Greenleaf Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Greenleaf Wildlife Management Area is 437 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Meeker County, near Corvuso, inside Deer Permit Area 283. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for it. Hunters registered 584 deer in DPA 283 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 areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasGreenleaf WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 437 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Meeker County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 283 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Corvuso |
| DNR area office | New London |
| Nearest towns | Cedar Mills (3 mi), Cosmos (6 mi) and Litchfield (9 mi) |
What is Greenleaf WMA like?
This 440 acre unit lies in rolling topography. It has a very irregular boundary and contains woodlands, large cattail marshlands with some open water, food plot, fields of seeded natives, woody cover plantings, old grove, and scattered deciduous.
A County Ditch affects this unit so that the desirable higher water levels are not yet possible.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Greenleaf WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for Greenleaf WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Greenleaf WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Greenleaf WMA?
Greenleaf WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 283. The DNR registered 584 deer in DPA 283 in 2025, against 462 in 2024.
| DPA | Greenleaf WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 283 | 437 | 584 | 462 | 507 |
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 Greenleaf WMA?
From the junction of MN # 7 and CR 1 in Corvuso, travel N on # 1 a distance of 2 miles, then turn E on gravel road and travel 2 miles to the SE corner of the unit.
Limited to adjacent roadways and parking areas.
Nearest towns: Cedar Mills (3 miles), Cosmos (6 miles), Litchfield (9 miles) and Darwin (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 22 and MN 7.
What other public land is near Greenleaf WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Mahlon W. James Memorial WMA: 59 acres, 1.3 miles away
- Provencher WMA: 86 acres, 1.8 miles away
- Prairie-Big Woods WMA: 282 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Hen Haven WMA: 40 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Boon Lake WMA: 186 acres, 5.1 miles away
- Prieve WMA: 40 acres, 5.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Greenleaf WMA
Counting Greenleaf WMA itself, 1,224 of the 28,951 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 628 |
| State wildlife management areas | 596 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Greenleaf WMA?
In Meeker County, near Corvuso. The DNR's directions: From the junction of MN # 7 and CR 1 in Corvuso, travel N on # 1 a distance of 2 miles, then turn E on gravel road and travel 2 miles to the SE corner of the unit.
Which deer permit area is Greenleaf WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 283. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Greenleaf WMA?
1,224 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Greenleaf WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Mahlon W. James Memorial WMA (1.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Greenleaf 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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