Felton Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Felton Wildlife Management Area is 1,016 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Clay County, near Felton, inside Deer Permit Area 666. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 686 deer in DPA 666 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 areasFelton WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,016 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Clay County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 666 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Felton |
| DNR area office | Detroit Lakes |
| Special restrictions | Yes, see the rules below |
| Nearest towns | Felton (2 mi), Borup (7 mi) and Ulen (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Felton WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Felton WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Felton WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
Special restriction the DNR lists for Felton WMA: WMA lies within the Felton Game Refuge Consult game regulations for exceptions.
How many deer are taken around Felton WMA?
Felton WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 666. The DNR registered 686 deer in DPA 666 in 2025.
| DPA | Felton WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| DPA 666 | 1,016 | 686 |
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 Felton WMA?
From Felton, go 2 1/2 miles E on CSAH 34.
Nearest towns: Felton (2 miles), Borup (7 miles), Ulen (8 miles) and Hitterdal (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 9.
What other public land is near Felton WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Flowing Prairie WMA: 1,556 acres, 2 miles away
- Ulen WMA: 480 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Jeral WMA: 75 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Cupido WMA: 1,196 acres, 7 miles away
- Cromwell WMA: 287 acres, 7.5 miles away
- Aspen WMA: 40 acres, 7.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Felton WMA
Counting Felton WMA itself, 3,331 of the 30,001 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (11.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,738 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 1,212 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 381 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Felton WMA?
In Clay County, near Felton. The DNR's directions: From Felton, go 2 1/2 miles E on CSAH 34.
Which deer permit area is Felton WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 666. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Felton WMA?
3,331 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Felton WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Flowing Prairie WMA (2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Felton 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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