Sharonville state game area

Pheasants Forever also is contracting an additional 75 acres of prairie planting this year with funds received from an agreement between the Enbridge Corporation and the DNR. Several wildlife species depend on grasslands.

Rabbits, deer and turkeys use the same grasslands for feeding, bedding and thermal cover in the winter. This habitat type has declined drastically over the last years due to the conversion of grasslands to agricultural land, residential and commercial development, and the succession of grasslands into forestlands. This includes planting diverse mixes of grasses and wildflowers for birds, insects and other wildlife.

Made up of many partners, the Michigan Pheasant Restoration Initiative is a conservation initiative to restore and enhance Michigan pheasant habitat grasslands , populations and hunting opportunities on private and public lands. It works by acquiring state, federal and partner resources to assist landowners in cooperatives to improve wildlife habitat on their properties and by improving grassland habitat on selected state game areas, recreation areas or other public lands.

During dedicated hunting days, the hunt area will be open only to deer hunters with disabilities who have been drawn for a permit, along with their accompanying companions commonly referred to as "operators". Hunters with disabilities who are successful in the application process will be able to designate up to three operators to accompany them on the hunt. At least one designated operator must be at least 18 years of age, and possess a license other than an apprentice license to hunt deer, or a certificate of completion for training in hunter safety.

The operator s are not permitted to harvest a deer in the hunt area during dedicated hunting days. The operator s must be able to come to the immediate aid of the permittee and maintain uninterrupted, unaided visual contact. Applicants who participate in special hunt opportunities must meet at least one of the following qualifications:.

Note: Shooters may bring their own targets, which must be removed when finished, or use the targets provided. No broadhead arrow shooting allowed. Crossbows are allowed. The range is available for youth groups and hunter education programs. Please contact the range at for information and scheduling. The pavilion is available for hunter education instructors to use for their courses. Browsers that can not handle javascript will not be able to access some features of this site. Some functions of this site are disabled for browsers blocking jQuery.