Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA: hunting and access
Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA is 322 acres of land managed by the Wisconsin DNR in Juneau County, 4 miles from Lyndon Station. Hunters registered 4,295 deer in DMU Juneau 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 landLemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 322 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Juneau County |
| Deer Management Unit | DMU Juneau |
| Public access (DNR) | Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping |
| DNR property page | Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest |
| Nearest towns | Lyndon Station (4 mi), Easton (5 mi) and Wisconsin Dells (10 mi) |
What is Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA like?
Located at the confluence of the Wisconsin and Lower Lemonweir Rivers, Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest is an expanse of floodplain forest of silver maple, river birch, green ash, swamp white oak, hackberry, and cottonwood. The extensive forest is laced with swales, running sloughs, and oxbow lakes. The forest is maturing and developing old-growth structure attributes such as large trees, standing snags, tip-ups, and downed coarse woody debris. The understory is diverse with an assemblage of native grasses and sedges, gray-headed coneflower, and wood nettle. Thickets of buttonbush and dogwood border many of the open swales. The site provides important breeding and migratory habitats for many rare and declining birds. Other species are wood duck, osprey, broad-winged hawk, black-billed cuckoo, wood thrush, ovenbird, and scarlet tanager.
From the intersection of 82 and County HH in southeast Juneau County, go south on County HH for 0.6 miles, then east on Arens Road for 0.5 miles to the western boundary. Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest is owned by: Wisconsin DNR.
In the DNR's words, from its page for the property.
What are the rules on Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA?
The DNR's property map lists Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA 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 Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA?
Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA lies in DMU Juneau. The DNR registered 4,295 deer in DMU Juneau in 2025.
| DMU | Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA acres in it | Deer, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| DMU Juneau | 322 | 4,295 |
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 Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA?
Nearest towns: Lyndon Station (4 miles), Easton (5 miles), Wisconsin Dells (10 miles) and Mauston (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-90, I-94, WI 82, WI 13 and US 12.
What other public land is near Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA?
DNR properties within 10 miles:
- Quincy Bluff and Wetlands State Natural Area: 6,591 acres, 4.3 miles away
- Campbell Creek-White Creek SHA: 26 acres, 5.9 miles away
- Dells Of The Wisconsin River State Natural Area: 1,304 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Town of Marion SHA: 40 acres, 7.4 miles away
- Sohlberg Silver Lake State Natural Area: 315 acres, 7.4 miles away
- Hulburt Creek Fishery Area: 573 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA
Counting Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA itself, 588 of the 25,957 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.3%), 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 | 324 |
| Other federal land | 264 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA?
In Juneau County, 4 miles from Lyndon Station. The DNR's property page has its maps and parking.
Is Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA 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 Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA in?
DMU Juneau.
How much public land is around Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA?
588 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA included, by PAD-US 4.1. The closest other DNR property is Quincy Bluff and Wetlands State Natural Area (4.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Lemonweir Bottomland Hardwood Forest SNA; 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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