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State park, the northern Lower Peninsula
Sturgeon Point State Park for deer, birds and more
50 acres of state park in Alcona County, with 2026-27 units, use limits, rules, CWD testing and a map.
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Getting to Sturgeon Point State Park
Parking, trailheads and gates near Sturgeon Point State Park
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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.
Key facts on Sturgeon Point State Park
Sturgeon Point State Park belongs with the state parks of Alcona County. The DNR Wildlife Division counts it in its Northern Lower Peninsula Region, which covers the northern Lower Peninsula. The DNR Parks and Recreation Division manages the ground. Its 50 acres make it the 37th largest of 37 state parks in our Michigan list. The nearest covered town is Harrisville, around 4 miles off as the crow flies.
- Hunting status by acreage: 50 open and 23 closed.
From the source page (MI DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary GIS Acres, polygons marked Open or Open-Restricted); region from the DNR wildlife region layer. Checked October 22, 2026.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Sturgeon Point State Park
Access, closures and licenses on Sturgeon Point State Park
Access rules for Sturgeon Point State Park
Open zones on the DNR park hunting map are the only places to hunt or trap. A Recreation Passport covers vehicle entry; occupied buildings carry a 450-foot safety zone. Under park rules a state park is closed unless designated open.
- The September goose hunt is closed here.
Michigan rules that travel with you onto Sturgeon Point State Park
- Put a portable stand up after Aug. 31 and take it down by March 1; label it with your ID, and skip screw-in steps, nails and bolts.
- Blinds go up from Sept. 1. Constructed blinds carry ID and are banned on state game areas, parks and recreation areas in Zone 3; no cutting vegetation for any blind.
- Between Aug. 15 and April 30 take game in hunter orange (pink is an approved color); turkey and duck hunters do not need it.
- Deer and turkeys must be reported within 72 hours (or before the animal changes hands) through the DNR website or the Hunt Fish app.
- A 150-yard safety zone surrounds every occupied building.
- The DNR bars food plots on public land.
- Deer may not be baited or fed in the Lower Peninsula.
- No man-made containers for bear bait on public or Commercial Forest land.
Licenses and prices for Sturgeon Point State Park
A base license plus the species license is the Michigan formula. Universal antlerless licenses are sold over the counter, up to 10, with use limits by county and UP DMU.
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.
Where Sturgeon Point State Park sits among the state and federal tracts
Sturgeon Point State Park is the big pin, with 10 neighbors around it. Add them up and the neighbors hold 844,594 acres.
| Property | Type | Acres | Straight line | Which way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negwegon | State park | 4,079 | 11 mi | north |
| Hubbard Lake | State game area | 522 | 15 mi | west |
| Devil's Lake/River Flooding | Flooding or WMA | 911 | 22 mi | northwest |
| Harrisville | Ranger district | 165,234 | 23 mi | west |
| Tawas | Ranger district | 126,214 | 27 mi | southwest |
| Rockport | Recreation area | 4,281 | 35 mi | north |
| Grayling Forest Management Unit | Forest unit | 246,649 | 36 mi | west |
| Greasy Creek | GEMS | 1,080 | 39 mi | west |
| Rifle River | Recreation area | 4,194 | 43 mi | southwest |
| Atlanta Forest Management Unit | Forest unit | 291,430 | 44 mi | northwest |
Points from the DNR wildlife, GEMS, parks, forest, USFS, USFWS and NPS layers (MI DNR Parks Hunting Land Boundary GIS (centroid of hunting-open polygons) (polygon centroid)). Straight-line distances. Statewide public land map.
Unit lines at Sturgeon Point State Park
Zone on the DNR map: Zone 2. 10 is the Alcona County cap on universal antlerless licenses used. Alcona County hosts both antlerless firearm seasons, early and late. The Red Oak unit's first hunt period (Sept. 12–22 and Oct. 2–8) has a 2026 quota of 685 licenses. Spring turkey falls under unit NN and fall turkey under unit I. The 2027 spring dates are still to come. Regular duck splits here: Oct 3-Nov 29 and Dec 12-Dec 13. Unit X of the elk range overlap this country.
Sturgeon Point State Park deer units
| Unit | Name | Antlerless | Licenses usable | Antler points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMU 001 | Alcona county | – | 10 | None |
| DMU 487 | Northeast Lower Peninsula multicounty | Open | By county | None |
Sturgeon Point State Park: bear management units
| BMU | Periods | Quota | Points needed | Bears taken |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak | 1 hunt | 685 | 9–10 | 282 |
Turkey units at Sturgeon Point State Park
| Unit | Harvest | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Spring NN | 4,156 | Unit-wide, spring 2026 |
| Fall I | 822 | All of unit, partial |
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.
Sturgeon Point State Park: the game on record
No species list is published for Sturgeon Point State Park, so every open Michigan season applies under the area rules.
The county table below lists 43 season rows for 24 species, from white-tailed deer to woodchuck.
Read the park restrictions in the rules section before choosing a weapon.
Species from the source (The park hunting layer does not list species; open seasons follow statewide/zone regulations unless a restriction is listed.); bag limits from the DNR regulation summaries. Checked October 22, 2026.
Sturgeon Point State Park season dates for 2026-27
24 species and 43 dated segments apply in Sturgeon Point State Park; the last column checks each against today.
| Quarry | Season | Zone | From | To | Status today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | Early antlerless firearm | Listed antlerless county | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 13, 2026 | |
| 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 | December firearm | Lower Peninsula | Dec 4, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Late antlerless firearm | Listed antlerless county | Dec 7, 2026 | Jan 1, 2027 | |
| Black bear | Hunt period 1 (firearm/bait/dogs) | Red Oak BMU | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Period 1, archery | Red Oak BMU | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 | |
| Elk | Hunt period 1 | Elk unit X | Sep 23, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | |
| Elk | Hunt period 2 | Elk unit X | Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 15, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall | Fall unit I | 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 | Zone 2 | Oct 20, 2026 | Nov 14, 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 | Middle Zone | Oct 3, 2026 | Nov 29, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Split 2 | Middle Zone | Dec 12, 2026 | Dec 13, 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 | Middle Zone | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | |
| Dark geese | Dark goose part 2 | Middle Zone | Oct 3, 2026 | Dec 18, 2026 | |
| Light geese | Light goose part 1 | Middle Zone | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | |
| Light geese | Light goose part 2 | Middle Zone | Oct 3, 2026 | Dec 18, 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 C | 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.
Sturgeon Point State Park trip planning: towns and services
Each town below has its own hunting page on this site.
| Town | County | Distance | Population | Public ground, 10 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville | Alcona | 3.9 mi | 457 | 9,444 |
| Lincoln | Alcona | 6.9 mi | 301 | 25,593 |
| Lost Lake Woods | Alcona | 9.2 mi | – | 18,363 |
| Ossineke | Alpena | 16 mi | – | 23,974 |
Go wider with the county pages: Alcona County.
Sturgeon Point State Park: businesses in the area
Sturgeon Point State Park: the nearest agency desks
Alcona County is served by DNR Roscommon 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.
Deer, turkeys and CWD around Sturgeon Point State Park
Last full license year (2025) Alcona County gave up 4,071 reported deer. Since mandatory reporting began in 2022 the yearly count has ranged from 3,633 (2023) to 4,264 (2024). The 2026 bar is season to date (524 deer by Oct. 22). Alcona County: 127 spring birds reported in 2026. Harvest and CWD figures describe the county as a whole.
Deer table, Alcona County
| License year | Antlered | Antlerless | All deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 202 | 322 | 524 |
| 2025 | 2,162 | 1,909 | 4,071 |
| 2024 | 2,311 | 1,953 | 4,264 |
| 2023 | 2,169 | 1,464 | 3,633 |
| 2022 | 2,250 | 1,996 | 4,246 |
2025 deer by unit near Sturgeon Point State Park
| Unit | Antlered | Antlerless | Total 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMU 001 | 641 | 783 | 1,424 |
Alcona County turkeys
| Figure | Number |
|---|---|
| Spring 2026 birds | 127 |
| Fall 2026 so far | 11 |
| Fall 2025 (survey) | 75 |
| Fall 2025 hunters | 253 |
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.
Range time before hunting Sturgeon Point State Park
Nearest DNR range: Voyer Lake Shooting Range, roughly 46 miles from Sturgeon Point State Park. Nearer club ranges are shown as well.
Lines: trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand, rifle
Lines: trap, skeet, shotgun
From the DNR shooting page and its range pages, checked October 22, 2026.
DNR hunting hours for Sturgeon Point State Park
Michigan deer hours run from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset. The DNR prints one Zone A table and adds 6, 12 or 18 minutes for Zones B, C and D.
| When | Event | A zone | B zone | C zone | D zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Hunter questions on Sturgeon Point State Park
Which BMU do I apply for to hunt Sturgeon Point State Park?
It is in the Red Oak BMU. Apply May 1-June 1 in the bear drawing for the Red Oak unit.
Can I use universal antlerless licenses on Sturgeon Point State Park?
DMU 001 and DMU 487. Alcona County allows 10 universal antlerless licenses per hunter.
Which waterfowl zone covers Sturgeon Point State Park?
Middle Zone splits apply. Carry non-toxic shot for ducks and geese.
What turkey license do I need for Sturgeon Point State Park?
Use spring unit NN or fall unit I.
Which months need orange at Sturgeon Point State Park?
No: turkey hunters are exempt from the orange rule.
What do baiting and CWD rules mean for Sturgeon Point State Park?
Not here: deer baiting and feeding are banned in the Lower Peninsula. Not a CWD county.
How long can a blind stay on Sturgeon Point State Park?
Portable stands only, from Sept. 1 to March 1, labelled with your ID.
Do I take a Sturgeon Point State Park deer to a check station?
Check stations are fewer now; mandatory online or app reporting within 72 hours is the rule.
Where can I hunt inside Sturgeon Point State Park?
Yes; the park hunting map marks them. The closed part is 23 acres.
Do I need permission to hunt Sturgeon Point State Park?
A Michigan base license ($11 resident) plus the species license.
Whose land is Sturgeon Point State Park?
The DNR Parks and Recreation Division oversees this state park with land open to hunting.
What public ground borders or neighbors Sturgeon Point State Park?
The three nearest are Negwegon State Park (11 miles), Hubbard Lake State Game Area (15 miles) and Devil's Lake/River Flooding Wildlife Management Area (22 miles).
Which county holds most of Sturgeon Point State Park?
Harrisville is closest (4 miles); the ground is in Alcona County.
Sturgeon Point State Park: the last checklist
One last look before the drive: the Sturgeon Point State Park map, your licenses in the Hunt Fish app and any posted closures.
Sources for this page: DNR GIS · Michigan DNR: rules; regulations from the 2026 Michigan hunting regulation summaries. Checked October 22, 2026.
Other photos on this page: James St. John (CC BY 2.0); vastateparksstaff (CC BY 2.0).