MPHI Logo
Ring-necked pheasant

2026 Season

Public Release Sites

13 State Game Areas across southern Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Click a site name to view the DNR map.

Michigan pheasant release sites map
Gagetown — Tuscola County Parking
Parking locations coming soon.
Cornish — Van Buren County ⚠ Non-Toxic Shot Required Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Parking Lot 3 Get Directions
Crane Pond — Cass County Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Crow Island — Bay & Saginaw ⚠ Non-Toxic Shot Required Parking
Panko Unit Get Directions
Stork Unit Get Directions
Dansville — Ingham County Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Parking Lot 3 Get Directions
Erie — Monroe County Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Parking Lot 3 Get Directions
Lapeer — Lapeer County Parking
Farnsworth Unit Get Directions
Snow Den Trail Get Directions
Leidy Lake — St. Joseph County Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Pointe Mouillee — Monroe & Wayne ⚠ Non-Toxic Shot Required Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Rose Lake — Clinton & Shiawassee Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Parking Lot 3 Get Directions
Parking Lot 4 Get Directions
Parking Lot 5 Get Directions
Parking Lot 6 Get Directions
Parking Lot 7 Get Directions
Stanton — Montcalm County Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Parking Lot 3 Get Directions
St. Johns Marsh — St. Clair County ⚠ Non-Toxic Shot Required Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
Parking Lot 2 Get Directions
Parking Lot 3 Get Directions
Townline 16 — Bay County Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
A pheasant license is required for hunters 18 and older on all public lands in the Lower Peninsula. License fee is $25 — all funds are deposited into a protected state fund used exclusively to purchase roosters. Hunters 17 and under hunt free.
← Back to Home