Bohemian Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Bohemian Wildlife Management Area is 664 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Yellow Medicine and Lincoln counties, near Hendricks, inside Deer Permit Areas 279 and 286. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 397 deer in DPA 279 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 areasWalk-In AccessBohemian WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 664 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 279, DPA 286 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Hendricks |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Hendricks (8 mi), Canby (8 mi) and Porter (11 mi) |
What can you hunt on Bohemian WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Bohemian WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Bohemian WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Bohemian WMA?
Bohemian WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 397 deer in DPA 279 in 2025, against 370 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 Bohemian WMA?
From Hendricks, go 8 miles N on SH 271 and CSAH 1.
Nearest towns: Hendricks (8 miles), Canby (8 miles), Porter (11 miles) and Ivanhoe (13 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 271. 4 Walk-In Access sites within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Bohemian WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Saum Memorial WMA: 81 acres, next to it
- Tatley WMA: 323 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Minn-kota WMA: 138 acres, 1 mile away
- Colinoso WMA: 80 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Hansonville WMA: 35 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Sioux Nation WMA: 487 acres, 2.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Bohemian WMA
Counting Bohemian WMA itself, 2,060 of the 28,744 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (7.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,985 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 75 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Bohemian WMA?
In Yellow Medicine and Lincoln counties, near Hendricks. The DNR's directions: From Hendricks, go 8 miles N on SH 271 and CSAH 1.
Which deer permit area is Bohemian WMA in?
DPA 279 (476 acres) and DPA 286 (188 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Bohemian WMA?
2,060 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Bohemian WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Saum Memorial WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Bohemian 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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