Bennett Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Bennett Wildlife Management Area is 344 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Cottonwood County, near Bingham Lake, inside Deer Permit Area 250. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 505 deer in DPA 250 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 areasBennett WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 344 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Cottonwood County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 250 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Bingham Lake |
| DNR area office | Windom |
| Nearest towns | Bingham Lake (3 mi), Fish Lake (4 mi) and Mountain Lake (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Bennett WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Bennett WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Bennett WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Bennett WMA?
Bennett WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 250. The DNR registered 505 deer in DPA 250 in 2025, against 479 in 2024.
| DPA | Bennett WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 250 | 344 | 505 | 479 | 497 |
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 Bennett WMA?
From Bingham Lake, go 2 miles E on Co Rd 47 then 1 1/2 miles S on Co Rd 46.
Nearest towns: Bingham Lake (3 miles), Fish Lake (4 miles), Mountain Lake (4 miles) and Windom (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 60.
What other public land is near Bennett WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Banks WMA: 312 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Carpenter WMA: 61 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Mountain Lake WMA: 70 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Wolf Lake WMA: 105 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Laurs Lake WMA: 266 acres, 5.1 miles away
- Regehr WMA: 65 acres, 5.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Bennett WMA
Counting Bennett WMA itself, 657 of the 25,531 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 657 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Bennett WMA?
In Cottonwood County, near Bingham Lake. The DNR's directions: From Bingham Lake, go 2 miles E on Co Rd 47 then 1 1/2 miles S on Co Rd 46.
Which deer permit area is Bennett WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 250. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Bennett WMA?
657 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Bennett WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Banks WMA (1.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Bennett 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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