County Line Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
County Line Wildlife Management Area is 322 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Murray and Nobles counties, near Iona, inside Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 301 deer in DPA 237 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 landNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasWalk-In AccessCounty Line WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 322 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Counties | Murray County and Nobles County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 237 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Iona |
| DNR area office | Slayton-Talcot Lake |
| Nearest towns | Iona (4 mi), Wilmont (6 mi) and Fulda (8 mi) |
What is County Line WMA like?
This WMA is two separate subunits. This North subunit contains several wetlands and associated uplands with native grasses, woody cover plantings, and food plots. This WMA is two separate subunits. This South subunit contains 90 acre, Willow Lake which is managed for waterfowl. Associated uplands contain food plots, woody cover plantings, and native grasslands.
This unit is managed primarily for upland game. This subunit has uncommon wet prairie in the northeast corner. Plants include rattlesnake master and bottled genetian.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on County Line WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for County Line WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on County Line WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around County Line WMA?
County Line WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR registered 301 deer in DPA 237 in 2025, against 332 in 2024.
| DPA | County Line WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 237 | 322 | 301 | 332 | 359 |
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 County Line WMA?
From Iona, go 4 miles south on county road 31. From Iona, go 4 miles south on co rd 31, then.3 miles east on trail.
Nearest towns: Iona (4 miles), Wilmont (6 miles), Fulda (8 miles) and Avoca (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 267.
What other public land is near County Line WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Cleanwater WMA: 38 acres, 0.6 miles away
- Scheuring WMA: 58 acres, 0.8 miles away
- Swessinger WMA: 713 acres, 1.2 miles away
- Fenmont WMA: 517 acres, 1.2 miles away
- Schoeberl WMA: 150 acres, 1.2 miles away
- Stoderl Slough WMA: 160 acres, 2.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of County Line WMA
Counting County Line WMA itself, 2,239 of the 26,824 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 2,063 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 176 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is County Line WMA?
In Murray and Nobles counties, near Iona. The DNR's directions: From Iona, go 4 miles south on county road 31. From Iona, go 4 miles south on co rd 31, then.3 miles east on trail.
Which deer permit area is County Line WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 237. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around County Line WMA?
2,239 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, County Line WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Cleanwater WMA (0.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, County Line 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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