Poynette Sites

The Wisconsin State Game Farm is a 500-acre game farm located next to the MacKenzie Center, approximately three miles west of Poynette, WI. In 1934, the state of Wisconsin purchased land for the raising and studying of pheasants and other animals and named the new site the Wisconsin State Experimental Game and Fur Farm. In 1938, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) began renovating existing structures and adding new facilities to the Farm. Some of these facilities included much-needed storage facilities like a 75-foot barn, refrigeration facilities, slaughterhouses, and new pens for animals like raccoons. WPA carpenters also constructed a sawmill for...