




WI Public Hunting Land and Grounds
Wisconsin is a great state if
you like to hunt fish or camp.
This state is known for the
whitetail deer
hunting although there are
many species of game to hunt. To find wildlife areas and public hunting lands and grounds Black
Hawk Unit- Lower WI State Riverway-Size:
800 acres, all state owned. Waunakee
Marsh Wildlife Area-Size: 447 acres,
all state-owned.
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Southeast
Location: 2 miles southwest of Lodi on Hwy.
Y.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, ducks, woodcock,
furbearers, deer, squirrels, turkeys.
Other Recreation: Hiking, berry picking,
birdwatching.
Habitat: Grassland, marsh, stream, woodlots.
Contact: DNRWildlifeWebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Two miles north of Mazomanie on
Hwy.Y.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
woodcock, turkeys, furbearers, deer, squirrels,
grouse, bald eagles, raptors.
Other Recreation: Dog training grounds and
Class I field trial grounds, fishing, canoeing,
birdwatching, berry picking, hiking.
Habitat: Marsh, potholes, forest, lake,
river, stream.
Contact:1-888-936-7463
Location: Hwy. 78, 6 miles north of Mazomanie,
or 3 miles south of Sauk City on Hwy. 78.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, turkeys, squirrels,
rabbits, song birds.
Other Recreation: Hiking, cross country
skiing, birdwatching, historical site.
Habitat: Upland hardwoods, abandoned fields,
prairie, savanna. map
Contact: 1-888-936-7463
Location: 2 miles west of Waunakee on Hwy.
19.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
rabbits, furbearers, songbirds.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching.
Habitat: Cattail marsh.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
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Location: 3 miles north of Madison.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, ducks, deer,
rabbits, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Fishing, canoeing.
Habitat: Cattail, wooded wetlands, open
water, river, scattered woodlots.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 5 miles northeast of Sun Prairie
off of Greenway Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, deer, ducks,
furbearers, woodcock, songbirds.
Other Recreation: Class I field trial and
dog training grounds.
Habitat: Marsh, woodland, creek, grasslands.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov.
Location: From Deerfield, go north on Hwy.
73, 2 miles to Hwy. BB, then east on BB
1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, squirrels,
rabbits, turkeys, waterfowl, deer, furbearers,
songbirds.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, fishing,
hiking.
Habitat: Bog lake, semi-bog lake, grassland,
oak knobs, marsh, forest, cropland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 4 miles south of Monona, in town
of Dunn, sections 7 and 18 east of Lalor
Road.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, pheasants, waterfowl,
songbirds, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Plant study, hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, woodlot, grassland, prairie
restoration.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles east of Oregon on Rutland-
Dunn Road.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, turkeys, pheasants,
Hungarian partridge, songbirds, geese, cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching,
nature study.
Habitat: Bog lake, restored oak savannah,
restored prairie, cropland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles east of Belleville on
Hwy. D.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, ducks, quail,
rabbits, woodcock, deer, turkeys, furbearers,
Hungarian partridges, songbirds, sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Part of Ice Age trail
goes through property. Hiking, trout fishing,
birdwatching, cross-country skiing.
Habitat: Cropland, scattered woodlots, grassland,
marsh.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov.
Location: Take Hwy. 138 south of Stoughton
5 miles to Old Stage Road, then west on
Old Stage 1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, ducks, deer,
rabbits, furbearers, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Scattered oak woodlots, creek,
marsh, grassland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: From Beaver Dam, take Hwy. G north
to Hwy. CC, then west on Hwy. CC 2 miles.
Turn right on road immediately before railroad
tracks.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
squirrels, deer, rabbits, furbearers, sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, lake.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Take Hwy. G south 2.5 miles from
Beaver Dam to Leipsig, then east 2 1/2 miles
on Hwy. S.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
deer, rabbits, furbearers, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles south from Horicon on
Hwy. E to Hwy. S, south on Horseshoe Rd.
1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
deer.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching.
Habitat: Grassland, marsh, lake.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov.
Location: 2 miles west of Richwood on Hwy.
Q.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
rabbits, turkeys, deer, furbearers, squirrels,
sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, berry picking,
fishing, canoeing.
Habitat: Lake, river, marsh, farmland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 30 miles north of Milwaukee on
U.S. Hwy 41. Access on Hwys. D and 28. Refuges
closed Sept. 1 - Dec. 31.
Principal Wildlife: Ducks, geese, deer,
pheasants, rabbits, squirrels, great egrets,
raptors, shorebirds, common terns.
Other Recreation: Wildlife viewing (especially
along Hwy. 28 and marsh overlooks on Mowhawk
Rd.), fishing, trapping, snowmobiling (only
on designated trails) and hiking.
Habitat: Marsh, flowage, stream, lowland
forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: From Fox Lake, go west 2 miles
to Hwy. A, then north on Hwy. A about 2
miles.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, furbearers,
great blue herons, great egrets, black terns,
sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Fishing, no boat launch
available on state property.
Habitat: Marsh, lake.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: North of city of Horicon.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
furbearers, rabbits, deer, great egrets,
great blue herons, cormorants, sandhill
cranes, and many songbirds.
Other Recreation: Fishing, hiking, birdwatching,
photography, canoeing. 1 1/2 miles of marked
hiking trails. Four primitive boat landings
available.
Habitat: Cattail marsh, upland forest, farmland.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile east of Waterloo on Hwy.
19.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
furbearers, squirrels, ducks, deer, turkeys,
sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Snowmobile trail, hiking,
birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, potholes, forest, farmland,
river.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile southwest of Lake Mills
on Hwy. A.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
furbearers, deer, squirrels, rabbits, turkeys,
cranes, grassland and woodland songbirds.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, fishing,
hiking.
Habitat: Open water marsh, oak savannah,
woodlots, shrub-carr wetland, grassland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 4 miles north of Johnson Creek
on Hwy. Y.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
deer, furbearers, grassland songbirds.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Open water marsh, grassland, bottomland
hardwoods.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile east of Jefferson on Hwy.
18.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
ducks, deer, furbearers, grassland songbirds
and sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, snowmobiling
on trail.
Habitat: Grassland, and shrub-carr marsh.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 mile east of Rome on Hwy. F.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
turkeys, deer, squirrels, rabbits, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching,
snowmobile trail, cross-country skiing.
1 boat landing.
Habitat: Open water marsh, oak islands,
grasslands.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov.
Location: 2 miles southwest of Fort Atkinson
on Hwy. 26 to Old 26, then 1 mile on Old
26 to Koshkonong Mounds Road, then west
1/2 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, turkeys,
pheasants, grassland songbirds and sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Snowmobile trail, skiing,
2 boat landings near property boundaries.
Habitat: Open water marsh, lake, scattered
woods, grassland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Take Hwy. 59 north from Whitewater
to Hwy. D, continue north on Hwy. D 3 miles.
5 parking lots.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
deer, furbearers, grassland birds.
Other Recreation: Fishing, hiking, birdwatching,
wildflowers.
Habitat: Open water marsh, scattered woodlots,
bottomland hardwoods, grasslands.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 7 miles southeast of Burlington
on Hwy. 142, or 8 miles west of I-94 on
Hwy. 142.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
furbearers, rabbits, squirrels, grassland
birds: bobolinks, eastern meadowlarks, savanna
sparrows, grassland sparrows; great blue
herons, green-backed herons, great egrets,
blanding's turtles.
Other Recreation: Dog training\trial grounds,
hiking\cross-country ski trails, hang- gliding,
ATV and dirt bike trails, snowmobiling,
hot air ballooning, horseback riding trails,
swimming, boating, camping.
Habitat: Farmland, potholes, forest, grassland,
marsh.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov.
Location: mile south of New Munster on Hwy.
50 and 1 mile northeast of Twin Lakes on
Hwy. KD.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, woodcock,
furbearers, rabbits, squirrels, waterfowl,
deer, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, forest, farmland, flowage.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 3 miles northwest of Waterford
on Marsh Road. Access off of Marsh Road,
Bridge Drive and North Lake Drive Boat launch
off of Bridge Drive.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
rabbits, furbearers, deer, woodcock, squirrels,
sandhill cranes, blanding's turtles, common
terns and great egrets.
Other Recreation: Canoeing, boating, birdwatching
and fishing.
Habitat: River, marsh, farmland, forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 3 separate parcels: parcel 1)
2 miles north of Burlington on Maple Road;
parcel 2) 1 mile southwest of Rochester
on Hwy. W; and parcel 3) 3 miles west of
Rochester on Hwy. FF and Oak Knoll Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
furbearers, waterfowl, squirrels, deer,
woodcock, sandhill cranes, blanding's turtles,
common terns, great egrets.
Other Recreation: Canoeing on Long Lake,
hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, upland, grass, forest, lowland
brush.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 5 miles south of Burlington on
Hwy. 83; access on Karcher Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
woodcock, waterfowl, deer.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, forest, lowland forest,
prairie.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles west of Delavan along
Turtle Creek in 4 segments. Access at seven
road crossings or parking areas; three additional
parking areas in Rock County.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
rabbits, ducks, geese, Hungarian partridges
and deer.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching (principally
Canada geese), hiking, fishing and canoeing.
Habitat: Stream, marsh, forest, lowland
brush.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile east of Milton on Storr's
Lake Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, ducks, squirrels,
rabbits, furbearers, deer.
Other Recreation: Fishing, boating, cross-country
skiing, birdwatching. 1 boat landing.
Habitat: Scattered woodlots, marsh, grasslands,
lake, cropland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1/2 mile west of Lima Center on
Willow Dr.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
turkeys, squirrel, deer, waterfowl, furbearers,
sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Cross country skiing,
hiking, fishing.
Habitat: Grassland, scattered woodlots,
tamarack bog, cattail marsh, cropland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile south of Evansville on
Hwy. 213. 12 parking lots.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
deer, squirrels, quail, songbirds, sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, woodlots, stream, cropland,
grassland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1/2 mile southwest of Footville
on Hwy. 11.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
quail, squirrels, deer, furbearers.
Other Recreation: None.
Habitat: Marsh, woodland, cropland, grassland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 10 miles west on Hwy. 81 from
Beloit, then west on Beloit-Newark Road
3 miles.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
squirrels, deer, furbearers, waterfowl,
turkeys, cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, canoeing,
fishing. 1 boat landing.
Habitat: Bottomland hardwoods, scattered
oak woodlots, grassland, river, marsh.
Contact: Janesville DNR.
Location: 30 miles north of Milwaukee on
U.S. Hwy 41. Access on Hwys. D and 28. Refuges
closed Sept. 1 - Dec. 31.
Principal Wildlife: Ducks, geese, deer,
pheasants, rabbits, squirrels, great egrets,
raptors, shorebirds, common terns.
Other Recreation: Wildlife viewing (especially
along Hwy. 28 and marsh overlooks on Mowhawk
Rd.), fishing, trapping, snowmobiling (only
on designated trails) and hiking.
Habitat: Marsh, flowage, stream, lowland
forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Allenton Marsh is located 20 miles
northwest of Milwaukee on Hwy. 41, 2 miles
south of Allenton. Access off Hwy. K on
Wildlife Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
ducks, deer.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing, hiking,
trapping, wildlife viewing.
Habitat: Farmland, marsh, stream, lowland
forest.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles northeast of Jackson;
access on Hwy. G, Maple Road and Church
Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, deer, rabbits,
squirrels, wood ducks.
Other Recreation: Wildlife viewing, nature
appreciation, canoeing.
Habitat: Marsh, lowland coniferous.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
-Size: 1,170 acres, all state-owned.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile northwest of Eagle on Hwy.
67. Access also on Hwy. 59 (1 mile west
of Eagle) and on Hwys. N and ZZ.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
ducks, furbearers, deer, woodcock, sandhill
cranes, turkeys.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, potholes, stream, lowland
forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1/2 mile northeast of Mukwonago.
Access off Hwy. 83, Frog Alley Road, Hwy.
I, Benson Avenue and Hwy. NN, boat launch
off Frog Alley Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
furbearers, deer, rabbits, woodcock, sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching,
canoeing, fishing.
Habitat: Marsh, flowages, river, lowland
forest.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 3 miles south of Whitewater on
Hwy. 89 and Island Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl,
deer, rabbits, woodcock, squirrels, sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, hiking.
Habitat: Marsh, forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 3 miles north of Elkhorn. Access
on Hwy. A and Hodges and Peck Station roads.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
squirrels, ducks, deer, furbearers, woodcock.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Marsh, forest, lowland brush, farmland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 3 miles east of East Troy on Hill
Valley Road.
Principal Wildlife: Deer and waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching and hiking.
Habitat: Marsh, farmland, forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles west of Delavan along
Turtle Creek in 4 segments. Access at seven
road crossings or parking areas; three additional
parking areas in Rock County.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants,
rabbits, ducks, geese, Hungarian partridges
and deer.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching (principally
Canada geese), hiking, fishing and canoeing.
Habitat: Stream, marsh, forest, lowland
brush.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles northeast of Lake Geneva
on Buckby Road.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching,
canoeing. Habitat: Stream, marsh, forest,
farmland, grassland.
Habitat: Stream, marsh, forest, lowland
brush.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles southeast of Lake Geneva
on Hwy. 12, 3 separate parcels; access off
Bloomfield and Litchfield roads.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
deer, woodcock, waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Wildlife watching, hiking.
Habitat: Marsh, lowland forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
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