Seventy-Six Conservation Area: hunting and access
Seventy-Six Conservation Area is 870 acres of MDC land in Perry County, 5 miles from Frohna. MDC lists deer hunting here (archery and firearms, archery antlerless permits only). Hunters checked 3,160 deer in Perry County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MDC's conservation area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: MDC deer harvest summaries, 2021 to 2025.
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| Size | 870 acres (818 by MDC's page) in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Perry County |
| Deer harvest unit | Perry County |
| MDC lists for hunting | Deer, Bear, Turkey, Rabbit, Squirrel and Dove |
| MDC area number | 9112 |
| MDC region | Southeast |
| Camping (MDC) | designated camping sites |
| Nearest towns | Frohna (5 mi), Altenburg (5 mi) and Longtown (8 mi) |
What is Seventy-Six Conservation Area like?
Seventy-Six Conservation Area is located in eastern Perry County, at the end of Route D, approximately four miles northeast of Brazeau.
Steep forested hills with narrow ridge fields and deep hollows characterize this area. Steep rock bluffs face some sections of the Mississippi River, which runs along the area for nearly two miles. The area supports a mixed hardwood forest, with stands of trees, including oaks, tulip poplars and other species, ranging in size from saplings to majestic old growth. Seventy-Six Conservation Area is being used as a demonstration area for forest and wildlife management techniques often recommended for implementation on similar or smaller tracts of land under private ownership. Timber harvests and forest stand improvement practices are an important part of wildlife habitat management. They produce forage and cover for many species of wildlife. In addition, MDC has planted food plots, native warm-season grasses and legumes to provide additional food sources for wildlife. A trail is available...
In MDC's words, from the Seventy-Six Conservation Area page.
What can you hunt on Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
MDC's page for Seventy-Six Conservation Area lists: Deer: archery and firearms, archery antlerless permits only; Bear: archery and firearms; Turkey: archery and firearms; Rabbit; Squirrel; Dove.
What are the rules on Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
MDC's standard conservation area rules (Chapter 11 of the Wildlife Code) apply; the area's rules on MDC's site list any it adds.
How many deer are taken around Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
Seventy-Six Conservation Area lies in Perry County. Hunters checked 3,160 deer in Perry County in 2025, against 2,791 in 2024.
| County | Seventy-Six Conservation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | 870 | 3,160 | 2,791 | 3,366 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the conservation area alone: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons).
How do you get to Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
MDC's directions: From Perryville, take Highway 61 south 7 miles, at the south edge of Longtown take Route D east, then take Route C southeast and in Brazeau take Route D northeast until it ends at a gravel road. Follow this road into the area. When the Chester river gauge reaches 32.5, the bridge into the Conservation Area is impassable.
Nearest towns: Frohna (5 miles), Altenburg (5 miles), Longtown (8 miles) and Old Appleton (9 miles).
What other public land is near Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
MDC lands within 10 miles:
- Red Rock Landing Conservation Area: 542 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Apple Creek Conservation Area: 2,117 acres, 9.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Seventy-Six Conservation Area
Counting Seventy-Six Conservation Area itself, 2,141 of the 32,317 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 1,425 |
| National wildlife refuges | 716 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
In Perry County, 5 miles from Frohna.
Can you deer hunt on Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
Yes, by MDC's page: archery and firearms, archery antlerless permits only.
How much public land is around Seventy-Six Conservation Area?
2,141 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Seventy-Six Conservation Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries. The closest other MDC area is Red Rock Landing Conservation Area (1.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: MDC, Seventy-Six Conservation Area; MDC conservation area boundaries.
- Boundary and acres: MDC's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and MDC conservation area boundaries.
- Deer harvest: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons).
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