34.83-Acre Southwest Wisconsin Hunting Land | Viola, Wisconsin

There’s something about owning your own piece of hunting ground that changes the way you look at fall. Your trails. Your stands. Your place to disappear when November finally rolls around.
Located just north of Viola in Richland County, this 34.83-acre wooded recreational property offers an affordable opportunity to own hunting land in the heart of Southwest Wisconsin’s famed Driftless Region. This is rugged deer country—steep hardwood ridges, deep draws, natural benches and a commanding ridgetop rising more than 340 feet above the valley floor.
For the hunter looking for their first tract of Wisconsin hunting land, or the seasoned outdoorsman wanting another property in proven whitetail country, this one deserves a serious look.
Built for the Southwest Wisconsin Hunter
The property is almost entirely wooded and dominated by mostly hardwood timber. From approximately 792 feet at its lowest elevation to more than 1,138 feet atop the ridge, the terrain is dramatic. The aerial and topographic imagery tell the story: a steep ridge system climbing from the valley before opening into a broad upper ridge with benches, fingers and terrain transitions along the way.
Once you reach that upper ridge, you begin to understand what makes this property special.
Deer and wild turkey are abundant throughout this region, while the combination of hardwood timber, steep terrain, defined ridge travel creates the ingredients whitetail hunters consistently look for.
Imagine a cool November morning on top of this ridge. The leaves are mostly gone, the surrounding Driftless bluffs stretch across the horizon, and somewhere below you a buck is working his way along one of those heavily traveled hillside trails toward the ridge. That’s what owning your own hunting ground is all about.
Big Country in a Manageable Package
One of the property's greatest assets may actually be what surrounds it. The aerial imagery shows an expansive landscape of wooded ridges, agricultural valleys and interconnected timber—the type of larger ecosystem capable of producing and holding quality whitetails.
Viola and the surrounding region have long been recognized by serious hunters for trophy-class whitetail potential. Rather than attempting to manufacture hunting habitat from scratch, you're buying into an established landscape where the terrain itself naturally dictates deer movement.
And at 34.83 acres, you're getting enough ground to hunt strategically without taking on the expense of a 100- or 200-acre farm.
Access
Recent survey has been completed to split the current parcel by both Plat of survey for the 38.83-acres being sold and the seller retaining the CSM area along Hwy 131. The property offers access from N Main St but please note there is not enough room to drive in from that current located you would have to park along N Main St and walk in so for convenience of viewing the property please park on over on Hwy 131 to access the hill road that leads to the top ridge.
The property will be subject to an easement benefiting the westerly neighbor, intended to clean up and formalize access to that neighboring residence off North Main Street. Easement terms and access arrangements should be reviewed as part of a buyer's due diligence. Option to explore with the DOT if you wanted to inquire about placement of your own driveway off Hwy 131 but that would require confirmation and excavation feasibility, if allowed due to grade.
This property was recently rezoned to (Ag/Res) and is being marketed specifically as vacant recreational and hunting land and is not considered feasible for residential construction. For those wanting to spend hunting weekends on the property, a camper may provide a practical option for weekend stays, subject to applicable local regulations.
The acreage is currently enrolled in MFL Closed, helping reduce the property's tax burden while maintaining private recreational use subject to the program's requirements. Please note the MFL plan might be adjusted to reflect the current surveyed acreage outcome to match MFL.
Your First Piece of Deer Dirt
Not every hunter needs a sprawling legacy farm. Sometimes you simply want a place that's yours—somewhere you can hang stands in August, run cameras through September, watch the hardwoods explode with color in October and climb onto that ridge when the rut begins to break loose in November.
At 34.83 acres, this Richland County property delivers steep Driftless terrain, hardwood timber, established trails, documented whitetail activity, turkey hunting and a beautiful upper ridge in an area synonymous with Southwest Wisconsin deer hunting.
It's rugged. It's wooded. It's recreational ground through and through.
And for someone who's spent years dreaming about finally owning their first hunting property in the hills of Southwest Wisconsin, this could be the tract that makes it happen.
Property Highlights: 34.83+/- acres • Richland County • Town of Forest • Viola, Wisconsin • Fully wooded hardwood ridge • 792+/- to 1,138+ ft. elevation • Established trail/UTV access to upper ridge • Whitetail & turkey habitat • Proven deer activity and trail-camera history • MFL Closed enrollment • Access from North Main Street - Recreational/vacant land
Schedule your private showing today with Joe Nawrot or Brandon Wikman. Buyer must provide Proof of Funds Letter from bank or lender prior to showing. For more info contact Wisconsin Land Specialist, Brandon Wikman at 608.403.6003 [email protected] or Joe Nawrot at 608.381.1627 // [email protected]
Joe Nawrot and Brandon Wikman are Wisconsin’s #1 Ranked Listing and Selling Agents of United Country Real Estate working for the Midwest’s #1 Ranked United Country Real Estate Office.