 Hunting in the Park Falls area is sure to provide you with a rewarding experience. Our large area of public lands with low competition from other hunters offers the ideal hunting conditions. Park Falls boasts the most habitat for ruffed grouse anywhere! As "The Ruffed Grouse Capital of the World" this is definitely the place for hunting. Many miles of hunting trails are seeded and mowed and are gated to prohibit motorized use. These are in the heart of the best habitat areas.
WANTED!!!!!
The Park Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for your favorite Game Bird Recipes, especially those for Partridge. The Chamber will be compiling a cookbook of all the recipes received, along with the name of each contributing cook, in time for the 2011 Ruffed Grouse Fall Festival. Recipes should be emailed to chamber@parkfalls.com, sent to or dropped off at the Chamber, 400 4th Ave S., Park Falls, WI 54552
Price County Map
2010 Ruffed Grouse Drumming Survey
Ruffed Grouse Fall Festival
Disabled Hunter Crossbow Evaluations
The Park Falls area is ideal black bear habitat. Many acres of public lands are open to hunting for the hunter who prefers using dogs or those who prefer using bait stations. Both types of hunters have had excellent results as our abundance of good habitat contributes to a large bear population.
For exceptional deer hunting conditions, Park Falls is the place, with a large deer population per square mile. Hunter usage per square mile is low due to the large amount of public lands available therefore giving you a better than average chance of bagging your trophy. WISCONSIN holds the World Record Number of "Pope and Young" Bucks, harvested anywhere with 8,046.
Hunter Walking and Hiking Trails
Hiking through the northwoods in any season is a refreshing experience. We are privileged to have many trails on public lands to provide opportunities to hunt ruffed grouse and other game or to just walk in the woods without being met by motorized vehicles. Many of these trails are old logging roads that have been seeded with clover, mowed to keep them from becoming over-grown, and scattered with openings to create an improved habitat for wildlife. In most cases parking is provided at the trail entrances, which have gates placed on them to prevent vehicles from coming on the path. The Flambeau River Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society has been working with county, state, and federal agencies to establish and manage a broad network of trails in the forest surrounding Park Falls. The Price County Forestry Department maintains about 35 miles of Hunter Walking Trails in six different areas with about 30 wildlife openings along the trails.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had developed about 15 miles of trails in the Hoffman Lake Wildlife Area and several miles on the Kimberly-Clark Wildlife Area. A number of trails are also maintained in the Flambeau River State Forest. Over 2,500 acres of the Chequamegon National Forest are managed as desirable wildlife habitat with 40 areas designated as hunter walking areas during the ruffed grouse season.
The Park Falls area has good reason to claim the title of "Ruffed Grouse Capital of the World!"
The 800,000 acre Chequamegon National Forest is located within five minutes of Park Falls.
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WILDLIFE
Quality outdoor recreation experiences abound on the vast acreage of public lands in the Park Falls area providing opportunities free of competition from large numbers of users. This is one of our prime attractions.
The Park Falls vicinity has two state wildlife areas. The 12,000 acre Hoffman Lake-Hay Creek Wildlife Area to the northeast, managed to improve habitat for the popular ruffed grouse as well as deer and black bear. And, the 8,000 acre Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area to the southwest, managed specifically to create quality habitat for the uncommon sharptail grouse. If numbers cannot warrant hunting, it will offer an opportunity to view this species during its unique spring breeding and dancing behavior.
Park Falls has the most extensively managed ruffed grouse habitat in the world. Good grouse areas also benefit other wildlife including deer, bear, rabbits and song birds. Our wildlife resource values are not usually expressed in economic terms. The area has long been attractive for its older, larger antlered, trophy deer. More recently, the ruffed grouse and black bear have taken on more prestige. Our area offers prime habitat for these species. Bald eagles are commonplace and can be readily seen throughout the summer and fall. One breeding eagle territory has been in place for over 30 years in the Hoffman Lake-Hay Creek Wildlife Area. Eagles, osprey, otter, deer, ducks and an occasional loon and fisher can be seen when floating the wild Flambeau River adjacent to the area.
Wolves, bobcats and pine martins inhabit the more remote areas of our public forests. Wildlife enthusiasts occasionally obtain are glimpses of these secretive animals. Our public lands are managed for a diversity of wildlife species, and your enjoyment. |
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1414-4th Avenue South,Park Falls,WI 54552 715-762-4108
Location: City of Park Falls Lake: South Fork of Flambeau River
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1610 N Double E Rd,Park Falls,WI 54552 (715) 583-4477
Location: Springstead Lake: Boot Lake
A 4 cabin resort where the entire family can enjoy a relaxing vacation on beautiful Boot Lake (with access to Ess Lake also!) in the Springstead area of Northern Wisconsin. Excellent fishing for Musky, Walleye, Northern, Bass, and Panfish. We have an... |
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N12499 Hicks Landing Road,Fifield,WI 54524 715-762-4007
Location: Rural Park Falls
Our guides will hunt two people at a time under pointing-breed dogs. Vizslas, German Short Hair Pointers and English Pointers are our mainstay in dogs. You are welcome to bring your own dogs. Reserve your hunt dates early as guide openings fill fast.... |
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233 Avery Ave,Park Falls,WI 54552 715-661-1683
Location: City of Park Falls
Guide services for Hunting and Fishing for Grouse, Deer, Bear and Summer fishing for Bass, Walleye, and Musky. |
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85994 Oak Lane,Butternut,WI 54514 715-769-3382
Location: Butternut
Quality taxidermy work from big game to birds and fish and everything in between. |
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W7118 St. Hwy 182,Park Falls,WI 54552 715-762-8526
Location: City of Park Falls
Northern Archery offers sportsman and outdoor enthusiasts a year-round opportunity to shoot with an Indoor 3-D Shooting Range and Outdoor 3-D Shooting Range during the Spring, Summer, and Fall months! Join a league or attend one of our multiple 3-D... |
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1083 South 4th Avenue,Park Falls,WI 54552 715-762-3400
Location: City of Park Falls
Located right on ATV & Snowmobile routes. We offer all your fuel and convenience needs, sporting goods and more! |
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N14091 Flambeau Avenue,Fifield,WI 54524 715-762-2667
Location: Fifield
We sell Elk River Reels & Rods, suckers, minnows, and crawlers. Hours of Operation: 6 am - 6 pm Weekdays, 6 am - 3 pm Saturday, and 6 am - 9 am on Sunday. |
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N14080 Flambeau Avenue,Fifield,WI 54524 715-762-2292
Location: Fifield
We offer Fish, Bird, and animal Mounting. Experienced with exotics. Fish replicas and rugs. Travis was trained by Northwest Iowa School of Taxidermy in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He then worked under the mentorship of his instrtuctor at Matuska Taxidermy... |
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