Allenton Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Allenton Wildlife Area is 1,161 acres of land managed by the Wisconsin DNR in Washington County, next to Allenton. Hunters registered 3,731 deer in Washington County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's DNR property data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR Deer Metrics.
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| Size | 1,161 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Deer Management Unit | Washington County |
| Public access (DNR) | Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping |
| DNR property page | Allenton Marsh Wildlife Area |
| Nearest towns | Allenton (next to it), Slinger (4 mi) and Hartford (5 mi) |
What is Allenton Wildlife Area like?
Allenton Marsh Wildlife Area is a 1,160-acre property in western Washington County. Bottomland hardwood, swamp hardwood, tamarack, and shrub wetland plant communities cover 80% of the property. Uplands are primarily tallgrass prairie interspersed with tree lines and young forest stands. Numerous small creeks, including Allenton Creek, a Class 2 trout stream, flow north across the property and join to form the East Branch of the Rock River. Tallgrass prairie uplands are managed using prescribed fire, haying, and mowing to enhance cover and forage for white-tailed deer, wild turkey, grassland nesting ducks, and ring-necked pheasants. Pheasants are stocked in upland grasslands throughout the pheasant hunting season.
Wetland impoundments are flooded and dewatered periodically to produce migratory stopovers and brood-rearing habitats for waterfowl. Forested and shrub wetland plant communities are largely passively managed. Farmed fields of corn, sorghum, soybeans, winter wheat, and other crops provide forage and cover for a variety of wildlife species. Additionally, farming prepares sites for conversion to prairie or forest. The Allenton Marsh Wildlife Area offers many recreational opportunities.
In the DNR's words, from its page for the property.
What are the rules on Allenton Wildlife Area?
The DNR's property map lists Allenton Wildlife Area as "Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping". Hunting follows Wisconsin's statewide seasons and the rules posted on the property.
Activities the DNR lists for Allenton Wildlife Area: Birding, Canoeing, Cross-country skiing (no designated trail), Fishing, Hiking (no designated trail), * Hunting ( Wheelchair accessible blind available ), Kayaking, Trapping, Snowmobiling trail (on designated trail), Wild edibles/gathering and Wildlife viewing.
How many deer are taken around Allenton Wildlife Area?
Allenton Wildlife Area lies in Washington County. The DNR registered 3,731 deer in Washington County in 2025, against 3,427 in 2024.
| DMU | Allenton Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 1,161 | 3,731 | 3,427 | 2,972 |
Harvest for the whole deer management unit, not the property alone: Wisconsin DNR Deer Metrics (registered harvest by deer management unit).
How do you get to Allenton Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Allenton (next to it), Slinger (4 miles), Hartford (5 miles) and Rubicon (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 41, I-41, WI 60, WI 175 and WI 33. 2 VPA properties within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Allenton Wildlife Area?
DNR properties within 10 miles:
- Theresa Wildlife Area: 5,763 acres, 0.9 miles away
- State Ice Age Trail Area (SIATA): 4,676 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Pike Lake Unit: 781 acres, 3.7 miles away
- Cedar Creek Streambank Protection Area: 101 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Eisenbahn State Trail: 296 acres, 6.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Allenton Wildlife Area
Counting Allenton Wildlife Area itself, 1,697 of the 33,156 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife areas, forests and other DNR land | 1,697 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Allenton Wildlife Area?
In Washington County, next to Allenton. The DNR's property page has its maps and parking.
Is Allenton Wildlife Area open to hunting?
Yes. The DNR's property map lists it as "Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping". Posted refuges or closed areas, where there are any, are marked on site.
Which deer management unit is Allenton Wildlife Area in?
Washington County.
How much public land is around Allenton Wildlife Area?
1,697 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Allenton Wildlife Area included, by PAD-US 4.1. The closest other DNR property is Theresa Wildlife Area (0.9 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Allenton Wildlife Area; Wisconsin DNR managed lands open to hunting.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
- Deer harvest: Wisconsin DNR Deer Metrics (registered harvest by deer management unit).
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