Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area: hunting and access
Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area is 656 acres of land managed by the Wisconsin DNR in Marquette County, 5 miles from Harrisville. Hunters registered 7,790 deer in Marquette County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's DNR property data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR Deer Metrics.
State wildlife areas, forests and other DNR landComstock Bog-Meadow State Natural AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 656 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Marquette County |
| Deer Management Unit | Marquette County |
| Public access (DNR) | Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping |
| DNR property page | Comstock Bog-Meadow |
| Nearest towns | Harrisville (5 mi), Montello (5 mi) and Neshkoro (6 mi) |
What is Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area like?
Lying within a 1000-acre natural basin in the glaciated Central Plain, Comstock Bog-Meadow features a large, quaking sedge meadow marsh with a high diversity of unusual plants. The undisturbed marsh is permanently wet and relatively free of water fluctuations. The south end lies on a drainage divide and is dominated by narrow-leaved sedges with many acid bog plants occurring on the quaking, rhizomatous mat. Of particular interest is the unique assemblage of plants with many characteristic calcareous wetland species growing in association with bog species including twig rush, grass-of-Parnassus, marsh fern, pitcher plant, bladderworts, and sundews. Northward and westward the species composition changes to more closely resemble a sedge meadow. Except for a small area of tamarack, poison sumac, and bog birch, the entire tract is treeless.
From the intersection of State Highways 23 and 22 in Montello, go north on 22 for 4.8 miles, then east on County Highway J for 1.0 miles, then north and east on Edgewood Road for 1.0 miles to a parking lot north of the road. Alternatively, from the junction of 22 and J, go north 0.6 miles to an access lane on the east side of the road, then east 0.25 miles to a parking area. The DNR's state natural areas program is comprised owned of the state, private conservation organizations, municipalities, other governmental agencies, educational institutions and private individuals. Comstock Bog-Meadow is owned by: Wisconsin DNR.
In the DNR's words, from its page for the property.
What are the rules on Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area?
The DNR's property map lists Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area as "Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping". Hunting follows Wisconsin's statewide seasons and the rules posted on the property.
How many deer are taken around Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area?
Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area lies in Marquette County. The DNR registered 7,790 deer in Marquette County in 2025, against 7,744 in 2024.
| DMU | Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette County | 656 | 7,790 | 7,744 | 6,550 |
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 Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area?
Nearest towns: Harrisville (5 miles), Montello (5 miles), Neshkoro (6 miles) and Princeton (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: WI 22 and WI 23.
What other public land is near Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area?
DNR properties within 10 miles:
- Germania Wildlife Area: 2,416 acres, next to it
- Mecan River Fishery Area: 6,730 acres, 3.6 miles away
- Andrew Krakow Public Access And Fishery Area: 23 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Upper Fox River Public Access: 401 acres, 5.9 miles away
- John A Lawton Fishery Area: 282 acres, 6 miles away
- White River Marsh Wildlife Area: 12,706 acres, 6.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area
Counting Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area itself, 3,081 of the 28,033 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11%), 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 | 3,081 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area?
In Marquette County, 5 miles from Harrisville. The DNR's property page has its maps and parking.
Is Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural 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 Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area in?
Marquette County.
How much public land is around Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area?
3,081 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural Area included, by PAD-US 4.1. The closest other DNR property is Germania Wildlife Area (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Comstock Bog-Meadow State Natural 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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