Hog Island Wildlife Management Area

Roy Gray

This was the sixth time I have hunted the Carlisle Tract since the timber cutting has stopped but still have not seen any deer or turkeys. I just want to see something. I guess all that noise from cutting timber scared them away. Do not have any idea why DWR would allow timber cutting so close to hunting season.

Eric Aho

Great for birding, likely not the great if you were just doing a walk/hike/bike. Watch the mosquitos and deer flies in the summer they get bad!

Jon Cameron

It is nice to have a free place to hunt. The Carlisle tract provides dove fields, turkey, and deer habitat. It has a boat launch as well. Terrain is mostly rolling to flat but there are areas closer to the water with greater elevation drops. I see turkeys most times I visit and have called several in during spring season (though I have yet to harvest one). Deer are harder to come by but I have seen several - some outright giants. We did harvest some dove a few seasons ago. There is also an area behind the power plant but that is only open at certain times. There is also a plat that is only accessible by boat which I have yet to visit. If you dont want to pay hunt club dues and you live in the 757 then this is a good option to be in the woods with a shotgun. The most hunters I have seen on a typical fall day was around a dozen. Spread out across 3500 acres means you get your own slice of paradise. This is the first place I take new hunters to show them where they can hunt for free.

Anita Blanding

Nice clean fishing area.