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Sawyer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area
Sawyer Creek Wildlife Area is a 744 acre property located in southwest Washburn County, approximately four miles southwest of Spooner and one mile northwest of Shell Lake. Numerous access points and parking lots can be found off Sawyer Creek and Brook Roads.
Sawyer Creek is a clear water, spring fed stream, fed by numerous springs and spring ponds in the area, including the four acre Beaver Lodge Pond and 1.1 acre Spring Creek Springs on the property. Numerous wetland types including swamp hardwoods and conifer can be found in the low areas; mixed hardwood and aspen with scattered pine, and old field remnants make up the uplands.
Management
Management Objective
In 1959 the Wisconsin Conservation Department initiated a fishery project on Sawyer Creek to protect the trout habitat and provide public fishing, hunting and other compatible recreational and educational activities.
Today, Sawyer Creek is home to a trout stocking program and trout research surveys going all the way back to 1933. Numerous instream trout habitat projects have been completed over the years in the stream and spring ponds. Timber sales have been conducted as timber matures. Osprey have nested on the property since at least the 1970’s and a platform has been in use and producing young since being erected in the mid-1980’s on Beaver Lodge Pond. The DNR Hayward State Nursery has planted pines on parts of the old fields on the property for nursery seed stock. Numerous trails traverse the property and are gated to provide quiet, quality recreational experiences. A major snowmobile trail cuts through parts of the property.
Recreation
The following recreational opportunities exist at Sawyer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area:
- Hunting
- Trapping
- Hiking
- Snowmobiling Trail
- Berry picking
- Cross counrty skiing
- Wildlife viewing
- Fishing
- Bird watching
- Snow-shoeing
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Map
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For more information on Sawyer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area contact the property manager.
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