Mac's 40

Additional Information: Mac's 40 acres PAA is 10.7 miles south of Torrington and was purchased in 1950 to provide pheasant habitat and increased hunting opportunities. Most of the vegetation is sagebrush grassland with a variety of native grasses, rubber rabbitbrush, sagebrush and gray horsebrush. Various types of grasses, forbes, shrubs and trees have been planted here to increase dense nesting cover for wildlife. Current management priorities on the Mac's 40 area are focused on geese, ducks and pheasants. Many species of ducks, geese, sandhill cranes, shorebirds, pheasants, cottontail rabbits, wild turkeys, mule deer and white-tailed deer, skunks, fox squirrels and muskrats live here. Songbirds, doves and bald eagles also use these lands. Non-toxic shot is required when attempting to take any game species when hunting with a shotgun. Mac's 40 acres provides a variety of recreational opportunities here, including picnicking, wildlife observation, trapping, and hunting.