Flinks Slough Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Flinks Slough Wildlife Management Area is 358 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lac qui Parle and Yellow Medicine counties, near Boyd, inside Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 329 deer in DPA 280 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 areasWalk-In AccessFlinks Slough WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 358 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Lac qui Parle County and Yellow Medicine County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 280 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Boyd |
| DNR area office | Appleton |
| Nearest towns | Clarkfield (2 mi), Boyd (3 mi) and Hazel Run (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Flinks Slough WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Flinks Slough WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Flinks Slough WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Flinks Slough WMA?
Flinks Slough WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR registered 329 deer in DPA 280 in 2025, against 359 in 2024.
| DPA | Flinks Slough WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 280 | 358 | 329 | 359 | 308 |
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 Flinks Slough WMA?
From Boyd, go 3 miles S on CSAH 29, 2 miles E on Township Road.
Nearest towns: Clarkfield (2 miles), Boyd (3 miles), Hazel Run (8 miles) and St. Leo (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 67, US 59 and MN 275.
What other public land is near Flinks Slough WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Stoney Run WMA: 268 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Church WMA: 95 acres, 0.8 miles away
- Siyo Waste WMA: 158 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Stokke WMA: 157 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Tyro WMA: 302 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Christopherson WMA: 143 acres, 4.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Flinks Slough WMA
Counting Flinks Slough WMA itself, 838 of the 24,792 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 838 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Flinks Slough WMA?
In Lac qui Parle and Yellow Medicine counties, near Boyd. The DNR's directions: From Boyd, go 3 miles S on CSAH 29, 2 miles E on Township Road.
Which deer permit area is Flinks Slough WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 280. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Flinks Slough WMA?
838 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Flinks Slough WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Stoney Run WMA (0.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Flinks Slough 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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