Cuka Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Cuka Wildlife Management Area is 199 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Chippewa County, near Raymond, inside Deer Permit Area 282. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 242 deer in DPA 282 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 | 199 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Chippewa County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 282 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Raymond |
| DNR area office | New London |
| Nearest towns | Raymond (5 mi), Pennock (7 mi) and Kerkhoven (8 mi) |
What is Cuka WMA like?
This WMA is shallow wetlands, planted native grasses, block tree plantings, and non-native grass areas in an area of flat topography.
This WMA has easy access from gravel roads north and east, is well posted and open to all activities afforded WMA's. This unit is well surrounded by private cropland. Heaviest use by the public is during the pheasant season and deer seasons.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Cuka WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Cuka WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Cuka WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Cuka WMA?
Cuka WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 282. The DNR registered 242 deer in DPA 282 in 2025, against 217 in 2024.
| DPA | Cuka WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 282 | 199 | 242 | 217 | 209 |
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 Cuka WMA?
From Raymond, go 1.5 W on CR 13 and 4 N on CR 1.
Access for people with disabilities is limited to adjacent roads and approaches.
Nearest towns: Raymond (5 miles), Pennock (7 miles), Kerkhoven (8 miles) and Clara City (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 23 and MN 40.
What other public land is near Cuka WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Sena WMA: 184 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Reed WMA: 118 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Gopher Ridge WMA: 90 acres, 8.6 miles away
- RIM Memorial WMA: 77 acres, 8.7 miles away
- Mamre WMA: 80 acres, 8.7 miles away
- Rau Prairie Pothole WMA: 191 acres, 8.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Cuka WMA
Counting Cuka WMA itself, 750 of the 22,579 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 383 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 367 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Cuka WMA?
In Chippewa County, near Raymond. The DNR's directions: From Raymond, go 1.5 W on CR 13 and 4 N on CR 1.
Which deer permit area is Cuka WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 282. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Cuka WMA?
750 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Cuka WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Sena WMA (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Cuka 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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