Central Wisconsin Hunting Land for Sale - 190 Properties (2024)

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What is the average cost per acre for hunting land in Wisconsin? ›

Buying hunting land in Wisconsin

There are 517 available properties to buy in Wisconsin listed at $508,700 on average, with each acre priced at $6,764. For more properties near here, browse land for sale in Wisconsin.

State-level overview. The average price of agricultural land sold in Wisconsin between January 1 and December 31, 2023, was $5,890 per acre (see Figure 1). This is a 6% increase from 2022.

Many central Wisconsin counties maintain extensive public forests that are open to hunting, and those located in the adjacent counties of Jackson and Clark are two of the best.

Ingredient #2: Acreage

For example, if you and a partner want to go deer hunting and you plan on using rifles, ideally you will want at least a 50-acre area. If you prefer to hunt for deer alone, you can get away with an area of 25 acres.

For deer hunting, a minimum of 10 acres is generally recommended to prevent wounded deer from crossing onto neighboring properties. Ideally, around 50 acres or more is preferable for sustainable hunting and accommodating multiple hunters.

The correct answer depends on your soils and associated plant communities, the habitat management history of the property, rainfall as well as the current management practices. Some properties can safely operate 1 deer for every 8 acres while others must keep their deer density closer to 1 deer per 15 or 25 acres.

The cheapest land in the United States is located in New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, Colorado, and Texas. However, it's important to note that the price per acre of a piece of property is dependent on several factors, including location and the type of land.

At first glance, how to calculate price per acre (PPA) is a relatively simple equation. It is the value of your property (v) divided by the number of acres (a). So, v ÷ a = PPA. You don't have to worry about squaring the measurement, because an acre is already considered to be a squared number.

Non-irrigated cropland rent averaged $151.00 per acre in Wisconsin during 2023, an increase of $6.00 from 2022 according to the latest report released by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Cash rent paid for pasture in Wisconsin averaged $37.50 per acre in 2023, an increase of $1.50 from 2022.

Buffalo County, Wisconsin, has produced more Boone and Crockett Club record-book whitetails than anywhere else.

Where is the best whitetail hunting in Wisconsin? ›

Buffalo County Outfitters offers some of the very best yet affordable trophy whitetail hunts in Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota. This is fairchase hunting at it's finest; no high fences.

The area that I'm recommending includes; Vernon, Crawford, and Grant Counties that all border the Mississippi River. Highway 61 runs through the middle of these hot turkey counties and is worth driving thru if your permit is for one of these counties.

The Perfect Size

If you're planning to hunt deer, you'll need anywhere from 30 to 50 acres or even potentially more. If the land is or will be properly managed, you may be able to get away with the lower end of that range. However, you'll need to weigh your desired acreage with your budget.

Habitat and water management can be improved to increase deer densities in the most extensively managed situations. For example, one thousand acres in an area that has a carrying capacity of one deer per 20 acres will have a target population of 50 white-tailed deer.

40 acres IMO isn't enough to consistently hold mature deer, but 40 acres connected to a couple hundred acre woodlots is awesome. My buddy has 10 acres with maybe 2-3 acres with woods on it. I'd take that land over a good amount of 120 acre properties in the surrounding area.

Wisconsin has 175 designated wildlife areas totaling over 572,000 acres, including 69,000 acres of long-term leased lands, open to public hunting. In addition, there are over 32,000 acres of scattered wildlife habitat properties, often referred to as public hunting grounds.

Non-irrigated cropland cash rent averaged $151.00 per acre in Wisconsin during 2023, $6.00 higher than 2022 according to the latest report released by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Pasture rented for cash averaged $37.50 per acre, $1.50 above 2022.

Average Price per Acre of Hunting Land in the Eastern and Southern Midwest (Illinois, Iowa, Missouri): $2,975 per acre.

The current average per acre price for land in Minnesota according to these November sales is $9,396/acre. The highest selling farm in Minnesota in the month of November 2023 sold on November 1st in Polk County for $10,100 per acre for 383.9 acres, with a CPI of 89.8.