Grandview Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Grandview Wildlife Management Area is 437 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lyon County, near Ghent, inside Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 731 deer in DPA 288 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 | 437 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lyon County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 288 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Ghent |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Ghent (2 mi), Minneota (3 mi) and Taunton (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Grandview WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for Grandview WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Grandview WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Grandview WMA?
Grandview WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR registered 731 deer in DPA 288 in 2025, against 634 in 2024.
| DPA | Grandview WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 288 | 437 | 731 | 634 | 556 |
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 Grandview WMA?
From Ghent, go 2 1/2 miles W on CSAH 8.
Nearest towns: Ghent (2 miles), Minneota (3 miles), Taunton (7 miles) and Lynd (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 68 and MN 19. 2 Walk-In Access sites within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Grandview WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Good Medicine WMA: 57 acres, 3.8 miles away
- Vallers WMA: 771 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Tillemans WMA: 155 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Bosque WMA: 289 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Furgamme WMA: 152 acres, 6.4 miles away
- Sioux Prairie WMA: 443 acres, 6.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Grandview WMA
Counting Grandview WMA itself, 437 of the 25,774 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 437 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Grandview WMA?
In Lyon County, near Ghent. The DNR's directions: From Ghent, go 2 1/2 miles W on CSAH 8.
Which deer permit area is Grandview WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 288. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Grandview WMA?
437 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Grandview WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Good Medicine WMA (3.8 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Grandview 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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