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A place to hunt close to home

Even with being blessed with great land in west-central Wisconsin, it's becoming more and more expensive for a weekend hunt. When you add up all the stuff like gas, supplies, license, equipment, and also having to take off of work, you are talking costs between 100-150$ or more a trip. I'm looking for somewhere close to home (southeastern Wisconsin) for a quick bowhunt on anygiven weekend during the season to help save on my pocketbook and to not keep me away from my family for too long. I'm sure there's other hunters that are in simaler situations that would love a place close by for a quicky hunt. If anybody knows of anyplaces like friendly farmers or good public land in southeastern WI, plaese share.

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Permalink Reply by vince franzen on March 3, 2010 at 10:14am: I live in the northwoods so I do not have that problem, unfortunately this is true more and more as we continue to eat up the open spaces. Also I am sure there are not large blocks of public land like we have up here?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ShareYourHuntGuy on March 3, 2010 at 11:22am: Go check out the big chunk of public in Mukwanago/Rainbow Springs area. It's a little drive, but they just expanded the public hunting area and it has a good herd.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matthew Puma on March 4, 2010 at 12:14am: Do you know of a good site that might show maps and/or contacts on this area?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joe on March 5, 2010 at 6:24pm: Matt,
I've been working on that same issue for a while. I haven't found one good all encompassing site that has those maps for free. I've had to do some piece mail work. You can start with the DNR site, and look for the state parks and state wildlife areas. Their are also outdoorsmen plat books at most sporting good stores that have maps of all the publicly huntable land.; ▶ Reply to This