Lower Hamburg Bend: hunting and access
Lower Hamburg Bend is 325 acres of public hunting land in Fremont County, 5 miles from Hamburg, managed by the DNR's wildlife bureau. Hunters reported 379 deer in Fremont County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's public hunting area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: Iowa DNR harvest reporting, 2021 to 2025.
Public hunting areas on the DNR atlasOther DNR landState parks and recreation areasIHAP landLower Hamburg BendCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 325 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Fremont County |
| Deer harvest unit | Fremont County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer and Turkey |
| Managed by | the DNR's wildlife bureau |
| Habitat (DNR) | Timber |
| DNR contact | Nishnabotna Wildlife Unit |
| Nearest towns | Hamburg (5 mi), Riverton (11 mi) and Percival (11 mi) |
What is Lower Hamburg Bend like?
The DNR describes the habitat as timber.
From the DNR's Hunting Atlas layer.
What can you hunt on Lower Hamburg Bend?
The DNR's atlas lists deer and turkey for Lower Hamburg Bend.
What are the rules on Lower Hamburg Bend?
Iowa's general hunting rules apply, and some DNR land is a posted wildlife refuge closed during set seasons; Iowa DNR wildlife management areas has area maps.
How many deer are taken around Lower Hamburg Bend?
Lower Hamburg Bend lies in Fremont County. Hunters reported 379 deer in Fremont County in 2025, against 432 in 2024.
| County | Lower Hamburg Bend acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont County | 323 | 379 | 432 | 414 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting area alone: Iowa DNR harvest reporting (2021 to 2025 seasons).
How do you get to Lower Hamburg Bend?
The DNR's directions: 3 miles W of Hamburg on 310th St, 1 mile S on 240th Ave, 0.5 mile W on 322nd St.
Nearest towns: Hamburg (5 miles), Riverton (11 miles), Percival (11 miles) and Sidney (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-29, IA 333 and US 275. 1 IHAP tract within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Lower Hamburg Bend?
Public hunting areas within 10 miles:
- M U Payne Wildlife Area: 1,292 acres, 2 miles away
- Draper Bottoms Wildlife Area: 517 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Eli Slusher Wildlife Area: 516 acres, 4.1 miles away
- O.s. Wing Wildlife Area: 138 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Copeland Bend - USACOE: 2,995 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Waubonsie Access: 86 acres, 6.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lower Hamburg Bend
Counting Lower Hamburg Bend itself, 878 of the 25,813 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting area boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| Public hunting areas on the DNR atlas | 874 |
| Other DNR land | 2 |
| State parks and recreation areas | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lower Hamburg Bend?
In Fremont County, 5 miles from Hamburg.
What can you hunt on Lower Hamburg Bend?
The DNR's atlas lists deer and turkey.
How much public land is around Lower Hamburg Bend?
878 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lower Hamburg Bend included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting area boundaries. The closest other public hunting area is M U Payne Wildlife Area (2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: Iowa DNR public hunting areas (Hunting Atlas layer).
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's public hunting area boundaries.
- Deer harvest: Iowa DNR harvest reporting (2021 to 2025 seasons).
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