Unit 102

Superior Bay and its tributary bays—Pokegama, Allouez, and Little Pokegama—define the eastern and northern boundaries and provide clear orientation points. Wisconsin Point extends distinctively into Superior Bay and serves as a navigation landmark from the water. The Saint Louis River enters from the south and splits the delta into multiple channels and islands including Clough Island and Barkers Island, which break the landscape into discrete sections.

Connors Point and Dwights Point jut into bays and offer elevated vantage points for orientation. These water features and their surrounding developed areas create the unit's primary structural reference points.

This entire unit sits in the lower elevation band at 600 feet or less, with minimal variation across the landscape. Open grassland and agricultural fields dominate—about 62 percent of the terrain—providing clear sight lines across the delta region. Forest patches, roughly 21 percent coverage, appear scattered throughout rather than continuous; these occur primarily as regenerating stands and windbreaks between agricultural parcels.

Water features are substantial, occupying 16 percent of the unit's area and shaping both the landscape and hunting access. The terrain is essentially flat with no significant elevation changes.

Road density is exceptionally high at 7.45 miles per square mile—among the most connected terrain in Wisconsin. Highways, major roads, and secondary roads crisscross the unit extensively, reflecting heavy development and commercial activity around Superior. Most terrain lies within a short drive of the city and its residential sprawl.

However, 97 percent of the unit is privately owned, which severely constrains where hunters can legally access. Public land is minimal. This creates a paradox: the terrain is accessible by road but closed to public hunting across most acreage.

Success depends on securing private land access or identifying the few public areas.

Unit 102 occupies a compact 57 square miles of northwestern Wisconsin's Lake Superior shoreline region, centered on the city of Superior and surrounding lowlands. The unit encompasses the Saint Louis River delta, multiple bays, and the developed waterfront corridor. Wisconsin Point, a distinctive sand spit extending into Superior Bay, anchors the western boundary.

This is heavily developed country with substantial residential and industrial presence; Superior is the region's primary population center. The landscape transitions between working waterfront, agricultural land, and scattered forest fragments.

Water is abundant and inescapable in Unit 102. The Saint Louis River dominates, flowing through the delta with multiple channels (Superior Harbor Basin, East Gate Basin, West Gate Basin) that fragment the land into islands and narrow peninsulas. Pokegama River and Little Pokegama River add secondary flow patterns. Superior Bay itself and its connected bays—Pokegama, Allouez, Kimballs, and Howards—occupy significant acreage.

Morrison Creek, Crawford Creek, and Bear Creek provide smaller drainage patterns through the flatter terrain. This abundance of water shapes movement patterns and habitat use; deer concentrate near the forest-to-water transitions rather than interior uplands.

Unit 102 historically holds white-tailed deer and some mule deer, though habitat quality varies based on private land management. White-tailed deer use the agricultural fields for feeding and the scattered forest patches for cover and bedding; the interface between open grassland and timber is the key hunting zone. Early season hunting should focus on field edges near timber patches where deer transition between cover and feeding areas.

Rut activity concentrates near forest blocks that offer security. The delta's flat terrain offers limited natural funnel points; success depends on locating high-traffic areas through scouting or local knowledge. Water crossings and channel narrows may concentrate deer movement.

Given limited public access, building relationships with private landowners is essential for meaningful hunting opportunity.