Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area: hunting and access
Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area is 506 acres of land managed by the Wisconsin DNR in Walworth and Racine counties, next to East Troy. The DNR's page for it names pheasants among the game here. Hunters registered 2,132 deer in Walworth 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 landOther federal landOther county, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landVoluntary Public Access landHoney Creek Streambank Protection AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 506 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Walworth County and Racine County |
| Deer Management Unit | Walworth County, Racine County |
| DNR lists for hunting | pheasants |
| Public access (DNR) | Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping |
| DNR property page | Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area |
| Nearest towns | East Troy (next to it), Potter Lake (next to it) and Mukwonago (3 mi) |
What is Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area like?
Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area offers many recreational opportunities.
In the DNR's words, from its page for the property.
What can you hunt on Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area?
The DNR's page for Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area names pheasants. Each follows Wisconsin's statewide season and, for deer, the tags and rules of the deer management unit.
What are the rules on Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area?
The DNR's property map lists Honey Creek Streambank Protection 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 Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area: Birding, Canoeing, Cross country skiing (no designated trail), Fishing, Hiking (no designated trail), Hunting - especially noted for pheasants, Trapping, Wild edibles/gathering and Wildlife viewing.
How many deer are taken around Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area?
Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area lies in 2 deer management units. The DNR registered 2,132 deer in Walworth County in 2025, against 2,059 in 2024.
| DMU | Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walworth County | 414 | 2,132 | 2,059 | 1,881 |
| Racine County | 91 | 768 | 670 | 659 |
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 Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area?
Nearest towns: East Troy (next to it), Potter Lake (next to it), Mukwonago (3 miles) and Waterford (5 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-43, WI 20, WI 83 and WI 120.
What other public land is near Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area?
DNR properties within 10 miles:
- Tichigan Wildlife Area: 1,602 acres, 2 miles away
- Beulah Bog State Natural Area: 78 acres, 2.4 miles away
- Mukwonago River SHA: 150 acres, 3 miles away
- Honey Creek Wildlife Area: 1,345 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Kettle Moraine State Forest-Mukwonago River Unit: 986 acres, 3.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area
Counting Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area itself, 1,544 of the 42,628 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.6%), 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 | 1,333 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 105 |
| Other county, city and regional land | 104 |
| Other federal land | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area?
In Walworth and Racine counties, next to East Troy. The DNR's property page has its maps and parking.
Is Honey Creek Streambank Protection 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 Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area in?
Walworth County (414 acres) and Racine County (91 acres).
How much public land is around Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area?
1,544 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Honey Creek Streambank Protection Area included, by PAD-US 4.1. The closest other DNR property is Tichigan Wildlife Area (2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Honey Creek Streambank Protection 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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