LAND STATUS: We are working diligently to update, modernize, and bring the land status layers into the new map. If the forested land is not posted, it is open to public hunting. The land remains under private ownership and can be sold; however, the easement will persist and perpetually allow public access. Regular permits are issued at the hunt area on a first-come first-served basis. The DNR plans to update this atlas in subsequent years and is interested in getting your feedback on ways to improve its content and format. The cost varies from county to county. The Public Hunt Drawing System provides opportunities to apply for a wide variety of supervised, drawn hunts including special drawings for both adults and youth hunters. Check with your local county land department to see if it has a map of county lands open to hunting. Dogs are prohibited except when used during refuge open seasons for small game and migratory birds. More than 400 miles of roads are open seasonally on state game lands. An understanding of these land types will give a sense of the activities that are allowed. These sites are displayed in the maps as Boat Ramp or Carry-In Boat Ramp.There are over 3,000 public boat access sites in Wisconsin, many provide vehicle and trailer parking areas, and some provide restroom facilities or cleaning stations. However, WMA Permits are not required on these lands. The data for county and local parkland acquired with no Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program funds is known to be incomplete and unreliable in some places but is created from two different data sources. View a list of DEC Wildlife Management Areas and other State Lands and conservation easements by DEC region and county. Please verify hunting rules with the property before going out into the field. It is unlawful to drive a nail, spike, or another metal object into any tree or to hunt from any tree in which a nail, spike, or other metal object has been driven. registered and display valid registration decal. It is owned by the federal government and managed by the U.S. Forest Service. Like state-owned public lands, these areas offer prime hunting, fishing, bird-watching, and other recreational opportunities. The Public Access Lands (PAL) Atlas is also available in book format. Fishing and Boating Atlas Map Resources Map Index Comprehensive list of maps offered by the Department. And most hunters hunt on private land. Cover type grid - A grid showing the boundary of each downloadable Mi-HUNT vegetation cover type map.. Cover types - A vegetation cover layer derived from DNR and National Forest land inventory datasets. To obtain the BLM-New Mexico CarryMap app, please visit the BLM website for information and support. Wildlife Management Area and Public Lands Search . These properties are similar to state parks but do not include overnight camping. /*-->