Residents

Barker Creek Extensive Wildlife Habitat Area

  Barker Creek Extensive Wildlife Habitat Area is a 74-acre property of predominantly shrub and sedge/cattail marsh with surrounding grass fields and scattered areas of aspen. Find it by going north of Barron in Barron County on Highway 25…

Balsam Branch Wildlife Area

Balsam Branch Wildlife Area is a 180-acre property located in Polk County. The property consists of marsh, pond, prairie grass fields, stream bottom and upland and lowland forests. Find the property by following Highway 8 east of St. Croix Falls…

Badfish Creek Wildlife Area

Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area

Augusta Wildlife Area

The Augusta Wildlife Area is a 2,127-acre property located 3.5 miles northeast of Augusta in eastern Eau Claire County. A large portion of the property consists of a wetland complex with three impoundments that control water levels to create a…

Amsterdam Sloughs Wildlife Area

DNR staff have developed an Annual Property Implementation Plan (APIP) for the Glacial Lake Grantsburg (GLG) Work Unit (Crex Meadows, Fish Lake and Amsterdam Sloughs Wildlife Areas). The public is encouraged to review the APIP during an open…

Amberg Wildlife Area

 Amberg Wildlife Area is a 1,190-acre property located in north-central Marinette County, southwest of the community of Amberg. 

State wildlife areas listed by county

All wildlife areas are open to a full range of traditional outdoor recreational uses. These include hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, nature study and berry picking. Dog training or trialing (hunting dog competitions) may be allowed by permit.

Allenton Marsh Wildlife Area

Allenton Marsh Wildlife Area is a 1,160-acre property in western Washington County. Bottomland hardwood, swamp hardwood, tamarack, and shrub wetland plant communities cover 80% of the property. Uplands are primarily tallgrass prairie interspersed…

Albany Wildlife Area

 Albany Wildlife Area is located outside the village of Albany in Green County.  There are 1,429 acres of state-owned land. Embedded within the wildlife area, is the 90-acre Albany Sand Prairie and Oak Savanna State Natural Area (No.…