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Public Hunting Land in Kossuth County, IA

Kossuth County covers about 976 square miles and is home to roughly 14,828 people. It contains land from 3 National Wildlife Refuges or stations and 15 named Waterfowl Production Areas totaling 3,080 acres.

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15WPAs
3.1KWPA acres
3refuges & stations
7hunt units

Map of public land in Kossuth County

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Waterfowl Production Areas in Kossuth County

Largest WPAs (acres)
Maynard Reece WPA
556 ac
Prairie Smoke WPA
312 ac
Bobolink WPA
307 ac
Copp Prairie WPA
237 ac
Bison WPA
236 ac
Blue-wing WPA
173 ac
Bluestem WPA
162 ac
Goose Lake WPA
161 ac
Dickcissel WPA
159 ac
Pintail WPA
154 ac
Mallard WPA
142 ac
Iowa Lake Marsh WPA
138 ac
WPAAcresManaged byGPS
Maynard Reece WPA556Iowa Wetland Management District43.3096, -94.1581
Prairie Smoke WPA312Iowa Wetland Management District43.0135, -94.0845
Bobolink WPA307Iowa Wetland Management District43.2459, -94.2415
Copp Prairie WPA237Iowa Wetland Management District43.3259, -94.0568
Bison WPA236Iowa Wetland Management District43.2182, -94.0247
Blue-wing WPA173Iowa Wetland Management District43.1603, -94.2222
Bluestem WPA162Iowa Wetland Management District43.2450, -94.1830
Goose Lake WPA161Iowa Wetland Management District43.4774, -94.4192
Dickcissel WPA159Iowa Wetland Management District43.2733, -94.1805
Pintail WPA154Iowa Wetland Management District43.2724, -94.0938
Mallard WPA142Iowa Wetland Management District43.3521, -94.2125
Iowa Lake Marsh WPA138Iowa Wetland Management District43.4913, -94.4318
State Line Marsh WPA134Iowa Wetland Management District43.4952, -94.3704
Blazing Star WPA115Iowa Wetland Management District43.3615, -94.2313
Wapati WPA95Iowa Wetland Management District43.2089, -94.1563

Refuges & stations with land in Kossuth County

Iowa WMD

Kossuth County, IA

1 open3 special1 closed
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27.5K huntable acres

Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR

Lincoln County, MN

1 open3 special1 closed
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6.7K huntable acres

Union Slough NWR

Kossuth County, IA

3 special1 closed
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2.8K huntable acres

Hunt units in Kossuth County

UnitRefugeStatusAcres
Buffalo Creek BottomsIowa WMDSpecial regs168
Core AreaIowa WMDSpecial regs303
No Hunting AreaIowa WMDClosed5.7
Buffalo Creek BottomsUnion Slough NWRSpecial regs381
Core AreaUnion Slough NWRSpecial regs2,114
Schwob MarshUnion Slough NWRSpecial regs260
No Hunting AreaUnion Slough NWRClosed79

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