Bosque Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Bosque Wildlife Management Area is 289 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lincoln and Lyon counties, near Marshall, inside Deer Permit Areas 286 and 288. 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 | 289 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Lincoln County and Lyon County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 286, DPA 288 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Marshall |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Arco (7 mi), Ivanhoe (7 mi) and Minneota (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Bosque WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for Bosque WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Bosque WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Bosque WMA?
Bosque 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 Bosque WMA?
From Marshall, go approximately 14 miles W on SH 19 then 1 mile N on 280th Ave.
Nearest towns: Arco (7 miles), Ivanhoe (7 miles), Minneota (8 miles) and Taunton (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 19. 8 Walk-In Access sites within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Bosque WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Sioux Prairie WMA: 443 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Muldental WMA: 27 acres, 1.4 miles away
- Tillemans WMA: 155 acres, 2.2 miles away
- Furgamme WMA: 152 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Rost WMA: 250 acres, 3 miles away
- Salix WMA: 86 acres, 3.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Bosque WMA
Counting Bosque WMA itself, 2,545 of the 25,632 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (9.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 1,576 |
| State wildlife management areas | 969 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Bosque WMA?
In Lincoln and Lyon counties, near Marshall. The DNR's directions: From Marshall, go approximately 14 miles W on SH 19 then 1 mile N on 280th Ave.
Which deer permit area is Bosque WMA in?
DPA 286 (220 acres) and DPA 288 (70 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Bosque WMA?
2,545 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Bosque WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Sioux Prairie WMA (0.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Bosque 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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