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Wisconsin
public hunting land and wildlife areas |
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Public
hunting grounds |
The regions
are divided into counties
Info includes
size, location, principal wildlife, and
habitat.
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the regional DNR office for more info
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East Waters
Brown
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Littletail
Unit- Green Bay West Shores-Size:
120 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 3 miles north of Suamico.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, common and
Forster terns, bald eagles.
Other Recreation: Boating, fishing, canoeing.
Habitat: Marsh, wetlands.
Contact: Peshtigo DNR.
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Sensiba
Unit- Green Bay West Shores-Size:
526 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 1 mile east of Suamico, north
of the Suamico River.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, common and
Forster terns, swans (in spring).
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching,
county boat launch.
Habitat: Diked marsh, hardwood swamp, brushy
fields.
Contact: Peshtigo DNR.
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Longtail
Unit- Green Bay West Shores-Size:
212 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 1 mile east of Suamico, south
of the Suamico River.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, common and
Forster terns.
Other Recreation: Boating, jet skiing, beach
recreation.
Habitat: Mile-long wooded sand spit with
beaches.
Contact: Peshtigo DNR.
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Peats
Lake Unit- Green Bay West Shores-Size:
190 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 1 mile North of Green Bay east
of Hwy. 41.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching.
Habitat: River mouth, willow shrubs.
Contact: Peshtigo DNR.
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Holland
Wildlife Area-Size: 1,096 acres,
(536 owned, 560 leased).
Location: 9 miles due south of DePere on
Hwy. PP.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, rabbits, pheasants,
raccoons.
Habitat: Forest, brush marsh, farmland.
Contact: Appleton DNR.
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Calumet
County |
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Killsnake
Wildlife Area-Size: 5,777 acres,
(5,578 owned, 199 leased).
Location: 3 miles northeast of Chilton off
Hwy. 151 or Y.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
deer, rabbits, gray partridges.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching and wildflower
viewing.
Habitat: Marsh, brush, cedar swamp.
Contact: Appleton DNR.
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Brillion
Wildlife Area-Size: 5,159 acres,
(4,802 owned, 357 leased).
Location: 1/2 mile southwest of Brillion.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, pheasants, Hungarian
partridge, waterfowl, raccoons, squirrels.
Other Recreation: Site has a School run
nature center at the northeast corner of
the property.
Habitat: Marsh, forest, brush.
Contact: Appleton DNR.
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Door
County |
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Mud
Lake Wildlife Area-Size: 1,941
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 2 miles northeast of Bailey's
Harbor.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, ruffed
grouse, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, black
bears.
Other Recreation: Site has part of a county-run
snowmobile trail.
Habitat: Lake, marsh, farmland.
Contact: Manitowoc DNR.
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Gardner
Swamp Wildlife Area-Size: 1,112
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 5 miles northeast of Brussels
and 10 miles west-southwest of Sturgeon
Bay.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, waterfowl, ruffed
grouse, rabbits, raccoons.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, canoeing,
berry and mushroom picking.
Habitat: Marsh, forested lowland, stream.
Contact: Manitowoc DNR.
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Fond
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Kiel
Marsh Wildlife Area-Size: 833 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: Take Hwy. 67 north from Elkhart
Lake 4 miles and Hwy. 32\57 west to Hwy.
149 into Kiel. Parking\ boat launch from
8th Street in Kiel.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, furbearers,
northern pike, panfish, great blue herons,
black terns.
Other Recreation: Canoeing, fishing.
Habitat: Brush, marsh, forest, open water.
Contact: Plymouth DNR.
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Eldorado
Wildlife Area-Size: 6,371 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: North from Eldorado 2 miles on
Hwy. C, then east on Hwy. N 1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, furbearers,
pheasants, rabbits, squirrels, deer, herons,
terns, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: 40-acre dog training area,
snowmobile trail, 2 primitive boat landings.
Habitat: Brush, grass, marsh, woodlands.
Contact: Horicon DNR.
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Mullet
Creek Wildlife Area-Size: 2,177
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 12 miles east of Fond du Lac on
Hwy. 23 to Hillview Road, then south.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, furbearers,
deer, grouse, pheasants, squirrels, rabbits,
woodcocks, turkeys, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, berry picking.
Habitat: Grassland, marsh, woodlands.
Contact: Horicon DNR.
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| Brandon
Marsh Public Hunting Grounds-Size:
259 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 2 miles east of Brandon on Hwy.
TC, south side of road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, deer, rabbits,
sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: None.
Habitat: Sedge and cattail marsh.
Contact: Horicon DNR.
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Green
Lake County |
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Grand
River Marsh Wildlife Area-Size:
6,913 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 3 miles west of Kingston on Hwy.
B.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, turkeys,
rabbits, pheasants, squirrels, furbearers,
osprey, cormorant, herons, Forster's terns.
Other Recreation: Three boat landings, fishing,
birdwatching, canoeing, berry and nut collecting.
Habitat: Marsh, farmland, woodlots, river.
Contact: Berlin DNR.
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Kewaunee
County |
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C.D.
Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area-Size:
2,276 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 1 mile west of Kewaunee, access
on Hwys. C, F and A.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, pheasants, ruffed
grouse, rabbits.
Habitat: Stream, forest, farmland.
Contact: Manitowoc DNR.
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Manitowoc
County |
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Collins
Marsh Wildlife Area-Size: 5,434
acres, (4,214 owned, 1,220 leased).
Location: 1 1/2 miles south of Reedsville
off Hwy. W.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
huns, rabbits, raccoons, deer, sandhill
cranes, heron rookery.
Other Recreation: Canoeing and wildlife
watching.
Habitat: Marsh, forest, brush.
Contact: Manitowoc DNR.
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Kiel
Marsh Wildlife Area-Size: 833 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: Take Hwy. 67 north from Elkhart
Lake 4 miles and Hwy. 32\57 west to Hwy.
149 into Kiel. Parking\ boat launch from
8th Street in Kiel.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, furbearers,
northern pike, panfish, great blue herons,
black terns.
Other Recreation: Canoeing, fishing.
Habitat: Brush, marsh, forest, open water.
Contact: Plymouth DNR.
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Outagamie
County |
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Deer
Creek Wildlife Area-Size: 1,490
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 5 miles west of Leeman off Hwy.
F.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, wood tick
hotspot.
Habitat: Marsh.
Contact: Shawano DNR.
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Wolf
River Bottoms Wildlife Area-Size:
2,600 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 5 miles north of Shiocton on Hwy.
M.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
waterfowl, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh.
Contact: Shawano DNR.
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Outagamie
County Wildlife Area-Size: 996
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 4 miles north of Shiocton.
Principal Wildlife: Ducks, rabbits, ruffed
grouse, deer, woodcock, osprey, sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking along dikes, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, forest.
Contact: Shawano DNR.
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Maine
Wildlife Area-Size: 720 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: 8 miles northeast of Shiocton.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, rabbits, ruffed
grouse.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, forest.
Contact: Shawano DNR.
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Mack
Wildlife Area-Size: 1,358 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: 2 miles east of Shiocton on Hwy.
54.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, rabbits, ruffed
grouse, and woodcock.
Habitat: Forest, wetland, old field.
Contact: Shawano DNR.
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Shawano
County |
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Navarino
Wildlife Area -Size: 14,581 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: 10 miles south of Shawano.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ducks, geese,
ruffed grouse, rabbits, woodcock, red-shouldered
hawks, wood turtles, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching,
berry picking, cross-country skiing.
Habitat: Marsh, forested ridges, river sloughs.
Contact: Shawano DNR.
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Sheboygan
County |
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Sheboygan
Marsh Wildlife Area -Size: 8,119
acres, (670 owned, 7,329 county, 120 leased).
Location: Take Hwy. J north from Elkhart
Lake to site. Access also on Hwy. C west
of Glenbeulah. Refuge closed Sept. 1 - Nov.
15.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, rabbits,
ruffed grouse, turkeys, sandhill cranes,
great blue herons, turtles and frogs.
Other Recreation: Cross country skiing,
snowmobile trails, canoeing, boating, fishing,
camping and birdwatching.
Habitat: Lowland brush, lowland coniferous
forest, farmland, marsh, open water, grassland.
Contact: Plymouth DNR or Sheboygan County
Planning, 615 N. 6th St., Sheboygan, WI
53081. (920) 459-3060.
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Nichols
Creek Public Hunting Grounds-Size:
650 acres, all state-owned.
Location: Take Hwy. NN north from Cascade
1 mile, then Hwy. N west 1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
squirrels, deer, ruffed grouse, turkeys
and brown trout.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing, hiking,
birdwatching.
Habitat: Stream marsh, forest, grassland.
Contact: Plymouth DNR.
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Mink
Creek Public Hunting Grounds-Size:
1,465 acres, all leased and boundaries change
yearly.
Location: Take Hwy. 28 southwest from Cascade
to Hwy. F, then west 2 miles.
Principal Wildlife: Rabbits, deer, turkeys,
pheasants.
Special Hunting Rules: Leased land boundaries
may change annually. Check for updated maps
at the Plymouth DNR.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching from road;
lands leased for public hunting only.
Habitat: Creek, open fields, forest, lowland
brush.
Contact: Plymouth DNR.
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Adell
Wildlife Area-Size: 3,263 acres,
(138 owned, 3,125 leased). Boundaries change
yearly.
Location: Take Hwy. 57 1/2 mile south from
Adell.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
squirrels, deer.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching from roadside;
leased land is for public hunting only.
Habitat: Farmland, lowland forest, marsh.
Contact: Plymouth DNR.
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Waupaca
County |
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Mukwa
Wildlife Area-Size: 1,290 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: 1 mile West of New London on Hwy.
X.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, ruffed grouse,
rabbits, deer, osprey.
Other Recreation: Fishing, canoeing.
Habitat: Marsh, brush, forested lowland,
river.
Contact: Oshkosh DNR.
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Radley
Creek Fishery Area-Size: 1,281
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 10 miles southwest of Waupaca
on Hwy. 22.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
squirrels.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing and hunting.
Habitat: Stream, brush, forest.
Contact: Hartman Creek State Park.
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Waushara
County |
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Big
Roche A Cri Fishery Area-Size:
656 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 4 miles northwest of Hancock.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
squirrels, woodcock.
Habitat: Stream, brush, forest.
Contact: Wisconsin Rapids DNR.
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Greenwood
Wildlife Area-Size: 1,438 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: 1 mile southeast of Hancock.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, geese, squirrels,
ruffed grouse, bobwhite quail, turkeys.
Other Recreation: Ice-age trail runs through
the property.
Habitat: Woodlands, oak savanna, prairie.
Contact: Oshkosh DNR.
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White
River Fishery Area-Size: 2,558
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 1/2 mile south of Wautoma, access
points from Hwys. C, Y and 22.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, pheasants, rabbits,
squirrels, songbirds.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching.
Habitat: Stream, forest, clearings.
Contact: Wautoma DNR.
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Willow
Creek Fishery Area-Size: 2,076
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 2 miles northwest of Red Granite.
Access from Hwys S, G and WW.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
pheasants, songbirds.
Other Recreation: Fishing, hunting, birdwatching.
Habitat: Stream, brush, forest.
Contact: Wautoma DNR.
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Cedar
Springs Fishery Area-Size: 224
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 4 miles northeast of Red Granite.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, grouse, squirrels.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching.
Habitat: Stream, brush, forest.
Contact: Wautoma DNR.
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Poygan
Wildlife Area-Size: 3,282 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: 5 miles southeast of Poy Sippi.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, muskrats,
deer, bald eagles, ruffed grouse, woodcock,
sandhill cranes, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Hiking, canoeing, trapping,
birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, stream.
Contact: Oshkosh DNR.
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Mecan
River Fishery Area-Size: 5,979
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 3 miles east of Coloma, access
from Hwys. GG, JJ and 22.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
squirrels, rabbits.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching.
Habitat: Spring pond, marsh, fields, forest.
Contact: Wautoma DNR.
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Wedde
Creek Fishery Area (South Branch)
-Size: 430 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 2 miles southwest of Richford.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, squirrels, ruffed
grouse, songbirds.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, hunting,
fishing.
Habitat: Stream, brush, forest, fields.
Contact: Wautoma DNR.
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John
A. Lawton Fishery Area-Size: 206
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 5 miles north of Westfield, east
of Hwy. 51/I-39, then west on Hwy. Z 1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Squirrels, rabbits,
deer, turkeys, grouse.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing, berry picking.
Habitat: Lowland brush, stream.
Contact: Wautoma DNR.
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Mecan
River System Fishery Area-Size:
6,007 acres, all state-owned.
Location: 8 miles north of Harrisville on
Hwy. B.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, squirrels, ruffed
grouse, turkeys, woodcocks, furbearers,
rabbits.
Other Recreation: Fishing.
Habitat: Spring pond, marsh, fields, forest.
Contact: Wautoma DNR.
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Winnebago
County |
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Wolf
River Wildlife Area-Size: 1,620
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 1 mile southwest of Zittau.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching,
canoeing.
Habitat: Marsh, river.
Contact: Oshkosh DNR.
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Rat
River Wildlife Area-Size: 4,000
acres, all state-owned.
Location: North of Hwy's 150 and 110 between
Winchester and Zittau.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasant,
woodcock, furbearers, deer and small game,
in the heart of an Iowa pheasant release
area.
Other Recreation: Bird watching, canoeing.
Habitat: Rivers, marshes, some lowland forest,
a few upland fields.
Contact: Oshkosh DNR.
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Deppe
Wildlife Area-Size: 200 acres,
all state-owned.
Location: 9 miles northwest of Omro.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, rabbits, songbirds.
Habitat: Brush, marsh.
Contact: Oshkosh DNR.
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Jaeger's
Island Wildlife Area-Size: .02
acres, all state-owned.
Location: 1 1/4 mile Northeast of Oshkosh.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl.
Habitat: Very small island.
Contact: Oshkosh DNR.
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