ALL WAYS TO
HUNT IN THE CADILLAC AREA
A variety of species in all four seasons. Experience nature from our fields and forests while in pursuit of small game, deer and bear.
STAY IN CADILLAC
We have a variety of resorts, hotels, motels, cabins & campgrounds perfect for all seasons!
Hunting
The quality of hunting in Northern Michigan is legendary, while Cadillac offers some particularly unique advantages. Extensive access to public land is a primary reason hunters find their way to Cadillac during hunting seasons throughout the year. Whitetail Deer hunters flock to the Cadillac area for bow hunting, rifle and muzzle loading seasons, and are rarely disappointed. Black Bear is also included in the big-game list on our 600,000 acres of prime hunting land in the National Forest and State Forest surrounding Cadillac.
Small Game
A small game license entitles you to hunt rabbit, snowshoe hare, squirrel (fox and gray), pheasant, ruffed grouse, woodcock, quail, woodchuck, crow, coyote and waterfowl during the open season in the Cadillac area and Wexford County. There is no closed season on opossum, porcupine, weasel, red squirrel, skunk, starling, feral pigeon, English sparrow, ground squirrel and woodchuck. Wexford County boasts one of the highest wild turkey populations in Northern Michigan and both fall and spring hunting opportunities exist on the permit basis.
Hunting Resources
We have several guides for hunting in the area, buck pole events as well as hunt clubs in Marion, Manton & Cadillac. We are also very fortunate to be a home to the Carl T. Johnson Hunting & Fishing Center, one of only seven MDNR Visitors Centers in the state. located between Lakes Cadillac & Mitchell.
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MORE HUNTING & MICHIGAN DNR RESOURCE INFORMATION…
- Our local MDNR office is located on Mackinaw Trail, between US-131 BR and M-115, just south of Downtown Cadillac. Call 231-775-9727.
- The Huron-Manistee National Forest are the only National Forests in Lower Michigan. The Huron-Manistee National Forests comprise almost a million acres of public lands extending across the northern lower peninsula of Michigan, offering over 500,000 acres in the Cadillac area, the largest single span in the lower peninsula. It provide recreation opportunities for visitors, habitat for fish and wildlife, and resources for local industry. Throughout the year there are campsites and trail heads throughout the National Forest for use. Some may require a fee/ permit. Call (800) 821-6263, located at 1755 South Mitchell street, just south of Downtown on BR US-131.