Liberty Creek Wildlife Area: hunting and access
Liberty Creek Wildlife Area is 565 acres of land managed by the Wisconsin DNR in Green County, 3 miles from Albany. The DNR's page for it names deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game among the game here. Hunters registered 2,562 deer in Green 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 landState parksVoluntary Public Access landLiberty Creek Wildlife AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 565 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Green County |
| Deer Management Unit | Green County |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Public access (DNR) | Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping |
| DNR property page | Liberty Creek Wildlife Area |
| Nearest towns | Albany (3 mi), Evansville (5 mi) and Brooklyn (5 mi) |
What is Liberty Creek Wildlife Area like?
Liberty Creek Wildlife Area is in Albany and Brooklyn townships in east central Green County. The property consists of 565 acres of state-owned land comprised mainly of wetland. Small blocks of oak and scattered bottomland hardwood islands are also found on this property. Liberty Creek, a class 3 trout stream, flows north-south for a mile through the wildlife area. Access points are limited to a parking area and lane off English Settlement Road or along Brooklyn-Albany Road to the north. Common game species include turkey, waterfowl, deer and other small game.
The Liberty Creek Wildlife Area was established in 1959 to provide public hunting opportunities. Management is primarily passive due to the substantial amount of wetland and limited access. The Liberty Creek Wildlife Area offers many recreational opportunities:.
In the DNR's words, from its page for the property.
What can you hunt on Liberty Creek Wildlife Area?
The DNR's page for Liberty Creek Wildlife Area names deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game. Each follows Wisconsin's statewide season and, for deer, the tags and rules of the deer management unit.
What are the rules on Liberty Creek Wildlife Area?
The DNR's property map lists Liberty Creek 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 Liberty Creek Wildlife Area: Birding, 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 Liberty Creek Wildlife Area?
Liberty Creek Wildlife Area lies in Green County. The DNR registered 2,562 deer in Green County in 2025, against 2,369 in 2024.
| DMU | Liberty Creek Wildlife Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green County | 565 | 2,562 | 2,369 | 2,830 |
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 Liberty Creek Wildlife Area?
Nearest towns: Albany (3 miles), Evansville (5 miles), Brooklyn (5 miles) and Belleville (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: WI 59, WI 104, WI 92 and WI 213.
What other public land is near Liberty Creek Wildlife Area?
DNR properties within 10 miles:
- Albany Wildlife Area: 1,954 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Sugar River State Trail: 248 acres, 2.1 miles away
- Allen Creek Streambank Protection Area: 220 acres, 4.4 miles away
- Brooklyn Wildlife Area: 2,928 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Evansville Wildlife Area: 839 acres, 4.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Liberty Creek Wildlife Area
Counting Liberty Creek Wildlife Area itself, 1,496 of the 28,228 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.3%), 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 | 1,495 |
| State parks | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Liberty Creek Wildlife Area?
In Green County, 3 miles from Albany. The DNR's property page has its maps and parking.
Is Liberty Creek 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 Liberty Creek Wildlife Area in?
Green County.
How much public land is around Liberty Creek Wildlife Area?
1,496 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Liberty Creek Wildlife Area included, by PAD-US 4.1. The closest other DNR property is Albany Wildlife Area (1.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Liberty Creek 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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