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A hunter's look at Friday Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Who runs it, which DMU and bear unit cover it, and the public land and towns around it in Delta County.
Photo: jgagnon63 (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
Getting to Friday Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Friday Flooding State WMA in short
Classed as a DNR wildlife management area (a flooding or marsh unit), Friday Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is found in Delta County. The Upper Peninsula Region of the DNR looks after this part of the Upper Peninsula. Day-to-day care of the ground falls to the DNR Wildlife Division. At 46 acres it is number 71 by size among the 72 Michigan wildlife management areas with a figure on file. Its outline comes from the DNR wildlife property layer; the area list page leaves it off. Drive east from Rock for roughly 5 miles.
From the source page (MI DNR Wildlife Property Boundary GIS Acres field); region from the DNR wildlife region layer. Checked October 22, 2026.
Nearby
Places to hunt and shoot around Friday Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Friday Flooding State WMA: species and bag limits
The record lists no species for Friday Flooding State WMA, so the state seasons for its county, DMU and units apply.
23 species have dated seasons reaching Delta County (44 rows), White-tailed deer, Black bear, Wild turkey, Ruffed grouse and Woodcock first.
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.
Friday Flooding State WMA: DMU, BMU and turkey unit
Friday Flooding State WMA falls in Zone 1, Upper Peninsula. Bear hunters here apply for the Gwinn BMU; hunt 0013 runs Sept. 9 – Oct. 21 with 140 licenses in 2026. Turkey: spring unit M, fall unit M; spring 2027 dates are not published yet. It is North Zone waterfowl ground (Sep 26-Nov 22 and Nov 28-Nov 29).
Deer management units over Friday Flooding State WMA
| DMU | Called | WCO status | Use limit | APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMU 155 | Gladstone unit | Open | 2 | No APR |
Bear units that cover Friday Flooding State WMA
| Bear unit | Hunt periods | Licenses | Resident points | 2025 registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinn | 3 hunts | 735 | 6–7 | 220 |
Turkey units, Friday Flooding State WMA
| Unit | Turkeys | When |
|---|---|---|
| Spring M | 1,254 | Unit total, spring |
| Fall M | 124 | Unit total so far |
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.
Friday Flooding State WMA on the map with its neighbors
Friday Flooding State WMA gets the large pin; the smaller ones are 10 neighboring public places. The tracts on the map total 662,372 acres.
| Name | Type | Size (ac) | Away | Bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid River | Ranger district | 157,799 | 12 mi | southeast |
| Au Train Basin State Waterfowl Management Area | Flooding or WMA | 6,836 | 15 mi | northeast |
| Laughing Whitefish Falls | State park | 970 | 21 mi | north |
| Bill Rollo Memorial | GEMS | 6,874 | 24 mi | west |
| Munising | Ranger district | 193,410 | 24 mi | northeast |
| Escanaba Forest Management Unit | Forest unit | 142,296 | 25 mi | southwest |
| Portage Marsh | Flooding or WMA | 1,072 | 26 mi | south |
| Manistique | Ranger district | 151,862 | 26 mi | east |
| Sand River / Jeske Flooding | Flooding or WMA | 850 | 28 mi | north |
| Lake LaVasseur Flooding | Flooding or WMA | 403 | 28 mi | north |
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.
Friday Flooding State WMA rules and licenses
Access rules for Friday Flooding State WMA
Expect a dike, open water and marsh edge on most DNR floodings. Friday Flooding State WMA is open in state seasons, apart from any posted refuge or closed area.
Blind, stand and baiting law for Friday Flooding State WMA
- Public-land stands: portable, set no earlier than Sept. 1, removed by March 1, labelled with your name and address or Sportcard number, and nothing driven into the bark.
- A portable blind leaves with you each day; a blind of dead natural material needs no ID; a constructed blind needs ID and is not allowed on Zone 3 game areas, parks or recreation areas.
- Michigan law asks for hunter orange from Aug. 15 to April 30, visible from all sides when deer hunting with a firearm; archers in archery season are exempt.
- Report a deer or a turkey within 72 hours of recovery, online or in the Hunt Fish app, and keep the confirmation number.
- Stay 150 yards off occupied buildings with a firearm unless you hold written permission.
- Leave the seed at home; food plots are banned on public land.
- UP rule: 2 gallons of scattered bait from Sept. 15 through Jan. 1.
- Public-land bear bait: on the ground, no containers.
- Firearm deer season brings ORV quiet hours on public hunting land, 7-11 a.m. and 2-5 p.m.
Friday Flooding State WMA license list
eLicense and the Hunt Fish app sell everything here. Choose a single deer or deer combo license when you buy; antlerless licenses come over the counter.
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.
Friday Flooding State WMA dates from September to March
Friday Flooding State WMA is in Upper Peninsula Zone 1. The 44 rows below are the dated hunts the DNR summaries put there.
| Game | Season | Where | Begins | Through | Right 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 | 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 1 | Newberry BMU | Sep 9, 2026 | Oct 21, 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 2 | Newberry BMU | Sep 14, 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 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 3 | Newberry 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.
Mandatory reporting numbers for the Friday Flooding State WMA area
Delta County hunters reported 3,565 deer in 2025, 2,113 of them antlered. Yearly totals swing between 2,929 and 3,743. 715 deer reported so far in 2026. The 2026 spring turkey count for Delta County is 127. The DNR reports by county and DMU, not by property; read these as the picture around Friday Flooding State WMA.
Delta County antlered and antlerless
| Year | Antlered | Antlerless | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 246 | 469 | 715 |
| 2025 | 2,113 | 1,452 | 3,565 |
| 2024 | 2,448 | 1,295 | 3,743 |
| 2023 | 2,080 | 849 | 2,929 |
| 2022 | 2,375 | 1,308 | 3,683 |
2025 DMU figures for Friday Flooding State WMA
| DMU | Antlered | Antlerless | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMU 155 | 726 | 467 | 1,193 |
Turkey figures, Delta County
| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Reported, spring 2026 | 127 |
| Fall 2026 to date | 11 |
| Survey, fall 2025 | 47 |
| Fall hunters 2025 | 105 |
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.
Towns and shops that serve Friday Flooding State WMA hunters
The nearest towns with pages of their own, then the businesses that serve this ground.
| Town | County | Straight line | 2024 pop. | Public acres near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock | Delta | 5.4 mi | – | 60,217 |
| Rapid River | Delta | 11 mi | – | 73,085 |
| Gladstone | Delta | 16 mi | 5,226 | 39,318 |
| K. I. Sawyer | Marquette | 23 mi | – | 50,712 |
Counties this land touches, with pages: Delta County.
Gun shops and processors that serve Friday Flooding State WMA
DNR and federal desks that cover Friday Flooding State WMA
The DNR customer service center for Delta County is DNR Escanaba Customer Service Center, 906-786-2351.
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.
Friday Flooding State WMA: shooting hours by date
Every time below comes from the DNR deer table; the B, C and D columns add the offsets printed on the zone map legend.
| Date | Moment | Zone A hours | Zone B hours | Zone C hours | Zone D hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Archery opener | 6:59 a.m. to 7:46 p.m. | 7:05 a.m. to 7:52 p.m. | 7:11 a.m. to 7:58 p.m. | 7:17 a.m. to 8:04 p.m. |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Independence Hunt | 7:15 a.m. to 7:24 p.m. | 7:21 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | 7:27 a.m. to 7:36 p.m. | 7:33 a.m. to 7:42 p.m. |
| Nov 15, 2026 | Firearm opener | 6:53 a.m. to 5:48 p.m. | 6:59 a.m. to 5:54 p.m. | 7:05 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | 7:11 a.m. to 6:06 p.m. |
| Nov 30, 2026 | Firearm close | 7:11 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. | 7:17 a.m. to 5:46 p.m. | 7:23 a.m. to 5:52 p.m. | 7:29 a.m. to 5:58 p.m. |
| Dec 5, 2026 | December hunts | 7:16 a.m. to 5:39 p.m. | 7:22 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. | 7:28 a.m. to 5:51 p.m. | 7:34 a.m. to 5:57 p.m. |
| Jan 1, 2027 | Late archery close | 7:31 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. | 7:37 a.m. to 5:46 p.m. | 7:43 a.m. to 5:52 p.m. | 7:49 a.m. to 5:58 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.
DNR range closest to Friday Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Friday Flooding State Wildlife Management Area has no range; Skoglund-Erickson Shooting Range is the nearest DNR range, about 34 miles away. Two club options sit alongside.
Takes handgun, rifle, shotgun, archery
Takes sporting clays, 5-stand, shotgun
Takes rifle, handgun, smallbore rimfire, muzzleloader
From the DNR shooting page and its range pages, checked October 22, 2026.
Friday Flooding State WMA questions, answered from the data
How does the record classify Friday Flooding State WMA?
DNR wildlife management area (a flooding or marsh unit), under the DNR Wildlife Division.
How many acres of Friday Flooding State WMA are there to hunt?
46 acres, the mapped total.
In which part of Michigan does Friday Flooding State WMA lie?
Delta County holds it, 5 miles from Rock.
Is Friday Flooding State WMA open for every species in season?
No species list is published, so every open season applies under the area rules.
What deer management unit is Friday Flooding State WMA in for 2026?
The DMU layer gives 155.
Can I hunt bear at Friday Flooding State WMA?
Gwinn BMU. Licenses come by preference-point drawing; the first Gwinn hunt has 140 licenses in 2026.
Can I hunt turkeys at Friday Flooding State WMA?
Yes, unit M in spring and none in fall.
Which duck zone is Friday Flooding State WMA in?
Waterfowl zone: North. Non-toxic shot is required for waterfowl statewide.
Has CWD been found near Friday Flooding State WMA?
Allowed under the Upper Peninsula rule. No free-ranging deer from this county has tested positive since 2015.
Is hunter pink legal at Friday Flooding State WMA?
Archers in archery seasons are exempt, but not during a firearm deer season.
Where do I report game taken on Friday Flooding State WMA?
Report deer and turkeys within 72 hours through the DNR site or app.
Do stands need ID at Friday Flooding State WMA?
Sept. 1 through the end of the deer seasons.
Does Friday Flooding State WMA need any permit beyond my licenses?
Your Michigan licenses; no landowner permission on public ground.
Before you drive to Friday Flooding State WMA
Use this page as a start: the manager of Friday Flooding State WMA has the final word on closures and maps.
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: USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain); USFWS/Southeast (Public domain).