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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
2700 Refuge Headquarters Road
Decatur, 35603
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Wheeler NWR, located along the Tennessee River between Huntsville and Decatur, was established in 1938 to provide habitat for wintering and migrating birds. Considered the easternmost Refuge in the Mississippi flyway, this 34,500 acre Refuge attracts thousands of wintering waterfowl each year and supports the southernmost and Alabamas only significant concentration of wintering Southern James Bay Canada geese. It also serves as winter habitat for the States largest duck population. In addition to migratory birds, the Refuge hosts 115 species of fish, 74 species of reptiles and amphibians, 47 species of mammals, and 285 different species of songbirds. The Refuge is also home to 10 federally listed endangered or threatened species.
Wheeler NWR is comprised of a great diversity of habitat types such as bottomland hardwoods, wetlands, pine uplands, agricultural fields, and backwater embayments. These habitats provide excellent feeding, loafing, and roosting sites for waterfowl, as well as nesting sites for migrating songbirds. The Refuge provides a much needed oasis in one of the fastest growing regions in the state, with Madison being ranked as one of the top ten fasting growing cities in the nation in 2002. |
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The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge holds a flintlock-only primitive-weapons hunt each January. Heres a look at the hunting and a preview of what the action is like. |
Area Campgrounds | | Swann Creek Community
10420 US Highway 31 # 67
Tanner, AL
(256) 355-5392
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Area Fishing Related Businesses | | T & T Mini Mart & Tackle Shop
14035 Us Highway 72
Athens, AL
(256) 771-1754
| West End Outdoors
17171 Highway 72 West
Athens, AL
(888) 646-9393
| Buster's Bait & Tackle
2902 Governors Dr SW
Huntsville, AL
(256) 536-1564
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Area Resorts and Lodging | | Limestone Lodge
1532 W Hobbs St
Athens, AL
(256) 232-1213
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