Albion Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Albion Wildlife Management Area is 546 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Wright County, near Annandale, inside Deer Permit Area 219. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,989 deer in DPA 219 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's wildlife management area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR Deer Harvest Reports, 2021 to 2025.
State wildlife management areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landAlbion WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 546 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Wright County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 219 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Annandale |
| DNR area office | Sauk Rapids |
| Nearest towns | Annandale (2 mi), Maple Lake (4 mi) and South Haven (6 mi) |
What is Albion WMA like?
This WMA is located in rolling farmland with scattered larger hardwood groves. The unit contains a 300 acre restored wetland basin which historically has been an important stop-over site for migratory birds. Hardwood forest also occurs here.
Recently acquired lands should allow for a restoration of a 60 acre drained shallow lake. Management emphasis is on improving and maintaining wetlands, surrounding grasslands and hardwood forest. Birders should check this area out.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Albion WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Albion WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Albion WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Albion WMA?
Albion WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 219. The DNR registered 1,989 deer in DPA 219 in 2025, against 1,973 in 2024.
| DPA | Albion WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 219 | 546 | 1,989 | 1,973 | 1,709 |
Harvest for the whole deer permit area, not the WMA alone: Minnesota DNR Deer Harvest Reports (2021 to 2025, 2025 report).
How do you get to Albion WMA?
3 miles south of Annandale on County 5.
Nearest towns: Annandale (2 miles), Maple Lake (4 miles), South Haven (6 miles) and Silver Creek (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 55 and MN 24.
What other public land is near Albion WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Swartout WMA: 110 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Hidden Marsh WMA: 39 acres, 2 miles away
- Corinna WMA: 81 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Maple Lake WMA: 410 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Suconnix WMA: 1,007 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Knapp WMA: 434 acres, 7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Albion WMA
Counting Albion WMA itself, 1,420 of the 27,511 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 703 |
| State wildlife management areas | 696 |
| County, city and regional land | 20 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Albion WMA?
In Wright County, near Annandale. The DNR's directions: 3 miles south of Annandale on County 5.
Which deer permit area is Albion WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 219. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Albion WMA?
1,420 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Albion WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Swartout WMA (1.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Albion WMA; Minnesota DNR Wildlife Management Area boundaries, publicly accessible.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
- Deer harvest: Minnesota DNR Deer Harvest Reports (2021 to 2025, 2025 report).
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