Group of vibrant purple flowers on a blooming prairie with a sun setting in the background.
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Photography

At Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

Whether you wield a smartphone or a zoom lens, you’ll find photo-worthy subjects this refuge. Wildlife photography is a priority public use on national wildlife refuges, the Auto Tour and various overlooks are great places to start to help you get the images you’re after.

Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Activities

woman reels in small fish while man watches intently
Fishing
Wild turkeys walking single file on a trail, late on a fall day.
Hiking
A woman points while a child next to her looks through binoculars
Wildlife watching
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge
44843 County Road 19
Odessa, MN 56276-2062
(320) 273-2191
bigstone@fws.gov

Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters 320-273-2191 bigstone@fws.gov

Refuge Manager: Michael Budd 320-292-4367 michael_budd@fws.gov

Assistant Manager: Mead Klavetter 320-287-0368 mead_klavetter@fws.gov

Refuge Specialist: VACANT

Biologist: Brandon Semel 320-808-9470 brandon_semel@fws.gov

Sr. Federal Wildlife Officer: Brett Bowser 320-288-3419 brett_bowser@fws.gov