Cedar Bend Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Cedar Bend Wildlife Management Area is 1,473 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Roseau County, near Warroad, inside Deer Permit Area 105. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 2,485 deer in DPA 105 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 areasState forest and other DNR landCedar Bend WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,473 acres in 4 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Roseau County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 105 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Warroad |
| DNR area office | Baudette |
| Nearest towns | Warroad (5 mi), Roseau (13 mi) and Roosevelt (15 mi) |
What is Cedar Bend WMA like?
This WMA consists mainly of lowland brush habitat types. Management objectives include maintaining open brushland through burning, and shearing. These early successional communities are used by Sharp-tailed Grouse and Short-eared Owls, Sandhill cranes and other open land dependent species use this WMA.
At certain times of the year access within this WMA can be difficult due to wet conditions. Rubber knee boots are recommended. Sharptails, rails, snipe, deer and bear can be hunted here.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Cedar Bend WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game for Cedar Bend WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Cedar Bend WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Cedar Bend WMA?
Cedar Bend WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 105. The DNR registered 2,485 deer in DPA 105 in 2025, against 2,165 in 2024.
| DPA | Cedar Bend WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 105 | 1,473 | 2,485 | 2,165 | 2,545 |
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 Cedar Bend WMA?
From Warroad, go 4 3/4 miles S on CSAH 5 then 6 miles W on CSAH 12 then 1 1/4 miles N on Twp Rd.
Cedar Bend WMA is surrounded by private lands but is well signed and posted. Please respect private property and be sure of your location at all times.
Nearest towns: Warroad (5 miles), Roseau (13 miles), Roosevelt (15 miles) and Williams (22 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 11.
What other public land is near Cedar Bend WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- East Branch WMA: 39 acres, 5.9 miles away
- R.C. #3 WMA: 81 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Enstrom WMA: 79 acres, 6.3 miles away
- Clear River WMA: 80 acres, 6.5 miles away
- Border WMA: 506 acres, 7.6 miles away
- Bear Creek WMA: 285 acres, 7.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Cedar Bend WMA
Counting Cedar Bend WMA itself, 7,139 of the 39,183 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (18.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 5,665 |
| State wildlife management areas | 1,474 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Cedar Bend WMA?
In Roseau County, near Warroad. The DNR's directions: From Warroad, go 4 3/4 miles S on CSAH 5 then 6 miles W on CSAH 12 then 1 1/4 miles N on Twp Rd.
Which deer permit area is Cedar Bend WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 105. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Cedar Bend WMA?
7,139 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Cedar Bend WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest East Branch WMA (5.9 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Cedar Bend 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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