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Evansville Wildlife Area
Evansville Wildlife Area is a 5500 acre property located south and east of Evansville in Rock County. It contains 704 acres of state owned marsh immediately south of the city of Evansville, 240 acres of state owned stream bank protection land and 4600 acres of private land leased for public hunting in Union, Porter, Magnolia and Center townships. The state marsh is native wet prairie, canary grass, giant ragweed and sedges surrounded by 160 acres of planted native grass and 230 acres of cropland planted to corn, soybeans, sunflower and hay. There is over 1.5 miles of trout stream, and numerous drainage ditches on the area. Maintenance on the wildlife area has been adopted by the Rock River Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever.
Management
Management Objective
The Evansville Wildlife Area was established in 1960 and is home to many grassland birds including pheasants, bobwhites, upland sandpipers, harriers and dickcissels. Prescribed burning and farming are the two most common management practices on the area. Pheasants and doves are the two most common species hunted there.
Recreation
The following recreational opportunities exist at Evansville Wildlife Area:
- Hunting - pheasants
- Trapping
- Hiking
- Pets (Note)
- Fishing
- Wildlife Viewing
- Bird watching
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Map
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For more information on Evansville Wildlife Area contact the property manager.
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