M U Payne Wildlife Area
State wildlife / game area · Iowa
M U Payne Wildlife Area is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 1,285 acres in Fremont County, Iowa (State wildlife / game area), managed by a Iowa state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 1,285 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Iowa state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources) Listed in PAD-US as: DNR - Wildlife |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Conservation Area Local designation: State Wildlife Management Area |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Fremont County |
| Reference point | 40.64733, -95.76430 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Iowa Department of Natural Resources. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: DNR - Wildlife. We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Lower Hamburg Bend Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 334 acres · 3.8 mi
- Militia Hollow Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 419 acres · 4.5 mi
- Draper Bottoms Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 518 acres · 5.1 mi
- Copeland Bend Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 3,161 acres · 5.4 mi
- Cooper Creek Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 260 acres · 5.4 mi
- O.S. Wing Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 136 acres · 7.8 mi
- Kansas Bend State wildlife / game area · 1,068 acres · 9 mi · NE
- Percival I-29 Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 80 acres · 9.4 mi
- Riverton Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 4,001 acres · 10.3 mi
- Peru Bottoms Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 848 acres · 10.6 mi · NE
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “M U Payne Wildlife Area” in Iowa combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.