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Quaderer's Creek Wildlife Area

A trail leading to a creek on a sunny day.
Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR

Quaderers Creek Wildlife area is a 350 acre property (7 owned, 343 easement) located in Barron County and is open to the public for hunting, fishing and, in some locations, trapping. The property is a mosaic of agricultural fields, creeks, a flowage, and small sections of forest. Find it by going south of Barron, 1 mile on Highway 25. Turn west on 12th Avenue and go 1.5 miles. The property is southwest of the intersection of 12th Avenue and 13th Street.

This property is very close to town, allowing people to get out and enjoy nature easily.

Management Objectives

In the 1970s, there was interest in developing a wildlife flowage when a beaver dam demonstrated the potential held by the property. The flowage was established in 1992 by constructing a roller dam at the site of the old beaver dam. This flowage project was developed to benefit waterfowl, furbearers and shorebirds. Funding for the project was provided by Ducks Unlimited. There is a sign erected to recognize the cooperators instrumental in project implementation by the parking area and boat launch on the north end of the flowage.

Recreation

The only forms of recreation allowed on the easement parcels of Quaderers Creek Wildlife Area are hunting, fishing and trapping. It is your responsibility to know where you are and what activities are allowed on that property. Please review the Barron County easements code of conduct before accessing the property.

  • Quaderers Creek Wildlife Area is a collection of private land parcels with permanent hunting and fishing access easements. Many of the properties also include the right to trap. Since private individuals own these properties and many of them are working agricultural property, please be respectful of the landowners who work and live on this collection of properties by following the rules below:
  • Access to the properties is by foot travel only. Vehicular access onto the property is not allowed, so do not drive into a private driveway or onto agricultural fields.
  • Tree stands and trail camera devices may only be used when actively hunting the property and must be removed and taken with you when leaving the property. 
  • Parking is allowed along the roads in the right-of-way, which is 33 feet from the center line of county and township roads. Do not block access to any driveways, farm fields or pastures.
  • When parking, choose locations that do not prevent passing vehicles from seeing around curves or over hills.
  • Do not park in wet areas along the road right-of-way where your vehicle may leave ruts, damage the ground or damage the road right-of-way itself.
  •  Respect private property by not littering and leaving no trace.
  • Discharging a firearm within 100 yards of an occupied residence without the landowners' permission is illegal. Remember, many of these properties have livestock on them, so please avoid spooking them.
     

Amenities

  • Bathroom - none.
  • Parking lot - none.
  • Campground and size - none.
  • Trails, Types and Lengths - none.
 

Maps

Download [PDF] a map of this property.

If you are interested in exploring this property further, you can access an interactive map.

 

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