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Iowa Public Hunting Grounds
100+ Iowa Public Hunting Areas
Third in the series of public hunting areas is Iowa. The Iowa DNR sent me a nice booklet of public hunting areas. The booklet has over 300 areas some as small as 6 acres. Shown here are public areas over 640 acres or one square mile. If you want the complete listing contact the Iowa DNR at 515-281-5145. As always check first that it is legal to hunt the area and good luck. Dennis J. Guldan
Game: G=Grouse, P=Pheasant, PT=Partridge, Q=Quail, W=Woodcock, WF=Waterfowl
County Acres Nearest Description Game
Name of Area Town
Adair
1 Lake Icaira 2,000 Corning Lake & Upland P,Q,WF
Allamakee
2 French Creek 1,318 Waukon Timber & Creek G,W
3 Lansing Big Lake 939 Lansing Lake & Marsh Waterfowl
4 Lansing Wildlife 1,601 Lansing Timber & Upland G,W
5 Little Paint Creek 847 Harpers Ferry Uplands G,W
6 Upper Iowa Access 3,336 Allamakee Uplands & FP G,W
7 Paint Creek Unit 3,357 Waterville G,W
8 Paint Creek Unit 714 Harpers Ferry G,W
Appanoose
9 Rathbun 15,629 Russell Upland & Res P,Q,WF
10 Stephens Forest 1,570 Unionville Forest Quail
Benton
11 Dudgeon Lake 1,150 Vinton River & Timber Waterfowl
Boone
12 Saylorville WA 10,904 Madrid Upland & Reser P,WF
Bremer
13 Sweet Marsh 2,242 Tripoli Marsh & Timber P,WF
Buena Vista
14 Storm Lake 3,367 Storm Lake Marsh Waterfowl
Butler
15 Big Marsh 3,044 Parkersburg Marsh & Praire P,WF
Cerro Gordo
16 Ventura Marsh 782 Clear Lake Marsh & Praire P,WF
Clarke
17 Stephens Forest 900 Woodburn Forest Quail
Clay
18 Barringer Slough 1,178 Ruthven Marsh & Praire P,WF
19 Deweys Pasture 960 Ruthven Marsh & Praire P,WF
20 Trumbull Lake 1,224 Ruthven Lake Waterfowl
Clayton
21 Sny 1,635 MacGregor Timber & Stream Grouse
Clinton
22 Goose Lake 893 Goose Lake Lake & Upland P,WF
Davis
23 Eldon Wildife Area 925 Eldon Upland Quail
24 Stephens Forest 1,165 Ash Grove Forest Quail
Decatur
25 Dekalb Wildlife Area 1,995 Van Wert Upland P,Q
26 Little River 1,800 Leon Upland & Lake P,Q,WF
27 Sand Creek WA 1,835 Grand River Upland P,Q
Dickinson
28 East Okoboji 1,873 Okoboji Lake Waterfowl
29 Jemmerson Slough 796 Spirit Lake Marsh & Upland P,WF
30 Kettleson Hogsb 1,538 Spirit Lake Lake P,WF
31 Silver Lake 1,141 Lake Park Lake Waterfowl
32 Spirit Lake 5,684 Orleans Lake Waterfowl
33 Spring Run 1,390 Arnolds Park Marsh & Praire P.WF
34 Swan Lake 946 Superior Marsh & Upland P,WF
35 W Okoboji Lake 3,949 Arnolds Park Lake Waterfowl
Dubuque
36 Mines of Spain 1,260 Dubuque Forest
37 White Pine Hollow 812 Luxemburg Forest Grouse
Emmett
38 Four Mile Lake 691 Estherville Marsh P,WF
39 Ingham-High Wetl1,845 Wallingford Lakes & Timber P,PT,WF
40 Tuttle Lake WA 1,378 Dolliver All Terrains P,WF
41 W Swan Lake WA 1,345 Gruver All Terrains P,WF
Fayette
42 Volga Rec Area 5,400 Fayette Timber Pheasant
Fremont
43 Forney Lake 1,128 Thurman Marsh & Upland P,Q,WF
44 Riverton Area 2,505 Riverton Marsh & Upland P,Q,WF
45 Lake Shawtee 680 Randolph Upland P,Q
Greene
46 Dunbar Slough 725 Scranton Marsh & Praire P,WF
Guthrie
47 Bays Branch 800 Panora Marsh & Upland P,Q,WF
48 Elk Grove WA 1,600 Coon Rapids Timber P,Q
Hamilton
49 Boone Forks WA 2,174 Stratford Timber & Upland
Hancock
50 Eagle Lake 919 Britt Lake & Marsh P,WF
Harrison
51 Deer Island 700 Little Sioux Timber P,Q
52 Tyson Bend 780 Modale Timber W,WF
Jackson
53 Big Mill Creek 737 Bellevue Stream & Timber
54 Green Island 3,722 Green Island Marsh & Upland Waterfowl
Johnson
55 Hawkeye WA 13,300 North Liberty River Bottom P,WF
Jones
56 Indian Bluffs 1,548 Cascade Timber
Lee
57 Shimek Forest 1,594 Croton Forest Quail
58 Donnellson 923 Donnellson Forest Quail
59 Farmington 1,217 Farmington Forest Quail
60 Lick Creek 2,355 Croton Forest Quail
Louisa
61 Cone Marsh 701 Conesville Marsh & Upland P,WF
62 Klum Lake 650 Grandview All Terrains Q,WF
63 Lake Odessa 3,828 Wapello Bottomland & Timber Waterfowl
Lucas
64 Colyn Area 770 Russell Marsh & Upland P,Q,WF
65 Cedar Creek 847 Williamson Forest Quail
66 Chariton 875 Williamson Forest Quail
67 Lucas 1,030 Williamson Forest Quail
68 White Breast 2,281 Lucas Forest Quail
Madison
69 Badger Creek 1,150 Van Meter Upland & Lake Pheasant
Mahaska
70 Hawthorn 1,682 Barnes City Upland & Prairie Pheasants
Marion
71 Red Rock 25,542 Knoxville Upland & Wetland P,Q,WF
Monona
72 Badger Lake 987 Whiting Marsh & Upland P,WF
73 Blackbird 800 Onawa Marsh & Timber Waterfowl
74 Blue Lake 865 Onawa Marsh & Upland P,WF
75 Loess Hills 2,742 Castana Upland & Praire P,Q
76 Louisville Bend 904 Blencoe Marsh & Timber P,WF
Monroe
77 Miami Lake 766 Albia All Terrains P,Q,WF
78 Thousand Acre 804 Lovilla Forest Quail
79 Tyrone WA 870 Albia Upland & Timber Quail
Muscatine
80 Red Cedar 773 Nichols Upland & Bog P,Q,WF
81 Wiese Slough 1,550 Atalissa Lake & Praire Q,WF
Palo Alto
82 Five Island Lake 1,104 Emmetsburg Lake & Marsh P,WF
83 Silver Lake 684 Ayrshire Lake Waterfowl
Polk
84 Big Creek 3,100 Polk City Lake & Upland P,Q,WF
Ringgold
85 Mt Ayr Game Area 1,158 Mt Ayr All Terrains P,Q,WF
86 Ringgold WA 1,200 Mt Ayr Upland & Timber P,Q
Sac
87 Black Hawk Lake 1,228 Lake View Lake Waterfowl
88 Black Hawk WA 687 Lake View Marsh & Upland P,WF
Scott
89 Lost Grove Lake 1,091 Princeton Upland Pheasant
90 Princeton Area 1,178 Princeton Marsh & Upland Waterfowl
Story
91 Hendrickson Marsh 776 Rhodes Marsh & Upland P,WF
Union
92 Twelve Mile Lake 1,506 Creston Lake & Upland P,WF
Van Buren
93 Shimek 7,869 Farmington Forest Quail
94 Keosauqua Unit 898 Keosauqua Forest Quail
95 Lake Sugema WA 3,300 Keosaqua Upland & Lake P,Q,WF
Wapello
96 Fox Hills WA 1,297 Agency Upland & Timber Quail
Webster
97 Brushy Creek 4,726 Duncombe Upland & Timber Pheasant
98 Boone Forks 2,174 Stratford Timber & Upland
Winnebago
99 Rice Lake 1,831 Lake Mills Marsh & Prairie P,WF
Winneshiek
100 Cardinal Marsh 1,165 Cresco Marsh & Upland G,W,WF
101 Coon Creek 1,369 Decorah Timber & Upland G,W
102 South Bear 845 Highlandville Creek & Timber G,W
103 Upper Iowa 3,336 Allamakee River & Timber G,W
Woodbury
104 Brown's Lake 1,311 Salix All Terrains P,WF
105 Snyder-Winnebago2,865 Salix Marsh & Upland P,WF
Worth
106 Elk Creek Marsh 2,578 Joice Marsh & Upland P,WF
Wright
107 Big Wall Lake 978 Clarion Marsh & Prairie P,WF
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