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Winnebago
AREA GAME ACREAGE/DESCRIPTION LOCATION/DIRECTIONS
Good Neighbors Marsh (363k) W,P,D,R 309A; 1/3 marsh, 2/3 upland 2.5 mi. N of Thompson on R34
Harmon Lake (382k) W,P,D  483A; 1/2 marsh, 1/2 upland 5 mi. W of Lake Mills on Hwy. 69, 2 mi. W 
on A30, 3 mi. N on R50, 1 mi. W on 480th St.
Hogsback (442k) W,D,T,P 443A; 2/3 marsh, 1/3 upland 2 mi. N of Lake Mills on R74, 1 mi. W on A16.
Myre Slough (405k) W,P,D  540A; 2/3 marsh, 1/3 timber/grassland 7 mi. W of Forest City on A42,
.5 mi. N on 100th Ave.
Pilot Knob Rec. Area  D,T,W,P  256A; 2/3 timber,1/3 prairie potholes  4 mi. E of Forest City on Hwy. 9,
.5 mi. S on 210th Ave.,
N edge of Pilot Knob State Park.
Rice Lake Complex (549k) * W,P,D,T 2,138A; 2/3 lake, 1/3 cropland 1 mi. W of Lake Mills on 445th St.,
1 mi. S on 235th Ave.
Wood Duck Marsh (504k) W,P,D  268A; 1/3 ea. marsh, upland, timber  1 mi. SW of Lake Mills on 12th Ave. S.
Winneshiek
AREA GAME ACREAGE/DESCRIPTION LOCATION/DIRECTIONS
Bluffton Fir Stand (602k) D,S,G,T 131A; timber, Upper Iowa River Adjacent to Bluffton.
Canoe Creek (927k) D,S,T,G 372A; timber, Canoe Creek/ 9 mi. NE of Decorah on A6W,
Upper Iowa River (586k) 1.5 mi. ENE on gravel rd.
Cardinal Marsh (702k) D,S,W,G  1,165A; 1/2 timber, 1/4 upland, 1/4 marsh 1 mi. NW of Ridgeway on Hwy. 9,
3.5 mi. W on Madison Rd.
Coldwater Creek (741k) D,S,T,G 232A; 3/4 timber, 1/4 upland .5 mi. N of Bluffton on Bluffton Hill Rd., 
2.1 mi. NW on Buffton Rd.,
1 mi. W on Coldwater Rd.
Coon Creek (763k) D,T,G,S 950A; 3/4 timber, 1/4 upland 4.3 mi. NE Freeport on River Rd.,
.2 mi. E on 143rd Ave.,
1.3 mi. NE on Coon Creek Rd.
Falcon Springs (632k) D,S,T,G 263A; 3/4 timber, 1/4 upland 2 mi. N of Jct. Hwy. 9 & 52,
4.7 mi.NW on Pole Line Rd.
Malanaphy Springs S,D,T 64A; timber, Upper Iowa River  2 mi. N of Jct. Hwy. 9 & 52,
2.2 mi. NW on Pole Line Rd.,
.7 mi. NW on Bluffton Rd.
North Bear Complex (797k) D,S,T,G 571A; 3/4 timber, 1/4 upland  3.1 mi. E of Highlandville on Quandahl Rd.
South Bear Complex D,S,T,G 845A; 3/4 timber, 1/4 upland W edge of Highlandville.
South Pine Creek D,S 181A; 3/4 timber, 1/4 upland  4.0 mi. S of Highlandville.
Trout River (637k) D,S,T 170A; 1/2 timber, 1/2 upland 6.5 mi. E of Decorah on Hwy. 9,
1.7 mi. N on 133rd Ave.
Upper Iowa Accesses (827k) D,T,G,S 4,023A; Upper Iowa R., adj. uplands Several accesses along A6W W of Decorah
Woodbury
AREA GAME ACREAGE/DESCRIPTION LOCATION/DIRECTIONS
Brown's Lake IPS (501k) D,Q,W, P 1,311A; 1/4 timber, 1/2 upland, 1/4 marsh 2.25 mi. W of I-29 Salix Exit on
Port Neal Rd.
Dakota Bend D,Q,P 109A  Access to area by river only.
Mile-Long Island D,Q,R,P 230A; 3/4 bottomland timber, 1/4 upland 1.25 mi. W of I-29 Port Neal Rd Exit, W on 
235th St. to Allison Ave., S to 240th St., 
W .75 mi.
Sioux Bend (731k) D,Q,T,P 64A; 2/3 bottomland timber, 1/3 upland .5 mi. W of Correctionville,
S side of Hwy. 20
Snyder-Winnebago(592k)
Bend*
W,D,P,Q 2,865A; 1/3 timber, 1/3upland,  1.5 mi. W of I-29 Salix Exit on K42, 1.5 mi. S 
1/3 marshland on Snyder Bend Road; or .25 mi. W of I-29 
Sloan Exit, S 1 mi. on K42, W 5 mi. on 340th St.
Worth
AREA GAME ACREAGE/DESCRIPTION LOCATION/DIRECTIONS
Bright's Lake (509k) P,D,T,S 186A; 3/4 drained lakebed, 1/4 timber 1 mi. S of Emmons on Apricot Ave.,
.5 mi. E on 500th St. 
Elk Creek East* (386k) W,P,D,T 2,532A; 1/3 marsh, 1/3 upland, 1/3 timber 4 mi. E of Lake Mills on Hwy. 105,
Elk Creek West (490k) .5 mi. S on Dogwood Ave.
Hanlontown Slough (330k) W,P 939A; 1/4 marsh, 3/4 upland 2 mi. N of Hanlontown
Peterson's Potholes (395k) P,W 45A; 1/4 marsh, 3/4 upland 2.5 mi. E of Lake Mills on Hwy.105, 1.5 mi. N on 
Bluebill Ave., 1 mi. E on 465th St.
Silver Lake/
Silver Lake Marsh (445k)
W,S,D,T 421A; 3/4 lake, 1/4 marsh 6 mi. E of Lake Mills on Hwy. 105, 3.5 mi. N 
on Finch Ave., 1 mi. W on Silver Lake Rd.
Winans Creek (387k) P,W,D 103A; 1/4 marsh, 3/4 upland 1 mi. E of Joice on A38, 2 mi. S of S18, .5 mi.
E on 390th St.
Wright
AREA GAME ACREAGE/DESCRIPTION LOCATION/DIRECTIONS
Big Wall Lake (414k) W 988A; marsh 5 mi. E of Clarion on Hwy. 3,
8 mi. S on Hwy. 69.
Elm Lake (467k) 466A; marsh 6 mi. S of Belmond on Hwy. 69,
2.5 mi. W on 200th St.
Lower Morse Lake (467k) W,P 1,149A; 1/5 marsh, 4/5 upland 2 mi. NE of Lake Cornelia
Morse Lake (405k) W,P 235A; 1/2 lake, 1/4 upland, 1/4 marsh 1 mi. S of Belmond on Hwy. 69
3.5 mi. W on 150th St.
Olaf W,P 36A; 1/4 marsh, 3/4 upland 5 mi. W of Belmond on C20, 1.5 mi. N

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