Wildlife Areas

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LOCATION FEATURES
1
 New Munster Wildlife Area
1 mi. S. of New Munster on Hwy 50 and 1 mi. NE of Twin Lakes on CTH KD.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, woodcock, furbearers, waterfowl, deer, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching, hunting.
2
 Bloomfield Wildlife Area
2 mi. SE of Lake Geneva on Hwy 12. 3 separate parcels;
access off Bloomfield & Litchfield roads.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, deer, woodcock, waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Wildlife watching, hiking, hunting.
3
 Lyons Wildlife Area
2 mi. NE of Lake Geneva on Buckby Rd.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants and waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching, canoeing, hunting. Habitat: Stream, marsh, forest, farmland, grassland.
4
 Karcher Marsh State Natural Area
5 mi. S. of Burlington on Hwy 83; access on Karcher Rd.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, woodcock, waterfowl, deer.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching, hunting.
5
 Kishwauketoe Conservancy
Visitors may park in the lot at the intersection of Hwy 67 & Stark Street
(at the Lions Field House) in the Village of Williams Bay.		 Recreation: Self-guided tour along four miles of walking paths.Habitats include prairie, woodlot, deciduous forest, a trout stream and wetland.
6
 Beulah Station Wildlife Area
3 mi. E. of East Troy on Hill Valley Rd.		 Principal Wildlife: Deer and waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, hiking, hunting.
7
 Beulah Bog Natural Area
2 mi. NW of East Troy on Stringers Bridge Rd.		 Principal Wildlife: Deer and waterfowl.
Other Recreation: Birdwatching, hiking, hunting.
8
 Troy Wildlife Area
3 mi. N. of Elkhorn. Access on Hwy A & Hodges & Peck Station Roads.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, ducks, deer, furbearers, woodcock.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching, hunting.
9
 Tichigan Wildlife Area
3 mi. NW of Waterford on Marsh Rd. Access off of Marsh Rd., Bridge Dr.
and N. Lake Dr. Boat launch off of Bridge Dr.		 Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, pheasants, furbearers, deer, woodcock, sandhill cranes, blanding’s turtles, forester’s and black terns, great egrets, during migration common terns.
Other Recreation: Canoeing, boating, birdwatching, fishing, hunting.
10
 Honey Creek Wildlife Area
3 separate parcels: Parcel 1) 2 mi. N. of Burlington on Maple Rd.;
Parcel 2) 1 mi. SW of Rochester on CTH W; & Parcel 3) 3 mi. W. of
Rochester on Hwy FF & Oak Knoll Rd.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, furbearers, waterfowl, deer, woodcock, sandhill cranes, blanding’s turtles, common terns, great egrets.
Other Recreation: Canoeing on Long Lake, hiking, birdwatching, hunting.
11
 Vernon Wildlife Area
1⁄2 mi. NE of Mukwonago. Access off Hwy 83, Frog Alley Rd., CTH I,
Benson Ave. and CTH NN, boat launch off Frog Alley Rd.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl, furbearers, deer, woodcock, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching, canoeing, fishing, hunting.
12
 Bong State Recreation Area
7 mi. SE of Burlington on Hwy 142, or 8 mi. W. of I-94 on Hwy 142.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl, furbearers, grassland birds: bobolinks, eastern meadow­larks, savanna sparrows, grassland sparrows; great blue herons, green-backed herons, great egrets, Blanding’s turtles.
Other Recreation: Dog training\trial grounds, hiking\cross-country skiing, hang-gliding, ATV and dirt bike trails, snowmobiling, hot air ballooning, horseback riding trails, swimming, boating, camping, hunting.
13
 Kettle Moraine State Forest-Southern Unit
S91 W39091 Hwy 59, Eagle, WI		 Recreation: Camping, hiking, swimming, picnicking, fishing, boating, hunting.
14
 Big Muskego Lake Wildlife Area
Lake access via Durham Drive and Boxhorn Drive. Access to upland
habitat via Parker Rd, 2 mi. S. junction of CTH L and Y in Muskego.		 Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, large wetland dependent species like Forster’s terns, redhead ducks, yellow-headed blackbirds, muskrats, marsh wrens, egrets, bitterns, rails, coots, gallinules. Occasionally and during migration osprey, white pelicans, scaup, canvasbacks, Caspian terns. Upland areas – deer, pheasants, coyotes.
Other Recreation: Hunting, canoeing, birdwatching, fishing.
15
 Lulu Lake Natural Area
From intersection of CTH Rds. N and J in Troy Center (4.5 mi. NW of East Troy), go east on J 1 mi. to parking areas N. of road.		 Principal Wildlife: Waterfowl, grassland birds (including pheasants, mallards, blue-winged teal, bobolinks,meadowlarks), and fall and spring migration are impressive (including 800+ sand-hill cranes and thousands of geese). Area is closed to all entry from Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, but can be viewed from the town roads easily.
Other Recreation: Canoeing, Fishing.
16
 Peterkin Marsh Wildlife Refuge
3 mi. N. of Lake Geneva. S. on CTH H to West Side Rd., then 2.5 mi. to roadside parking and access trail.		 Principal Wildlife: Pheasants, waterfowl, furbearers, deer, woodcock, sandhill cranes.
Other Recreation: Hiking, birdwatching, canoeing, fishing, hunting.