Bue-tiful Acres Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Bue-tiful Acres Wildlife Management Area is 168 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lyon County, near Marshall, inside Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 731 deer in DPA 288 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 | 168 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lyon County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 288 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Marshall |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Lynd (4 mi), Marshall (5 mi) and Russell (8 mi) |
What is Bue-tiful Acres WMA like?
This unit is a mixture of remnant and restored native prairie with a small unnamed creek system dividing it from southwest to northeast.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Bue-tiful Acres WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for Bue-tiful Acres WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Bue-tiful Acres WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Bue-tiful Acres WMA?
Bue-tiful Acres WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR registered 731 deer in DPA 288 in 2025, against 634 in 2024.
| DPA | Bue-tiful Acres WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 288 | 168 | 731 | 634 | 556 |
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 Bue-tiful Acres WMA?
From Marshall, go approximately 6 miles south on US Highway 59, then go 1.5 miles west on 220th street to the WMA access road on north (right side) of trees. Follow the access road to the parking area on the WMA.
Nearest towns: Lynd (4 miles), Marshall (5 miles), Russell (8 miles) and Balaton (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 23, US 59 and MN 19.
What other public land is near Bue-tiful Acres WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Deutz WMA: 42 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Jacobson WMA: 290 acres, 3 miles away
- Meadow Creek WMA: 858 acres, 3.2 miles away
- Hoffman Creek WMA: 37 acres, 3.8 miles away
- Ringneck Ravine WMA: 69 acres, 4.2 miles away
- Deer Lane WMA: 117 acres, 4.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Bue-tiful Acres WMA
Counting Bue-tiful Acres WMA itself, 229 of the 22,224 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 229 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Bue-tiful Acres WMA?
In Lyon County, near Marshall. The DNR's directions: From Marshall, go approximately 6 miles south on US Highway 59, then go 1.5 miles west on 220th street to the WMA access road on north (right side) of trees. Follow the access road to the parking area on the WMA.
Which deer permit area is Bue-tiful Acres WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 288. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Bue-tiful Acres WMA?
229 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Bue-tiful Acres WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Deutz WMA (1.9 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Bue-tiful Acres 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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