Archerville Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Archerville Wildlife Management Area is 237 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lincoln and Yellow Medicine counties, near Canby, inside Deer Permit Areas 286 and 279. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 588 deer in DPA 286 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.
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| Size | 237 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Lincoln County and Yellow Medicine County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 286, DPA 279 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Canby |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Canby (6 mi), Porter (8 mi) and Hendricks (9 mi) |
What can you hunt on Archerville WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for Archerville WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Archerville WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Archerville WMA?
Archerville WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 588 deer in DPA 286 in 2025, against 497 in 2024.
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 Archerville WMA?
From Canby, go 3 1/4 S on US 75 then 2 1/2 W on 400th St/160th Ave.
Nearest towns: Canby (6 miles), Porter (8 miles), Hendricks (9 miles) and Ivanhoe (12 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 75. 5 Walk-In Access sites within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Archerville WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Platyrchnchos WMA: 84 acres, next to it
- Colinoso WMA: 80 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Clare Johnson WMA: 124 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Prairie Dell WMA: 204 acres, 2.1 miles away
- Bohemian WMA: 664 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Richard J. Dorer WMA: 337 acres, 2.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Archerville WMA
Counting Archerville WMA itself, 1,299 of the 24,353 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,136 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 163 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Archerville WMA?
In Lincoln and Yellow Medicine counties, near Canby. The DNR's directions: From Canby, go 3 1/4 S on US 75 then 2 1/2 W on 400th St/160th Ave.
Which deer permit area is Archerville WMA in?
DPA 286 (196 acres) and DPA 279 (41 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Archerville WMA?
1,299 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Archerville WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Platyrchnchos WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Archerville 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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