Beaulieu Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Beaulieu Wildlife Management Area is 280 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Mahnomen County, near Beaulieu, inside Deer Permit Area 298. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 779 deer in DPA 298 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 areasState forest and other DNR landNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasBeaulieu WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 280 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Mahnomen County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 298 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Beaulieu |
| DNR area office | Detroit Lakes |
| Nearest towns | Beaulieu (2 mi), Midway (3 mi) and The Ranch (5 mi) |
What is Beaulieu WMA like?
This WMA is open to hunting, trapping and compatible wildlife uses. Land cover includes bur oak and aspen woodlands, wet sedge meadows, prairie, and wetlands. The Wild Rice River flows through the south side of the WMA. A USFWS WPA abuts the unit along with some County land.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Beaulieu WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves, bear and small game for Beaulieu WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Beaulieu WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Beaulieu WMA?
Beaulieu WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 298. The DNR registered 779 deer in DPA 298 in 2025, against 671 in 2024.
| DPA | Beaulieu WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 298 | 280 | 779 | 671 | 491 |
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 Beaulieu WMA?
From Beaulieu, go 3 miles N and E on CSAH 3.
A parking lot is located on the north side of the unit off of CSAH 3.
Nearest towns: Beaulieu (2 miles), Midway (3 miles), The Ranch (5 miles) and Riverland (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 200.
What other public land is near Beaulieu WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Vanose WMA: 2,497 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Warren WMA: 68 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Budde Meadows WMA: 282 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Rush WMA: 813 acres, 4.2 miles away
- Gregory WMA: 617 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Wambach WMA: 1,287 acres, 6.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Beaulieu WMA
Counting Beaulieu WMA itself, 1,395 of the 24,132 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 897 |
| State wildlife management areas | 468 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 30 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Beaulieu WMA?
In Mahnomen County, near Beaulieu. The DNR's directions: From Beaulieu, go 3 miles N and E on CSAH 3.
Which deer permit area is Beaulieu WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 298. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Beaulieu WMA?
1,395 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Beaulieu WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Vanose WMA (2.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Beaulieu 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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