Edward Raymond Mohs Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Edward Raymond Mohs Wildlife Management Area is 336 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Stearns County, near Brooten, inside Deer Permit Areas 277 and 218. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 4,575 deer in DPA 277 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 areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasEdward Raymond Mohs WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 336 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Stearns County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 277, DPA 218 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Brooten |
| DNR area office | Sauk Rapids |
| Nearest towns | Brooten (2 mi), Belgrade (4 mi) and Elrosa (9 mi) |
What is Edward Raymond Mohs WMA like?
Large reed canary dominated grasslands and willow thickets dominate this WMA. This area is part of a larger deer, pheasant, and turkey wintering area. Stearns County Pheasants Forever purchased and donated this WMA.
Access to Tamarack Lake is by foot travel only. The southern portion of this unit offers more diverse cover types.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Edward Raymond Mohs WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Edward Raymond Mohs WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Edward Raymond Mohs WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Edward Raymond Mohs WMA?
Edward Raymond Mohs WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 4,575 deer in DPA 277 in 2025, against 4,301 in 2024.
| DPA | Edward Raymond Mohs WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 277 | 331 | 4,575 | 4,301 | 4,013 |
| DPA 218 | 3 | 3,769 | 3,553 | 3,092 |
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 Edward Raymond Mohs WMA?
3 miles SE of Brooten on MN Hwy. 55 within Sections 9/16, T123N, R35W.
Nearest towns: Brooten (2 miles), Belgrade (4 miles), Elrosa (9 miles) and Sedan (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 55 and US 71.
What other public land is near Edward Raymond Mohs WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Tamarac WMA: 615 acres, next to it
- Norman T. Dahlman WMA: 303 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Milton Kjeldahl WMA: 196 acres, 2.9 miles away
- North Fork WMA: 255 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Oxcart Crossing WMA: 210 acres, 4 miles away
- Prairie Smoke WMA: 174 acres, 4.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Edward Raymond Mohs WMA
Counting Edward Raymond Mohs WMA itself, 1,622 of the 25,317 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 | 1,243 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 379 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Edward Raymond Mohs WMA?
In Stearns County, near Brooten. The DNR's directions: 3 miles SE of Brooten on MN Hwy. 55 within Sections 9/16, T123N, R35W.
Which deer permit area is Edward Raymond Mohs WMA in?
DPA 277 (331 acres) and DPA 218 (3 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Edward Raymond Mohs WMA?
1,622 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Edward Raymond Mohs WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Tamarac WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Edward Raymond Mohs 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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