Another Viewing Blind is Available
This one is near Gordon, WI. Reserved blinds on the Namekagon Barrens will open up in the coming weeks when the WI DNR decides they…
Birds
The 2025 Sharp-tailed Grouse Viewing Blind Reservation Schedule is Open!
Greetings Friends of the Barrens – want to watch the Sharp-tailed Grouse do their courtship dance this spring? Viewing blinds will be placed at three…
Bird Dogs and Sharp-tails Field Day Saturday, August 17 – 8:30 a.m.
Come watch bird dogs and their trainers search for grouse on the Barrens. Join us at the Barrens Cabin at 8:30 a.m., Saturday August 17….
Lots of Good News for the Barrens
Governor Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 512 Governor Evers upheld restrictions on pursing wildlife with dogs in the spring on public lands in Northern Wisconsin. On…
The 2024 Viewing Blind Reservation Schedule is open on the Friends of the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area Website
Greetings Friends of the Barrens – want to watch the Sharp-tailed Grouse do their courtship dance this spring? Viewing blinds will be placed at three…
Viewing blinds are up and roads and parking areas are accessible
Sharp-tailed grouse viewing blinds are up at the dancing grounds (leks) in the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area. DNR staff and volunteer observed the birds dancing…
A Great Morning with Dogs and Birds!
August 18, 2022 A few folks met at the cabin for our last field day of the season, which we call “Sharp-tails and Bird Dogs.”…
Viewing Blinds for 2022
We are currently working on getting the registration site set up to schedule a viewing blind. Please check back to this post to learn when…