Find time for Adventure With iSportsman Midwest

The Midwest United States is teeming with natural wonders and diverse landscapes. Stretching across vast plains, rolling hills and dense forests, the Midwest offers a variety of outdoor experiences suitable for any outdoor enthusiast. Explore everything this part of the U.S. has to offer outdoors with the shores of the Great Lakes, meandering rivers and beautiful hills.

Master Sgt. David Glenn (left), a soldier with the Wounded Warrior Program, sites in on a deer with the help of Capt. Stephen Spencer, an agriculture officer at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center for the Indiana National Guard, during the Wounded Warrior Hunt at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Nov. 15.

Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck, IN

Located near Butlerville, Indiana, Atterbury-Muscatatuck Training Center offers many recreational activities for active-duty members, veterans, and youths, including hunting, fishing, foraging, and hiking. Find opportunities for deer, turkey, duck, furbearer hunting, small game hunting, and upland birds here.

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For 50 years, the Outdoor Recreation Program has offered a variety of guided trips and other activities to include kayaking, backpacking, rafting, outdoor cooking classes, equipment rentals and much more.

Ft. Knox, KY

Fort Knox offers approximately 65,000 acres for recreational use, including managed and unmanaged lakes, rivers, and streams for fishing year-round. Big game hunting opportunities include whitetail deer, spring/fall turkey, and small game. Check-in with Fort Knox to join deer archery lotteries and more when available.

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Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

Three-and-a-half hours away from Kansas City, outdoor enthusiasts can find a safe haven at Fort Leonard Wood. Leonard Wood has seasonal hunting and trapping opportunities such as deer, duck, and dove. Plus, anglers can enjoy the approximately 95 acres of actively managed fishing locations.

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Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Visit Wright-Patterson air force base to take part in deer archery, pheasant hunts, duck hunting opportunities, and more. Take your shot at one of Ohio’s legendary bucks or join the on-base rod and gun club to enjoy one of the many skeet shooting fields, tournament events, and more.

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Watershed management biologists Steve Rood and Derek Maki with the Colorado State University Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands conduct a fish survey at Swamp Pond on April 30, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The fish surveys, according to Fisheries Biologist John Noble with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch, are necessary to determine the health of the installation’s many waterways. The surveys produce data that is critical for fisheries management. Surveys include electrofishing streams and netting and electrofishing lakes and ponds, Noble said. Much care is taken to ensure the fish caught are not harmed. Fish caught include rainbow, brook, and brown trout; bluegills; bass; pumpkinseed; crappies; and other warm-water species. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

Ft. McCoy, WI

Fort McCoy has over 45,000 acres available for hunting as well as 71.2 miles of cold water streams accessible for anglers. Enjoy the fall deer hunting opportunities, or cast brook and brown trout found on-base. Also available are ice fishing , spring/fall turkey hunts, small game, and trapping seasons.

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Camp Ripley, MN

Camp Ripley is a 53,000-acre military and civilian training facility that offers many hunting and fishing opportunities. Visitors can enter for a chance to participate in the archery deer hunt in the fall, turkey hunts, muzzleloader deer hunts and more. Fishing is also available for anglers in the many on-site rivers and lakes.

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