Green Valley Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Green Valley Wildlife Management Area is 793 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lyon County, near Green Valley, inside Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, 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 | 793 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lyon County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 288 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Green Valley |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Marshall (5 mi), Cottonwood (6 mi) and Ghent (9 mi) |
What can you hunt on Green Valley WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Green Valley WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Green Valley WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Green Valley WMA?
Green Valley WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR registered 731 deer in DPA 288 in 2025, against 634 in 2024.
| DPA | Green Valley WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 288 | 793 | 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 Green Valley WMA?
From Green Valley, go 1/2 mile S on SH 23 then 2 1/2 miles E on CSAH 8.
Nearest towns: Marshall (5 miles), Cottonwood (6 miles), Ghent (9 miles) and Milroy (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 23, MN 19, MN 68 and US 59. 1 Walk-In Access site within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Green Valley WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Rolling Hills WMA: 356 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Clifton WMA: 381 acres, 4 miles away
- Lines WMA: 325 acres, 4.6 miles away
- Vallers WMA: 771 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Sham Lake WMA: 84 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Sandy Slough WMA: 79 acres, 6.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Green Valley WMA
Counting Green Valley WMA itself, 1,019 of the 29,030 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 794 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 225 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Green Valley WMA?
In Lyon County, near Green Valley. The DNR's directions: From Green Valley, go 1/2 mile S on SH 23 then 2 1/2 miles E on CSAH 8.
Which deer permit area is Green Valley WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 288. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Green Valley WMA?
1,019 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Green Valley WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Rolling Hills WMA (3.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Green Valley 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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