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Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area
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Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area Fall in the morning © James Basa
Taken at Carlos Avery the morning of Duck Season. I went to park with intention of bird photos...
Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area Sunset Red © James Basa
Taken at Carlos Avery area.
Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area © Steven Clipperton
Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area Last of the Fall Colors © James Basa
Taken at Carlos Avery area.
Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area Dinner Time © Sharon Hogstad
Yellow-rumped warbler with wasp or ant.
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CARLOS AVERY STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
CARLOS AVERY STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
Carlos Avery WMA is Approximately 23,000 acres. It consists of about 2/3 wetland 1/3 upland and is managed primarily for Deer, Waterfowl and Turkeys. There are 20 Pools where water is actively managed to produce habitat for waterfowl.

Very popular area for Bird Watching

4,500 acres of the area are posted as Wildlife Sanctuary and closed to all trespassing.

18 Wheelchair accessible blinds are available for use during the Turkey season or as part of a special Deer hunt conducted by Capable Partners.

Trapping permits are required to trap any species on the WMA.




Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews
March 9 Great place to view wildlife and walk. by Al sr.
park review stars; one to five
April 27 Spring Conditions by Pat (fallgirl)
park review stars; one to five We like to come as often as possible in the early spring before all the black flies and other bugs hatch. We are waterfowl and birdwatchers. We can never seem to get anyone on the phone or find information about the conditions of the roads, or if they have been made passable by vehicle yet. One year we entered only to find our access cut off on a few of our favorite turns. Can you please post this information. We, of course, come at other times during the summer and fall also, but early spring is best for birdwatching (before the trees leaf out). Thank you.
April 25
park review stars; one to five While turkey hunting out in carlos avery. People walking would stop and stare for 5 or more minnutes at your decoys and try to walk up to them and you. Another time our party was out turkey hunting and had a couple with a dog come up to us while we were calling a tom in.This couple with the dog would not walk away and kept staring and walking towards us. Needless to say I believe while turkey hunting season is going no,anyone who is not hunting should not be allowed to wonder off the roads and have more respect for the people who are hunting during that time. Turkey hunters are on a lottery system and only get a couple days to hunt and to have people scare turkeys that we worked hard to call in, is just makes me angry to have a none hunter go off trail and scare them away. But other than that I love the place. I love seeing and hearing the wildlife around me while I am out there.
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