Ereaux Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Ereaux Wildlife Management Area is 731 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Morrison County, near Little Falls, inside Deer Permit Area 221. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 4,908 deer in DPA 221 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 areasState parksCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landEreaux WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 731 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Morrison County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 221 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Little Falls |
| DNR area office | Little Falls |
| Nearest towns | Little Falls (3 mi), Genola (9 mi) and Pierz (9 mi) |
What is Ereaux WMA like?
This WMA contains restored wetlands with cattail and lowland brush, mixed with smaller areas of upland grass and oak-aspen forest. Management of this unit focuses on maintaining and improving the habitat for a diversity of native plants and wildlife using the wetland, grassland and forested habitats.
Motorized vehicles are prohibited on the WMA except on designated routes and parking lots. Off-highway vehicles (OHVs), all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and snowmobiles are prohibited anywhere on the WMA, including on designated parking lots and access roads. Hunter/Hiking trail and ungroomed x-cross country ski trail.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Ereaux WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for Ereaux WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Ereaux WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Ereaux WMA?
Ereaux WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 221. The DNR registered 4,908 deer in DPA 221 in 2025, against 4,438 in 2024.
| DPA | Ereaux WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 221 | 731 | 4,908 | 4,438 | 4,050 |
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 Ereaux WMA?
From Little Falls, go 3 miles north on county roads 43 & 261, then 0.5 miles east on township road (north end of unit); or follow county road 43 to SW corner of WMA.
Nearest towns: Little Falls (3 miles), Genola (9 miles), Pierz (9 miles) and Sobieski (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 10, MN 371, MN 27 and MN 115.
What other public land is near Ereaux WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Otter Point WMA: 34 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Rice-Skunk WMA: 665 acres, 4 miles away
- Crane Meadows WMA: 189 acres, 7.4 miles away
- Mud Lake WMA: 718 acres, 8.9 miles away
- McDougall WMA: 472 acres, 9.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Ereaux WMA
Counting Ereaux WMA itself, 1,426 of the 27,861 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,015 |
| County, city and regional land | 151 |
| State parks | 137 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 123 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Ereaux WMA?
In Morrison County, near Little Falls. The DNR's directions: From Little Falls, go 3 miles north on county roads 43 & 261, then 0.5 miles east on township road (north end of unit); or follow county road 43 to SW corner of WMA.
Which deer permit area is Ereaux WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 221. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Ereaux WMA?
1,426 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Ereaux WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 5 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Otter Point WMA (2.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Ereaux 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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