Barlow Bottoms WMA

PEAL (2,219 acres), 4 miles W of Barlow on Mounds City Landing Rd. River bottomland with marshlands and cypress swamps; 2 roads and access to 3 oxbow lakes. Birdwatching, camping, hiking, fishing, and hunting are permitted. (270) 564-4366.
UPPER BLENDERMAN TRACT (450 acres), same address as Peal.
ZOLA TARESS TRACT (100 acres), same address as Peal.
STEVENS TRACT (120 acres), same address as Peal.
MITCHELL TRACT (245 acres), 1 mile W of Wickliffe on US 60. Deer squirrel, turkey, waterfowl, furbearers.
SWAN LAKE (2,100 acres), 6 miles NW of Wickliffe on US 51/60 has the state's largest natural lake and an observation tower for wildlife viewing. The habitat is primarily bottomland and flood plain area of the Ohio River, with several lakes and some interior gravel roads. Several migratory species winter here each year: ring-billed and herring gulls, double-crested cormorants, waterfowl, bald eagles. SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR HUNTING, ADVANCE APPLICATION FOR WATERFOWL HUNTING; EXCEPT FOR DESIGNATED OBSERVATION AREA, SWAN LAKE WMA CLOSED OCT. 15 - MARCH 15 AS A WATERFOWL REFUGE. Public hunting is closed when floodwaters prevent safe entry to blinds by wheeled vehicles on roads call (270) 564-8333 for recorded announcement. Fishing, boating; primitive camping in designated areas.
WINFORD TRACT (240 acres), 1 mile S of Wickliffe on Hwy 51. Birdwatching, camping, hiking, fishing, and hunting are permitted. (270) 564-4366.