Pool Slough Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Pool Slough Wildlife Area is 708 acres of public hunting land in Allamakee County, next to New Albin, managed by the DNR's wildlife bureau. Hunters reported 3,498 deer in Allamakee 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 atlasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasOther DNR landPool Slough Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 708 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Allamakee County |
| Deer harvest unit | Allamakee County |
| DNR lists for hunting | Deer and Waterfowl |
| Managed by | the DNR's wildlife bureau |
| Habitat (DNR) | Mississippi River Floodplain |
| DNR contact | Upper Iowa Wildlife Unit |
| Nearest towns | New Albin (next to it), Lansing (8 mi) and Waukon (17 mi) |
What is Pool Slough Wildlife Area like?
The DNR describes the habitat as mississippi river floodplain.
From the DNR's Hunting Atlas layer.
What can you hunt on Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
The DNR's atlas lists deer and waterfowl for Pool Slough Wildlife Area.
What are the rules on Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
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 Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
Pool Slough Wildlife Area lies in Allamakee County. Hunters reported 3,498 deer in Allamakee County in 2025, against 3,602 in 2024.
| County | Pool Slough Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allamakee County | 708 | 3,498 | 3,602 | 3,327 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting area alone: Iowa DNR harvest reporting (2021 to 2025 seasons).
How do you get to Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
The DNR's directions: E side of New Albin.
Nearest towns: New Albin (next to it), Lansing (8 miles), Waukon (17 miles) and Waterville (18 miles). Highways within 5 miles: IA 26.
What other public land is near Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
Public hunting areas within 10 miles:
- Upper Mississippi River Fish & Wildlife Refuge: 53,843 acres, next to it
- Black Hawk Point Wildlife Area: 320 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Fish Farm Mounds Wildlife Area: 1,024 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Lansing Wildlife Area: 2,310 acres, 3 miles away
- Clear Creek Fish and Wildlife Area: 954 acres, 5.3 miles away
- French Creek Wildlife Area: 1,675 acres, 7.3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Pool Slough Wildlife Area
Counting Pool Slough Wildlife Area itself, 8,871 of the 29,335 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (30.2%), 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 | 8,525 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 311 |
| Other DNR land | 35 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
In Allamakee County, next to New Albin.
What can you hunt on Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
The DNR's atlas lists deer and waterfowl.
How much public land is around Pool Slough Wildlife Area?
8,871 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Pool Slough Wildlife Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's public hunting area boundaries. The closest other public hunting area is Upper Mississippi River Fish & Wildlife Refuge (next to it).
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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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