IA DNR: Public Wildlife Management Areas

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Game Key:
D=deer, T=turkey, S=squirrel, P=pheasant, G=grouse, W=waterfowl, R=rabbit, Q=quail

Area	Game	Acreage/Description	Location/Directions

Adair
Adair	D,T,S,R	338 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/2 Upland	2.5 miles W of Fontanelle on Hwy 92
Meadow Lake	D,P	318 acres; 1/4 Lake, 3/4 Upland	6 miles N of Greenfield on Hwy 25, 0.75 miles E on 180th St

Adams
Lake Icaria	D,P,W,R	1,125 acres; 1/3 Lake, 2/3 Upland	4.5 miles N of Corning on Hwy 148, 0.5 mile E on Hwy 951

Allamakee
Black Hawk Point	D,T,S,G	320 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland, Upper Iowa River	1.7 miles S of New Albin on Hwy 26
Clear Creek	D,T,S,G	922 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland, Clear Creek	11.4 miles N of Waukon on Hwy 76, 5.8 miles E on A26, 0.8 mile N on X6A, E on gravel
English Bench	D	29 acres; Floodplain marsh	11.4 miles N of Waukon on Hwy 76, 2.5 miles E on A26, 0.2 mile N on English Bench Rd
Fish Farm Mounds	D,T,S,G,W	577 acres; Timber	3 miles S of New Albin on Hwy 26
French Creek	D,T,S,G	1,453; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland, French Creek	4.5 miles NE of Waukon on Hwy 9, 3 miles N on French Creek Rd
Lansing	D,T,S,G	1,905 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland	3 miles N of Lansing on Hwy 26, 0.3 miles W on Spring Valley Rd
Pine Creek	D,T,S,G	650 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland, Pine Creek	1.4 miles S of Highlandville on A24, 3.5 miles E on A26, 2 miles S on W60
Pool Slough	D,W	663 acres; Mississippi River floodplain	E side of New Albin
Upper Iowa River - Iverson Bottoms	D,T,S,G	329 acres; Timber	7 miles N of Waukon on Hwy 76, 6 miles NW on Iverson Bottoms Rd
Waterloo Creek	D,T,S,G	1,775 acres; 2/3 Forest, 1/3 Upland	0.5 miles SE of Dorchester on Hwy 76
Waukon Junction	D,W	196 acres; Mississippi River floodplain marsh	Waukon Junction

Appanoose
Rathbun	D,P,W,Q	16,050 acres; 1/4 Lake, 1/4 Timber, 1/2 Upland	6 miles S of Russell on S56
Sedan Bottoms	D,T,P,W	5,503 acres; 1/4 Upland, 1/4 Timber, 1/4 Marsh	4 miles W of Moulton
Soap Creek	D,T,S	250 acres; Timber	3 miles NE of Unionville on T61
Tubaugh	D,T,S,R,Q	561 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Crop	8 miles E of Moravia

Benton
Butterfield Island	D,T,W	40 acres; Timber	2 miles E of Vinton, across Cedar River from Hoefle-Dulin Park
Dudgeon Lake	D,S,P,W	1,735 acres; 1/4 Upland, 1/4 Marsh, 1/2 Timber	0.5 mile N of Vinton on Hwy 150
Iowa River Corridor	D,T,P,W	9,537 acres; 1/2 Bottomland timber, 1/2 Grassland	0.5 mile S of Chelsea on V18 OR 2 miles NW of Marengo on F15, 2 miles N of Koszta on F Ave
Red Fox	D,S,P,W	198 acres; 1/4 Marsh, 1/4 Timber, 1/2 Upland	4 miles N of Vinton on Hwy 150, 1.25 miles W on 55th St

Boone
Harrier Marsh	P,W	420 acres; 1/4 Marsh, 3/4 Grassland	1 mile S of Ogden on Hwy 169, 0.5 mile E on 230th St
McCoy	D,T	458 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland	2 miles N of Luther on Hwy 17, 3.5 miles W on E52, 0.5 mile S on P Ave, 1 mile W on 255th St
Saylorville Saylorville Index Maps 1-5 Maps 6-11	D,T,W	10,472 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/4 Upland, 1/4 Reservoir	Des Moines River valley from Hwy 17 in Polk county N to Fraser in Boone county

Bremer
Aldo Leopold	D,P,W	1,161 acres; Marsh, Upland	3 miles E of Readlyn on Hwy 3, 2.25 miles S on Timber Rd, 0.5 mile E on 252nd St
Heffernan	D,P,S,P,W,R	254 acres; 1/2 Bottomland Timber, 1/2 Grassland, River, Wetland	1.5 miles N of Frederika on Morgan Ave
Sweet Marsh	D,W	2,876 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland	4 miles NE of Tripoli on Hwy 93, 1 mile S on Reed Rd

Buchanan
Cutshaw	D,W	27 acres; Timber, River access	7 miles S of Fairbank on V62
Otterville	D,S	176 acres; Timber, River access	1 mile W of Otterville on Otterville Blvd, 1 mile W on 190th St
Troy Mills	D,S,W	323 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/4 Marsh, 1/4 Upland	2 miles N of Walker on W35, 1 mile E on 330th St, 0.5 mile N on Quonset, 1.5 miles E on 325th

Buena Vista
Bluebird Access	D,S,R	34 acres; River access	E edge of Linn Grove
Leo Grau	P,W	64 acres; 1/10 Marsh, 9/10 Upland	10 miles E of Storm Lake on C49
Little Storm Lake	P,W	274 acres; 2/3 Marsh, 1/3 Upland	W edge of Storm Lake on Hwy 110
Pickerel Lake	D,P,W,R	271 acres; 3/4 Lake, 1/4 Upland	3 miles E of Marathon on Hwy 10, 4 miles N on 180th

Butler
Big Marsh	D,P,W	4,445 acres; 1/4 Timber, 1/4 Wetland, 1/2 Grassland	6 miles N of Parkersburg on Hwy 14
Blackmun Prairie	D,P	175 acres; 9/10 Upland, 1/10 Timber	1.5 miles N of Ackley on Franklin Ave
Shell Rock Bend	D,T,P	220 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/4 Grassland, 1/4 Cropped	1.5 miles S of Shell Rock on Woods Ave

Calhoun
Rainbow Bend	D	36 acres; Timber, River access	1 mile W of Lake City on Hwy 175, 2 miles S on Harris Ave, 0.5 mile S on Iberia Ave
South Twin Lake	W	623 acres; Shallow Lake, Marsh	1 mile W of Rockwell City on Hwy 20, 4 miles N on Hwy 4, 0.5 mile E on 230th
Towhead Lake	P	196 acres; Upland	5 miles S of Fonda on N28, 2 miles E on D15

Carroll
Artesian Lake	W	42 acres; 2/3 Marsh, 1/3 Timber	1.5 miles S of Lanesboro on Velvet Ave, 1.5 miles SE on Voyager Rd

Cedar
Mink Run	D	73 acres; 2/3 Upland, 1/3 Timber	0.5 mile E of Lisbon on Hwy 20, 2.25 miles S on Adams Ave, 0.25 mile E on 145th St
Rock Creek Island	D,T,W	30 acres; Timber	West of Rochester in Cedar River

Cerro Gordo
Bailey Creek	P,W	157 acres; 1/5 Wetland, 4/5 Upland	1 mile W of Thornton on Hwy 107, 0.5 mile N on Eagle Ave, 1 mile W on 130th St
Beaverdam	P,W	150 acres; 1/4 Marsh, 3/4 Upland	3 miles N of Thornton on Hwy 107
Clear Lake Pond	P,D	40 acres; 3/4 Marsh, 1/4 Upland	1 mile N of Clear Lake on S28, 0.5 mile E on 275th St
Lekwa Marsh	P,W	46 acres; 1/4 Forest, 1/4 Upland, 1/2 Marsh	S side of Clear Lake
McIntosh	P,W	217 acres; 1/10 Timber, 2/10 Marsh, 7/10 Upland	NE corner of Ventura on Hwy 18
Sandpiper Hills	P,W	125 acres; 1/10 Marsh, 9/10 Upland	8 miles N of Ventura on S14, 0.25 mile W on B14
Teal Basins	P,W	150 acres; 1/5 Marsh, 4/5 Upland	6 miles N of Clear Lake on S14, 2 miles E on B20
Union Hills	P,W	2,135 acres; 1/5 Marsh, 4/5 Upland	4 miles N of Thornton on Hwy 107, 2 miles W on B55
Ventura Marsh	P,W	995 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/2 Upland	S edge of Ventura on S14
Wild Goose Marsh	P,W	156 acres; 1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland	4 miles N of Ventura on S14, 0.25 mile E on 290th St

Cherokee
Soo Access	D,R	17 acres; River Access	4 miles E of Larrabee on C16, 1 mile N on M12

Chickasaw
Upper Wapsi	D,T,S,P,W	242 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland	9 miles E of Nashua on Hwy 346

Clay
Barringer Slough	D,P,W,R	1,526 acres; Marsh, Prairie	W of Ruthven on Hwy 18, N on 320th Ave
Burr Access	D,T,S,R	10 acres; River access	2 miles N of Sioux Rapids on Hwy 71, 3 miles E on 500th St
Dan Green Slough	D,P,W,R	711 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/2 Upland	3 miles N of Spencer on Hwy 71, 7 miles E on B17
Dewey's Pasture	D,S,P,W,R	5,528 acres; 2/5 Lakes, 2/5 Marsh, 1/5 Upland	0.5 mile W of Ruthven on Hwy 18, 4 miles N on N18
Dry Mud Lake	D,P,R,W	262 acres; Upland, Wetland	4 miles E of Webb on B63, 1 mile S on 330th Ave
DU Marsh	D,P,W,R	229 acres; Marsh, Upland	3.5 miles E of Dickens on Hwy 18
Elk Lake Complex	D,P,W,R	527 acres; 1/2 Lake, 1/4 Marsh, 1/4 Upland	2 miles W of Ruthven on Hwy 18, 3 miles S on 330th
Fen Valley	D,P,R	156 acres; Upland	1 mile E of Gillett Grove on M54
Hawk Valley	D,T,S,P,W,R	1,349 acres; Marsh, Timber, Grass, River bottom	5 miles E of Spencer on Hwy 18, 2 miles S on M50, 2 miles E on 380th St
High Bridge	D,T,S,P,W,R	127 acres; Upland, River bottom, Timber	5 miles W of Webb on B53, 1 mile N on 240th Ave
Little Sioux	D,T,S,P,W,R	565 acres; River access, Timber, Upland	7 miles S of Spencer on Hwy 71
Ocheyedan	D,S,W,R	491 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/4 Marsh, 1/4 Upland	5 miles W of Spencer on West 4th St
Reiter	D,P,W,R	461 acres; Timber	1 mile N of Spencer on West 4th Ave
Thompson	D,T,S,P,R	119 acres; Timber, Upland	W of Peterson on Hwy 10, W on 492nd St
Tom Tuttle Marsh	D,P,R	138 acres; 1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland	1 mile N of Spencer on Hwy 71, 6 miles W on Hwy 18, 2 miles N on 160th

Clayton
Big Springs	D,T	43 acres; River access, 2/3 Upland, 1/3 Forest	5 miles NW of Elkader on C1X
Bloody Run	D,T,S,G	710 acres; Timber	0.5 mile W of Marquette on Hwy 18
Ensign Hollow	D,T,S	38 acres; 2/3 Upland, 1/3 Forest	4 miles SW of Volga on 322nd St
Joy Springs	D,T,S	72 acres; Timber	2 miles W of Strawberry Point on Hwy 3, 1 mile S on Alpha Ave
Leonard	D,T,P	269 acres; 3/4 Upland, 1/4 Forest	1 mile N of Mederville
Mossey Glen	D,T,S	78 acres; Timber	1.5 miles W of Edgewood on Hwy 3, 4 miles N on Eagle Ave
North Cedar/Sny Magill	D,T,S,G	1,918 acres; Timber	6 miles S of McGregor on X56, 3 miles NW on Keystone Rd
Roberts Creek	D,S	14 acres; Timber	3 miles N of Elkader on Hwy 13, 1.5 miles W on Forest Rd

Clinton
Barber Creek	D,T,S,W	942 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Cropped & Upland	2 miles W of DeWitt on Hwy 30, 1.5 miles S on 260th Ave, 0.5 mile W on 255th St, 1 mile S on 252nd Ave, 0.5 mile W on 270th St, 1 mile S on 247th Ave
Goose Lake	D,P,W,R	1,284 acres; 3/4 Marsh, 1/4 Timber & Upland	1 mile W of Goose Lake on Hwy 136
Syracuse	D,T,S,W	709 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland	1 mile W of Calamus on Hwy 30, 0.25 mile N on 154th Ave
Wapsi	D,T,S,W	99 acres; 1/2 Grassland, 1/2 Timber & Lake	2.5 miles S of DeWitt on Hwy 61

Crawford
Schrader	D,P,R	183 acres; Upland	2 miles E of Vail on Hwy 30, 3 miles N on 360th St