Wildlife Management Areas : Public Wildlife Management Areas, Counties O-S
O'Brien . Osceola . Palo Alto . Plymouth .
Pocahontas . Polk . Pottawattamie . Ringgold .
Sac . Scott . Shelby . Sioux . Story
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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 |
| |
| O'Brien |
| Waterman Creek |
D,P,W |
223 acres;
Stream, Uplands |
6 miles S of Hartley on M12, 1 mile E on 390th St |
| Waterman Prairie |
D,T,P |
1,313 acres;
Prairie, Timber, Stream |
3.5 miles SE of Sutherland on Hwy 10, 2 miles N on Wilson |
| |
| Osceola |
| Iowa Lake |
W |
114 acres;
Shallow lake, Marsh |
1 mile W of Harris on Hwy 9, 5 miles N on White Ave |
| Rush Lake |
P,W |
348 acres;
Shallow lake, Marsh |
2 miles E of Ocheyedan on Hwy 9 |
| |
| Palo Alto |
| Blue Wing Marsh |
D,P,W,R |
834 acres;
1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland |
2 miles N of Ruthven on 350th Ave, 0.5 mile E on 340th St, 0.5 mile N on 355th Ave |
| 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 |
| Fallow Marsh |
D,P,W,R |
292 acres;
1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland |
3 miles S of Graettinger on Hwy 4, 2 miles W on 320th St |
| Five Island Lake |
D,P,W |
1,058 acres;
Lake, Marsh |
N side of Emmetsburg, W side of N48 |
| Perkin's Marsh |
D,P,W,R |
25 acres;
1/2 Marsh, 1/2 Upland |
3 miles S of Graettinger on Hwy 4, 0.5 mile W on 320th St |
| Rush Lake |
D,S,W,R |
529 acres;
Marsh, Timber |
6.5 miles N of Laurens on N28 |
| Silver Lake |
D,W,R |
660 acres;
Lake, Timber |
2 miles W of Ayrshire on 420th St |
| Virgin Lake |
D,P,W,R |
330 acres;
3/4 Lake, 1/4 Upland |
0.5 mile W of Ruthven on Hwy 18, 2 miles S on N18, 0.5 mile E on 380th St |
| West Fork |
D,T,S,P,W,R |
1,604 acres;
River floodplain, Marsh, Grassland, Timber |
4 miles N of Emmetsburg on N40, 1 mile W on 320th St OR 2 miles N of Emmetsburg on 450th Ave OR 2.5 miles S of Emmetsburg on Hwy 4, 0.5 mile W on 405th St |
| |
| Plymouth |
| Deer Creek |
D,T,S,P,W,R |
1,032 acres;
Lake, Upland |
5 miles N of Sioux City on Hwy 12, 5 miles NE on K18, 1 mile W on Butcher Rd |
| |
| Pocahontas |
| Kalsow Prairie |
P |
159 acres;
Native Prairie |
3 miles N of Manson on N65, 1 mile W on 630th |
| Little Clear Lake |
W |
166 acres;
Shallow lake, Marsh |
10 miles W of Pocahontas on Hwy 3 |
| Lizard Lake |
W |
351 acres;
3/4 Marsh, 1/4 Timber |
3 miles W of Gilmore City on Hwy 3, 4 miles S on 320th Ave |
| Shimon Marsh |
P,W |
1,277 acres;
1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland |
1 mile W of Fonda on Hwy 7, 2 miles N on 120th Ave |
| |
| Polk |
| Big Creek |
D,P,T,W |
2,045 acres;
1/3 Lake, 2/3 Upland |
1 mile N of Polk City on Hwy 415 |
| Chichaqua |
D,T,P,W |
2,605 acres;
Prairie upland, Timber |
Skunk River Valley, NE Polk County |
| Paul Errington Marsh |
P,W |
309 acres;
1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland |
4 miles E of Ankeny on NE 94th Ave, 2 miles N on NE 56th St |
| 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 |
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 |
| |
| Pottawattamie |
| Boyer Bend |
D |
77 acres;
Timber |
Public access by Missouri River only |
| Green |
D,S |
10 acres;
Timber |
2 miles S of Avoca on Hwy 59, 0.75 mile E/td>
|
| Pigeon Creek |
D,W |
98 acres;
3/4 Timber, 1/4 Wetland |
Public access by Missouri River only |
| Wilson Island Recreation Area |
D,W |
423 acres;
Timber |
Exit 72 off I-29, W 6miles on DeSoto Ave, area on left |
| |
| Ringgold |
| Fogle Lake |
D,P,W,R,Q |
325 acres;
1/4 Lake, 3/4 Upland |
0.5 mile W of Diagonal on J23 |
| Kellerton |
D,P |
1,123 acres;
Upland |
2 miles W of Kellerton on Hwy 2, 1 mile S on gravel |
| Mount Ayr |
D,T,P,R,Q |
1,447 acres;
1/2 TImber, 1/2 Upland |
2 miles W of Mount Ayr on Hwy 2/169, 2 miles S on Hwy 169, 2 miles W on T43 |
| Ringgold |
D,T,P,R,Q |
2,253 acres;
1/4 TImber, 3/4 Upland |
6 miles E of Mount Ayr on Hwy 2, 8 miles S on P64, 1 mile W on gravel road |
| |
| Sac |
| Black Hawk Marsh |
D,P,W |
1,132 acres;
1/2 Upland, 1/4 Marsh, 1/4 Timber |
1.5 miles W of Carnarvon on D59, 1 mile N on M68 |
| Burrow's Pond |
P,W |
412 acres;
1/3 Marsh, 2/3 Upland |
2 miles W of Nemaha on D15, 1 mile S on Lee Ave |
| Kiowa Marsh |
P,W |
1,059 acres;
1/4 Marsh, 3/4 Upland |
2 miles E of Early on D27 |
| Sac City Access |
D |
32 acres;
Timber, Upland, River |
0.5 mile S of Sac City on Sierra Ave |
| Sac City Wetland Complex |
P,W (once developed) |
356 acres;
1/4 Wetland, 3/4 Upland (once developed) |
0.5 mile W of Sac City on 260th St |
| Tomahawk Marsh |
P,W |
428 acres;
1/2 Marsh, 1/2 Upland |
2 miles W of Sac City on Hwy 20, 4 miles S on M68 |
| White Horse Access |
D,P |
199 acres;
2/3 Timber, 1/3 Upland, River access |
4 miles E of Lake View on Hwy 71, 2 miles E on 330th St, 0.5 mile S on Wadsley Ave, 1 mile E on 335th |
| |
| Scott |
| Crow Creek |
S,P,R |
54 acres;
Lake, Timber |
Davenport, at Hwy 965 & 61 |
| Lost Grove Lake |
D,P,R |
1,698 acres;
3/4 Cropped/Upland, 1/4 Timber |
6 miles N of Davenport on Utica Ridge Rd |
| McCausland |
D,T,P,W,R |
168 acres;
1/4 Timber, 3/4 Marsh |
E edge of McCausland on Bennett St |
| Princeton |
D,T,S,W |
1,193 acres;
3/4 Wetland, 1/4 Timber & Cropped |
0.5 mile N of Princeton on Hwy 67, 1 mile N on 285th Ave, E on 266th St |
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| Shelby |
| V&W Peterson |
D,P,R,Q |
453 acres;
Upland |
2 miles S of Manilla on Quince Rd |
| |
| Sioux |
| Big Sioux River - Groth |
D,T,P |
233 acres;
Timber, Upland, River
|
6 miles W of Rock Valley on Hwy 18, 2.5 miles W on 310th |
| Big Sioux River - Hoogendoorn |
D,T,P |
116 acres;
Timber, Upland, River
|
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| Big Sioux River - Miller |
D,T,P |
83 acres;
Timber, Upland, River
|
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| |
| Story |
| Bob Pyle Marsh |
P,W |
79 acres;
1/2 Upland, 1/2 Marsh |
2 miles W of Story City on E15, 1 mile N on gravel rd, 0.5 mile W on 400th St |
| Colo Bogs |
P,W |
452 acres;
1/4 Wetland, 3/4 Upland |
2 miles E of Colo on Hwy 30 |
| 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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