[1] The Area dates to 1970, when a conservation group based in Bloomington, the Parklands Foundation, donated its acreage to the state.

[2] The Mackinaw River SFWA consists of more than two square miles of upslope on the south bank of the Mackinaw River, primarily wooded land with some upland meadows.

The Mackinaw River SWFA is primarily managed for the hunting of whitetail deer, although fishing and canoeing are also welcomed.

However, most of the river's drainage is heavily utilized for crop farming, with its potential for erosion and consequent siltation.

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