Dutch Charley Creek Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Dutch Charley Creek Wildlife Management Area is 162 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Redwood County, near Lamberton, inside Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants and small game for it. Hunters registered 904 deer in DPA 295 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 areasDutch Charley Creek WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 162 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Redwood County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 295 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Lamberton |
| DNR area office | New London |
| Nearest towns | Lamberton (2 mi), Sanborn (5 mi) and Wanda (6 mi) |
What can you hunt on Dutch Charley Creek WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants and small game for Dutch Charley Creek WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Dutch Charley Creek WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Dutch Charley Creek WMA?
Dutch Charley Creek WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR registered 904 deer in DPA 295 in 2025, against 835 in 2024.
| DPA | Dutch Charley Creek WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 295 | 162 | 904 | 835 | 827 |
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 Dutch Charley Creek WMA?
From Lamberton travel 1.5 miles east on US Highway 14. Turn south on Jade Avenue and travel 1 mile south. The WMA will be on the east side of the road.
Access is via Jade Avenue and an unnamed township road. Parking is available as several field access points and a primitive parking lot in the southwest corner of the unit.
Nearest towns: Lamberton (2 miles), Sanborn (5 miles), Wanda (6 miles) and Revere (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 14 and US 71.
What other public land is near Dutch Charley Creek WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Lamberton WMA: 1,361 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Gora Prairie WMA: 153 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Grunflur WMA: 163 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Typhoon WMA: 83 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Coal Mine Creek WMA: 146 acres, 5.8 miles away
- Willow Lake WMA: 178 acres, 6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Dutch Charley Creek WMA
Counting Dutch Charley Creek WMA itself, 1,572 of the 22,253 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (7.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,572 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Dutch Charley Creek WMA?
In Redwood County, near Lamberton. The DNR's directions: From Lamberton travel 1.5 miles east on US Highway 14. Turn south on Jade Avenue and travel 1 mile south. The WMA will be on the east side of the road.
Which deer permit area is Dutch Charley Creek WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 295. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Dutch Charley Creek WMA?
1,572 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Dutch Charley Creek WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Lamberton WMA (0.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Dutch Charley Creek 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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