Woodchuck | Year-round | Statewide | Year-round | Year-round | Year-round |
From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 2026 hunting regulation summaries (deer, bear, elk, turkey, small game, waterfowl and furbearer editions), checked October 22, 2026.
Lodging, fuel and a processor near Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
Pick a town for the night, then a processor for the deer.
| Town | County | Miles | Population | Public land near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | Dickinson | 15 mi | 2,840 | 48,291 |
| Iron Mountain | Dickinson | 16 mi | 7,524 | 26,707 |
| Kingsford | Dickinson | 18 mi | 5,125 | 9,785 |
| Crystal Falls | Iron | 23 mi | 1,601 | 40,877 |
Each county here has its own page: Dickinson County.
Who handles a deer from Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
Office phone numbers that handle Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
Licenses and questions for Dickinson County go through DNR Escanaba Customer Service Center.
Towns and populations from Census 2024 estimates; public acres within 10 miles from the land layers; businesses from store locators and listings (license-only agents left out); offices from DNR, USFS and USFWS pages. Checked October 22, 2026. Call ahead.
What hunters reported from the county around Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
2025 in Dickinson County: 1,211 antlered, 753 antlerless, 1,964 in all. The reporting era peaked at 2,181 in 2024 and bottomed at 1,542 in 2023. Season to date (Oct. 22, 2026): 400 deer. The DNR sampled 156 deer from Dickinson County in 2025, with 0 CWD positives. With mandatory reporting new in 2026, Dickinson County logged 142 spring turkeys. These are county or unit totals, not Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA alone; the DNR does not report harvest by property.
Dickinson County harvest table
| Season | Antlered | Does and fawns | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 180 | 220 | 400 |
| 2025 | 1,211 | 753 | 1,964 |
| 2024 | 1,404 | 777 | 2,181 |
| 2023 | 1,029 | 513 | 1,542 |
| 2022 | 1,353 | 662 | 2,015 |
Reported by DMU, Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
| DMU | Antlered | Antlerless | 2025 total |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMU 022 | 1,249 | 760 | 2,009 |
CWD samples, Dickinson County
| Year | Tested | Positive |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | 0 |
| 2024 | 143 | 0 |
Turkeys reported in Dickinson County
| Figure | Turkeys |
|---|---|
| Spring 2026 reported | 142 |
| Fall 2026 | 14 |
| Fall 2025 survey | 37 |
| Fall 2025 hunters | 147 |
Deer from the DNR Harvest Report Summary (mandatory reporting; 2026 season to date); CWD from the DNR CWD testing data; turkeys from the turkey harvest report and the 2025 fall survey. Checked October 22, 2026.
Nearest ranges to Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area
From Felch Mountain (flooding) State Wildlife Management Area, Skoglund-Erickson Shooting Range is the closest range on DNR land (35 miles). Clubs inside 30 miles are included.
Offers handgun, rifle, shotgun, archery
Offers trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand, rifle
From the DNR shooting page and its range pages, checked October 22, 2026.
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA hunting-hour table for key season dates
Use the column for the hunting-time zone that covers Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA on the DNR map. Zone D is the far western Upper Peninsula. One hour is removed for Central Time at Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA.
| Date | Moment | Zone A hours | Zone B hours | Zone C hours | Zone D hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Archery opener | 5:59 a.m. to 6:46 p.m. | 6:05 a.m. to 6:52 p.m. | 6:11 a.m. to 6:58 p.m. | 6:17 a.m. to 7:04 p.m. |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Independence Hunt | 6:15 a.m. to 6:24 p.m. | 6:21 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. | 6:27 a.m. to 6:36 p.m. | 6:33 a.m. to 6:42 p.m. |
| Nov 15, 2026 | Firearm opener | 5:53 a.m. to 4:48 p.m. | 5:59 a.m. to 4:54 p.m. | 6:05 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | 6:11 a.m. to 5:06 p.m. |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Firearm close | 6:11 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. | 6:17 a.m. to 4:46 p.m. | 6:23 a.m. to 4:52 p.m. | 6:29 a.m. to 4:58 p.m. |
| Dec 5, 2026 | December hunts | 6:16 a.m. to 4:39 p.m. | 6:22 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. | 6:28 a.m. to 4:51 p.m. | 6:34 a.m. to 4:57 p.m. |
| Jan 1, 2027 | Late archery close | 6:31 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. | 6:37 a.m. to 4:46 p.m. | 6:43 a.m. to 4:52 p.m. | 6:49 a.m. to 4:58 p.m. |
Zone A times from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources deer hunting hours table, zone offsets from the DNR hunting hours map legend, checked October 22, 2026. Hunting hours for every zone.
Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA: quick answers
What does a license for Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA cost?
Base license, then deer ($20 single, $40 combo) or other species licenses.
Where do I go when Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA has too many trucks?
Genes Pond State Wildlife Management Area (4 miles), Groveland Mine Flooding State Wildlife Management Area (7 miles) and Hardwood Reservoir (north side) State Wildlife Management Area (8 miles) all have pages on this site.
Is Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA state or federal ground?
A DNR wildlife management area (a flooding or marsh unit); the manager is the DNR Wildlife Division.
How much ground does Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA hold?
The figure used here is 714 acres.
Which town makes a good base for a Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA hunt?
Dickinson County; Norway, the nearest town we cover, is 15 miles away.
Which seasons count on Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
Every open Michigan season applies under the area rules; no list narrows it.
What deer rules apply on Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
It lies in DMU 022.
How do I get a bear license for Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
Bear unit: Carney. Draw a Carney license with preference points (2025: 7–8 points for residents).
Which unit do I pick for turkeys at Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
The fall license ($15) is for unit none; spring hunts follow unit M.
When can I hunt ducks at Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
It is North Zone ground. Waterfowl hunters need the state waterfowl license, HIP and a federal stamp.
Is it legal to bait deer on Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
Bait is allowed with limits. The CWD county list includes Dickinson County.
Do turkey hunters wear orange at Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
A hunter orange cap, hat, vest, jacket or rain gear, visible from all sides, from Aug. 15 to April 30.
Do I register a bear from Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA?
Bears go to a DNR registration station within 72 hours for sealing.
Final word on Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA
Gates, refuges and open zones at Felch Mountain (flooding) State WMA are the manager's call; confirm them before opening day.
Sources for this page: DNR GIS · experience.arcgis.com: 433c5780079640079aecadd04b4fdc29; regulations from the 2026 Michigan hunting regulation summaries. Checked October 22, 2026.
Other photos on this page: James St. John (CC BY 2.0); Maslowski, Steve, USFWS (Public domain).