Wildlife Management Areas : Public Wildlife Management Areas, Counties F-J
Keokuk . Kossuth . Linn . Louisa .
Lucas . Lyon . Madison . Mahaska .
Marion . Mills . Mitchell .Monona .
Monroe . Muscatine
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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 |
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| Keokuk |
| Hayesville Bend |
D,T,P,W |
544 acres; 1/5 Marsh, 1/5 Upland, 3/5 Skunk River bottom |
2 miles N of Hayesville on Hwy G48 |
| Pool |
D,T,P |
60 acres; 1/2 Upland, 1/2 Timber |
2 miles W of Richland on Hwy 78 |
| Rubio Access |
D,T,S |
296 acres; Timber, borders Skunk River |
2 miles N of Richland on W15, 2 miles E on G67, 1 mile N on gravel road |
| Skunk River |
D,T,S |
425 acres; Timber, borders Skunk River |
4 miles N of Richland on W15 |
| South Skunk River Access |
D,T,P |
482 acres; 1/4 Upland, 3/4 Timber |
2 miles E and 3 miles N of Martinsburg on Hwy 149, 2 miles E and 2 miles N on gravel road |
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| Kossuth |
| Burt Lake |
W |
47 acres; Lake |
7 miles n of Armstrong on Hwy 15, 2 miles E on A16 |
| East Fork Des Moines River |
D,T,S,P,W,R |
121 acres; Upland & Timber |
6 miles S of Algona on Hwy 169 |
| Goose Lake |
D,S,P,W,R |
449 acres; 1/2 Shallow lake/Marsh, 1/2 Timber/Upland |
7 miles N of Armstrong on Hwy 15, 2 miles E on A16 |
| Iowa Lake Marsh |
D,P,W |
320 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/2 Upland |
7 miles N of Armstrong on Hwy 15, 0.75 mile E on A16 |
| Seneca Access |
D,S,R |
320 acres; Timber, River access |
4 miles E of Armstrong on Hwy 9, 4 miles S on P20, 1 mile W on 390th St, 0.75 mile S on 30th Ave |
| Stateline Marsh |
D,P,W |
220 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/2 Upland |
7 miles N of Armstrong on Hwy 15, 4 miles E on A16 |
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| Linn |
| Bertram |
D,T,S,W |
139 acres; Timber |
2 miles S of Bertram on Hwy 13 at Hwy 30 |
| Chain-O-Lakes |
D,P,W,R |
648 acres; 1/4 Upland, 1/4 Marsh, 1/2 Timber |
1 mile E of Palo on Blairs Ferry Rd |
| Pleasant Creek |
D,T,P,Q,S,R,W |
1,968 acres; 1/4 Timber, 1/4 Lake, 1/2 Upland |
Exit 35 off I-380, W 5 miles, W on McClintock to entrance |
| Wood Duck Bottoms |
D,T,S,P,W |
428 acres; Timber |
Center Point exit off I-380, 5 miles W on Lewis Access Rd |
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| Louisa |
| Cone Marsh |
D,P,W,R |
728 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/4 Upland, 1/4 Timber |
3 miles W of Conesville on 220th St, 1 mile N on X61 |
| Klum Lake |
D,T,S,W |
689 acres; 2/3 Timber, 1/3 Marsh |
3 miles N of Wapello on Hwy 61, 3 miles E on G56, 1 mile N on X61 |
| Millrace Flats |
D,T,P,W |
2,554 acres; 3/5 Grassland, 1/5 Timber, 1/5 Marsh |
1 mile N of Wapello on Hwy 61, both sides of road |
| Odessa |
D,T,S,W |
3,856 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/4 Lake, 1/4 Marsh |
0.5 mile E of Wapello on Hwy 99, 3.5 miles NE on G62, 0.25 mile N on X61 |
| Turtle Bend |
D,T,P,W |
1,308 acres; 3/5 Prairie, 2/5 Marsh/Shallow lake, 1/5 Timber & Brush |
1.5 miles SE of Wapello on Hwy 99 |
| |
| Lucas |
| Browns Slough |
D,T,S,Q |
155 acres; 2/3 Timber, 1/3 Upland |
4.5 miles S of Russell on S56, 1 mile E and 1 mile S on gravel road |
| Colyn |
D,T,P,W |
852 acres; 1/3 Marsh, 1/3 Timber, 1/3 Upland |
4.5 miles S of Russell on S56, 0.75 mile W and 0.5 mile S on gravel road |
| Rathbun |
D,P,W,Q |
16,050 acres; 1/4 Lake, 1/4 Timber, 1/2 Upland |
6 miles S of Russell on S56 |
| Red Haw |
D,P,R,Q |
230 acres; Upland |
2 miles SE of Chariton on H40 gravel road |
| |
| Lyon |
| Big Sioux River (Horn) |
D,T,P |
75 acres; Timber, Upland, River |
4 miles S of Larchwood on Hwy 182, 4.5 miles W on A26 |
| Big Sioux River (Kroger) |
D,T |
429 acres; Timber, Upland, River |
4 miles W of Inwood on Hwy 18 |
| Big Sioux River (Nelson) |
D,T |
383 acres; Timber, Upland |
2 miles N of Inwood on Hwy 182, 4 miles W on 220th St |
| Big Sioux River (Olson) |
D,T |
80 acres; Timber, Upland |
4 miles N of Inwood on Hwy 182, 4.5 miles W on 200th St |
| Gitchie Manitou |
D,P |
146 acres; Timber, Upland, River |
5 miles NW of Larchwood on Hwy 9, 4.5 miles W on 100th St |
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| Madison |
| Badger Creek |
P,W,R,Q |
1,154 acres; 1/4 Lake, 3/4 Upland |
1 mile W of Booneville on F90, 3 miles S on Tabor/Badger Creek Rd |
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| Mahaska |
| Hawthorn |
D,S,P,R |
1,734 acres; 1/2 Upland, 1/2 Timber |
1 mile S of Barnes City on V13 |
| Hull |
P,R,Q |
575 acres; Upland |
4 miles W of Oskaloosa on Hwy 92 |
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| Marion |
| Pella |
D,S,R |
285 acres; Timber |
Exit 42 off Hwy 163 bypass, 0.5 mile S, 0.75 mile E on G39 to first right |
| Red Rock |
D,S,P,W |
30,767 acres;
|
North: 3.5 miles S of Monroe on Hwy 14, 7 miles W on Carpenter St South: 4 miles N of Pleasantville on 40th Ave |
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| Marshall |
| Hendrickson Marsh |
D,P,W,R |
775 acres; 2/3 Upland, 1/3 Marsh, Lake |
2.5 miles W of Rhodes on E63 |
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| Mills |
| Folsom Lake |
W |
97 acres; 1/2 Lake, 1/2 Marsh |
3 miles W of Glenwood on Hwy 34, 2 miles N on L31, 0.5 mile W on Gaston |
| Haynie Slough |
P,W |
780 acres; Grassland & Wetland |
2 miles S of Pacific Junction |
| Keg Creek I-29 |
P,W |
107 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/2 Upland |
3 miles SW of Glenwood on Hwy 385, 1 mile S on L31, 0.25 mile E |
| Nottleman Island |
D,W |
1,267 acres; 1/5 Timber, 4/5 Upland |
2.5 miles N of Bartlett on L31 |
| P.J. I-29 |
|
44 acres; 1/2 Lake, 1/2 Upland |
0.5 mile W of Pacific Junction |
| St. Mary's Island |
D,P,R |
1,973 acres; Upland Cover |
3 miles W of Glenwood on Hwy 34, 2 miles N on L31, 1.5 miles W on Gaston Ave |
| Willow_Slough |
D,P,W |
601 acres; 2/3 Marsh, 1/3 Timber |
1 mile E of Hastings on Hwy 34, 4 miles N on M16, 0.25 mile E, 0.6 mile N |
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| Mitchell |
| Wapsi River |
D,T,P |
114 acres; 3/4 Timber, 1/4 Grassland |
2 miles N of McIntyre on T62, 2 miles W on A19 |
| |
| Monona |
| Badger Lake |
D,P,W,R |
1,110 acres; 1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland |
2 miles W of I-29 Whiting exit on K42 |
| Blackbird Bend |
D,T,P,W,Q |
692 acres; 2/3 Bottomland timber, 1/3 Marsh |
Public access by Missouri River only |
| Blue Lake |
D,P,W,Q |
1,227 acres; 3/4 Marsh, 1/4 Upland |
2 miles W of I-29 Onawa exit, 0.5 mile N on Hwy 3324, 1 mile W on 225th St |
| I-29 |
D,P,W,R |
25 acres; Marshland |
|
| Ivy Island |
D,T,S,P,R,W,Q |
313 acres; 1/4 Marsh, 3/4 Bottomland Timber |
|
| Loess Hills |
D,T,Q |
2,505 acres; Upland Timber & Prairie |
1 mile W of Castana on L20, 3 miles N on Oak Rd |
| Louisville Bend |
D,T,S,P,Q,R |
989 acres; 1/2 Marsh, 1/4 Timber, 1/4 Upland |
W of I-29 Blencoe exit, 1 mile N on Hazel Ave, 1.5 miles W on 284th St |
| Lower Blencoe Bend |
D,P,R,W |
63 acres; Bottomland Timber/Marsh |
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| Middle Decatur Bend |
|
350 acres;
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2 miles W of I-29 Onawa exit, 1.25 miles S on Cherry Ave, W on 243rd St |
| Monona Bend |
D,T,W,R,Q |
390 acres; 2/3 Bottomland Timber, 1/3 Marsh |
|
| Omaha Mission Bend |
D,T,W,R,Q |
131 acres; 1/3 Bottomland Timber, 2/3 Marshland |
|
| Tieville Bend |
D,T,P,W,R |
632 acres; 1/4 Bottomland timber, 3/4 Upland |
3.5 miels W of Onawa on Hwy 175, 1.5 miles W on 230th |
| Turin Preserve |
D,T,S,P,R,Q |
377 acres; Upland Timber & Prairie |
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| Upper Blencoe Bend |
D,T,P,W |
85 acres; Bottomland Timber |
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| Upper Decatur Bend |
D,T,W,R,Q |
646 acres; 2/3 Timber, 2/3 Marsh |
6 miles W of Onawa I-29 exit on Hwy 175 |
| Upper Monona Bend |
D,P,W,R |
123 acres; Bottomland Timber |
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| Winnebago Bend |
D,T,S,P,W,R |
1,252 acres; 1/3 Timber, 1/3 Upland, 1/3 Marsh |
0.25 mile W of I-29 Sloan exit, 1 mile S on K42, 5 miles W on 340th St |
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| Monroe |
| Cottonwood Pits |
P,R |
55 acres; 1/3 Lake, 2/3 Upland |
0.5 mile S of Albia on Hwy 5, 0.5 mile S on T35, 1 mile E and 0.5 mile S on gravel road |
| Hardfish Access |
W |
12 acres; River access |
1 mile SW of Eddyville |
| LaHart |
D,T,R,Q |
556 acres; 1/2 Timber, 1/2 Upland |
1 mile S of Lovilla on Hwy 5, 3 miles SW on T19 |
| Miami Lake |
D,T,R,Q |
771 acres; 1/4 Lake, 1/4 Upland, 1/2 Timber |
2 miles N of Albia on Hwy 137, 1.5 miles W on H33, 2 miles N on T31, 0.5 mile W and 1.5 miles N on gravel |
| Tyrone |
D,T,S |
1,083 acres; 1/4 Upland, 3/4 Timber |
7 miles S of Albia on Hwy 34, 2 miles S on T19, 1 mile E on gravel road |
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| Muscatine |
| Cedar Bottoms |
D,T,P,W |
1,555 acres; 1/4 Timber, 3/4 Grassland, Scattered wetlands |
6 miles W of Muscatine on Hwy 22 |
| Red Cedar |
D,T,P,W |
786 acres; 4/5 Timber, 1/5 Upland and Marsh |
1.25 miles E of Nichols on Hwy 22, 1.25 miles S on Elder Ave, 0.5 mile E on 195th St |
| Wiese Slough |
D,S,W |
1,898 acres; 4/5 Timber, 1/5 Marsh |
2.5 miles E of Atalissa on Hwy 6 |
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