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Ring-necked pheasant

2026 Season

Public Release Sites

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

Michigan pheasant release sites map
Cass City — 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
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Crane Pond — Cass County Parking
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Crow Island — Bay & Saginaw ⚠ Non-Toxic Shot Required Parking
Panko Unit Get Directions
Stork Unit Get Directions
Dansville — Ingham County Parking
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Erie — Monroe County Parking
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Lapeer — Lapeer County Parking
Farnsworth Unit Get Directions
Snow Den Trail Get Directions
Leidy Lake — St. Joseph County Parking
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Pointe Mouillee — Monroe & Wayne ⚠ Non-Toxic Shot Required Parking
Parking Lot 1 Get Directions
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Rose Lake — Clinton & Shiawassee Parking
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Stanton — Montcalm County Parking
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St. Johns Marsh — St. Clair County ⚠ Non-Toxic Shot Required Parking
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Townline 16 — Bay County Parking
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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.
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