Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area

Management

History of Management

This wildlife area dates to 1945 with the purchase of 1,600 acres of land as part of the deer yard program. It was known as the Price Creek deer yard. In 1963 the DNR obtained a gift of 5,240 acres near the deer yard from the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. This is when the property became known as the Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area. Since then supplemental purchases have increased the size to 8,700 acres.

This wildlife area has 3 nesting pairs of osprey and an active eagle nest. Over the past 10 years, osprey chicks from this area have been sent to Iowa to help bolster their osprey population. A small remnant sharptail grouse population lives on the property and surrounding lands. In the early 90’s, this wildlife area had the second highest population of sharptail grouse in the state.

Management Objective

Today this property is primarily managed for sharptail grouse, deer, turkey, and bear. Prescribed burning is used to maintain about 4,000 acres of early successional habitat for sharptail grouse. Deer, wolves, coyotes, badgers, foxes, sandhill cranes and numerous other species use these open areas regularly. Over 17 miles of firebreaks have been created and several small flowages are maintained for waterfowl and wild rice production. The remaining acreage is managed for wood fiber production.

Recreation

The following recreational opportunities exist at Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area.

Hunting Trapping Fishing Hiking Canoeing Auto Travel (from November 1st until breakup)

Cross country skiing and snowshoeing (off trail) Pets (Note) Wildlife Viewing Berry Picking, etc. Bird watching

Map

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Useful Links

• Hunting in Wisconsin
• Hunting and Trapping Regulations
• Season Dates
• Price County Information [Exit DNR]
• Plan your trip to Price County [Exit DNR]