Caron Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Caron Wildlife Management Area is 954 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Martin County, near Sherburn, inside Deer Permit Area 252. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 601 deer in DPA 252 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 | 954 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Martin County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 252 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Sherburn |
| DNR area office | Windom |
| Nearest towns | Sherburn (3 mi), Trimont (4 mi) and Alpha (6 mi) |
What can you hunt on Caron WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Caron WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Caron WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Caron WMA?
Caron WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 252. The DNR registered 601 deer in DPA 252 in 2025, against 555 in 2024.
| DPA | Caron WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 252 | 954 | 601 | 555 | 607 |
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 Caron WMA?
From Sherburn, go 2 1/2 miles N on SH 4 then 1 1/2 miles W on Co Rd 132.
Nearest towns: Sherburn (3 miles), Trimont (4 miles), Alpha (6 miles) and Welcome (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-90 and MN 4.
What other public land is near Caron WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Four Corners WMA: 612 acres, next to it
- Seymour Lake WMA: 291 acres, 1.8 miles away
- Fox Lake WMA: 35 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Rooney Run WMA: 540 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Krahmer WMA: 376 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Fossum WMA: 139 acres, 9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Caron WMA
Counting Caron WMA itself, 1,976 of the 30,843 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,976 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Caron WMA?
In Martin County, near Sherburn. The DNR's directions: From Sherburn, go 2 1/2 miles N on SH 4 then 1 1/2 miles W on Co Rd 132.
Which deer permit area is Caron WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 252. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Caron WMA?
1,976 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Caron WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Four Corners WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Caron 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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