




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
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Southeast,
East WI Waters,
Northwoods,
Central WI River,
Indianhead,
Hidden Valleys
Hidden Valleys
Location: 1 mile south of Gays Mills along
Hwy. 131 and Hwy. S.
Principal Wildlife: Ducks, deer, pheasants,
woodcock, great egrets.
Other Recreation: Fishing.
Habitat: Marsh, swamp, upland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Borders Hwy. 60 east and west
of Wauzeka.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, turkeys,
squirrels, grouse, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Hiking, fishing, birdwatching,
canoeing.
Habitat: Bottomland hardwoods, upland hardwoods,
marsh, sloughs.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1/2 mile north of Wauzeka on Hwy.
131.
Principal Wildlife: Squirrels, deer, ruffed
grouse, ducks, turkeys, great egrets, blanding's
turtles.
Other Recreation: Mushroom hunting, hiking,
birdwatching on state-owned lands. Easements
are only for hunting and fishing.
Habitat: Upland and bottomland forest, wetlands,
grasslands.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Two miles east of Boscobel on
Hwy. 60.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, turkeys, squirrels,
grouse, ducks, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Hiking, fishing, birding.
Habitat: Upland hardwoods, fields, steep
bluff prairie.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Immediately east of Wyalusing
State Park, north side of Hwy. C.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, turkeys, squirrels,
rabbits, grouse, furbearers, turkey vultures.
Other Recreation: Fishing, hiking, birdwatcing.
Habitat: Bottomland hardwoods, upland bluff
and forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Off Hwy. C, just north of Millville.
Six parking areas.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, turkeys, squirrels,
rabbits, grouse, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Fishing on Wisconsin River,
hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Upland hardwoods, agricultural
fields.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: North of Hwy. 133, on Woodman
Lake Road.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, furbearers,
sandhill cranes. Other Recreation: 1 boat
launch, fishing with disabled access.
Habitat: River, sloughs, marsh, forest.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Four miles north of Mount Hope
on Hwy. 133.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
turkeys, squirrels.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing.
Habitat: Forest, fields.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile east of Woodman on Hwy.
133.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, furbearers.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching.
Habitat: Large slough, open marsh, prairie.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Immediately north of Boscobel
on Hwy. 61 before crossing river.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, squirrels,
rabbits, furbearers, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Fishing, dog training.
Habitat: Open marsh, bottomland hardwoods.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: West of Blue River on Hwy. 133,
and old C road.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, turkeys,
deer, squirrels, rabbits, furbearers, sandhill
cranes.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching.
Habitat: River, sloughs, marsh, forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles west of Muscoda on W.
Pine Road.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, deer, squirrels,
rabbits, furbearers, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Fishing, snowmobile and
horse trail, birdwatching, boat launch in
Muscoda.
Habitat: River, slough, marsh, bottomland
hardwoods, prairie.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles west of Kieler.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, squirrels, turkeys,
ruffed grouse. Other Recreation: Hiking.
Habitat: Upland hardwoods, steep bluffs,
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 Purintun Road west
out of Albany 1 mile to Tin Can Road, then
north 1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, furbearers,
rabbits, turkeys, deer, woodcock, squirrels,
quail.
Other Recreation: Canoeing, fishing, biking,
hiking, birdwatching. 3 boat launches.
Habitat: Bottomland hardwoods, river, grassland,
scattered woodlots.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 4 miles north of Albany on Hwy.
E, then east on Brooklyn- Albany Rd. 1 mile.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, ducks, turkeys,
deer, furbearers, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, trout fishing.
Habitat: Riverine sedge meadow, grassland,
scattered woodlots.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Size: 723 acres, (643 owned, 80 leased).
Location: 6 miles southwest of Monroe off
of Hwy 11.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, rabbits,
squirrels, deer.
Other Recreation: Fishing.
Habitat: Marsh, grassland, scattered woodlots.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: East and west of Avoca off Hwy.
133.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, woodcock,
furbearers, deer, grouse, turkeys, eagles.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, fishing
on river channel, prairie aesthetics. One
boat launch.
Habitat: Marsh, potholes, forest, prairie.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Six miles west of Arena on Hwy.
14.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, woodcock,
deer, furbearers, turkeys, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Fishing.
Habitat: River, sloughs, marsh, forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Scattered small parcels along
south shore of Wisconsin River, north of
Arena.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, turkeys, squirrels,
rabbits, ruffed grouse, furbearers, raptors.
Other Recreation: Fishing along river, birdwatching.
Habitat: Floodplain forest, marsh, river.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: West of Highland on Hwy. Q, two
miles to Big Spring Road, then north one
mile.
Principal Wildlife: Turkeys, deer, squirrels,
rabbits, ruffed grouse, rattlesnakes, king
snakes.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing, hiking.
Habitat: Oak forest, abandoned fields, cold
water stream, large freshwater springs.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Take Hwy. 80 north from Cobb 3
miles to Hwy. BH, then east 2 miles.
Principal Wildlife: Ruffed grouse, deer,
squirrels, rabbits, pheasants, turkeys.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching,
hiking, boating, swimming.
Habitat: Abandoned croplands, lake, forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles north of Ridgeway on Co.
Hwy H.
Principal Wildlife: Turkeys, deer, squirrels,
rabbits, ruffed grouse.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching,
hiking.
Habitat: Oak forest, cold water stream.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Northeast of Barneveld off Co.
Hwy T, 2, 4, and 6 miles.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, turkeys, grouse,
waterfowl, squirrels.
Other Recreation: Fishing, hiking, birdwatching.
Habitat: Abandoned fields, oak forest.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 3.5 miles northwest of Holmen.
Property extends 5 miles south of Galesville
on the Black River, from Hwy 53\93 Hunters
Bridge to New Amsterdam on Co. Hwy. XX.
Principal Wildlife: Ducks, deer, squirrels,
raccoons, waterfowl, turkeys.
Other Recreation: Hiking, fishing, canoeing,
plant study.
Habitat: River, sloughs, marsh, forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 5 miles south of Bangor, parking
lot off Hwy. II south of Bangor.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
squirrels, turkeys, rabbits.
Other Recreation: Cross country skiing,
hiking.
Habitat: Upland forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 8 miles northwest of Argyle on
Hwy. G to Hwy. F, then north 2 miles.
Principal Wildlife: Squirrels, pheasants,
deer, rabbits, turkeys, furbearers, ducks,
songbirds.
Other Recreation: Hiking, berry picking,
mushroom picking, birdwatching, trout fishing.
Habitat: Lake, marsh, woodlands, croplands,
grasslands.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 3 miles south of Melrose, access
off Hwy. 71.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, furbearers, squirrels,
turkeys.
Other Recreation: Hiking, berry picking,
trout fishing.
Habitat: Stream, upland and lowland forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles northwest of Cataract;
access off Hwy. 27.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, grouse, furbearers,
ruffed grouse, turkeys, waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing.
Habitat: Forest, stream, lowland brush.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles northeast of Angelo.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, upland game, waterfowl,
furbearers, turkeys.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing.
Habitat: Stream, forest.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles north of Norwalk. Access
on Co. Hwy. T and U.
Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, squirrels,
rabbits, deer, ruffed grouse, turkeys.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching.
Habitat: Cropland, field, upland forest.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles southwest of Portland
on Hwy. P.
Principal Wildlife: Ruffed grouse, deer,
squirrels, turkeys, rabbits.
Habitat: Stream, upland forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: Three miles north of Ithaca on
Hwy. 58.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, quail.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing.
Habitat: Lowland brushy marsh.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile north of Gotham on Hwy.
14.
Principal Wildlife: Ducks, deer, pheasants,
quail, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Biking, hiking and snowmobile
trail on abandoned railroad right-of-way.
Habitat: Marsh, forest, farmland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 8 miles north of Lone Rock on
Hwy. 130.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, waterfowl, raptors.
Other Recreation: Trout fishing.
Habitat: Marsh, farmland.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 5 miles east of Boscobel on Hwy.
60.
Principal Wildlife: Ducks, deer, ruffed
grouse, squirrels, turkeys, rabbits, quail.
Other Recreation: Fishing, birdwatching,
hiking.
Habitat: Creek, brush, forest, prairie,
farmland.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 1 mile west of Lone Rock on Hwy.
14.
Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, woodcock,
grouse, furbearers, deer.
Other Recreation: Canoeing, fishing. One
boat launch.
Habitat: Marsh, floodplain forest.
Contact:Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 mile northeast of Coon Valley
on Hwy. P.
Principal Wildlife: Ruffed grouse, deer,
squirrels, turkeys.
Habitat: Stream, upland forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 2 miles north of LaFarge.
Principal Wildlife: Deer, ruffed grouse,
squirrels, turkeys, quail.
Other Recreation: Mushroom hunting, canoeing,
birdwatching, camping.
Habitat: Upland forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov
Location: 8 miles south of Viroqua.
Principal Wildlife: Ruffed grouse, deer,
squirrels, turkeys.
Habitat: Stream, upland forest.
Contact: Wildlife.WebMail@Wisconsin.gov