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Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Wisconsin

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Wisconsin: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 4 areas listed.

National Forests 1
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Price, Vilas, Oneida, Lincoln, Langlade, Oconto, Florence, Forest, Marinette County · 1,500,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest encompasses 1.5 million acres of Wisconsin's northwoods across two separate units, p...
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Wildlife Refuges 1
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
Dodge, Fond du Lac County · 21,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Horicon NWR encompasses the northern 21,000 acres of the Horicon Marsh — the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the Uni...
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State WMAs 2
Crex Meadows Wildlife Area
Burnett County · 30,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Crex Meadows Wildlife Area encompasses 30,000 acres of restored pine barrens, sedge meadows, and flowages in Burnett Cou...
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Black River State Forest
Jackson County · 67,900 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Black River State Forest encompasses 67,900 acres of oak barrens and jack pine habitat in west-central Wisconsin, one of...
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