Fenmont Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Fenmont Wildlife Management Area is 517 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Nobles and Murray counties, near Wilmont, inside Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 301 deer in DPA 237 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 | 517 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Nobles County and Murray County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 237 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Wilmont |
| DNR area office | Slayton-Talcot Lake |
| Nearest towns | Iona (5 mi), Wilmont (5 mi) and Chandler (8 mi) |
What is Fenmont WMA like?
This WMA contains permanent and semi-permanent wetlands with associated uplands, woody cover plantings, and food plots. This is one of the county's larger units.
Ample road access allows for good wildlife viewing.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Fenmont WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Fenmont WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Fenmont WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Fenmont WMA?
Fenmont WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR registered 301 deer in DPA 237 in 2025, against 332 in 2024.
| DPA | Fenmont WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 237 | 517 | 301 | 332 | 359 |
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 Fenmont WMA?
From Wilmont, 6 miles north on County Road 13.
Nearest towns: Iona (5 miles), Wilmont (5 miles), Chandler (8 miles) and Lismore (8 miles). 1 Walk-In Access site within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Fenmont WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Scheuring WMA: 58 acres, next to it
- Cleanwater WMA: 38 acres, next to it
- Stoderl Slough WMA: 160 acres, 0.8 miles away
- County Line WMA: 322 acres, 1.2 miles away
- Swessinger WMA: 713 acres, 1.4 miles away
- Schoeberl WMA: 150 acres, 1.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Fenmont WMA
Counting Fenmont WMA itself, 2,197 of the 27,051 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 2,006 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 191 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Fenmont WMA?
In Nobles and Murray counties, near Wilmont. The DNR's directions: From Wilmont, 6 miles north on County Road 13.
Which deer permit area is Fenmont WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 237. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Fenmont WMA?
2,197 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Fenmont WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Scheuring WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Fenmont 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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