Grey Eagle Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Grey Eagle Wildlife Management Area is 1,407 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Todd County, near Grey Eagle, inside Deer Permit Area 215. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 5,267 deer in DPA 215 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 | 1,407 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Todd County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 215 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Grey Eagle |
| DNR area office | Little Falls |
| Special restrictions | Yes, see the rules below |
| Nearest towns | Grey Eagle (3 mi), Burtrum (6 mi) and Sauk Centre (7 mi) |
What is Grey Eagle WMA like?
This WMA is large rolling hills with oak woods and old grass fields, two large restored wetlands with small wetlands in lowland areas. Management of this unit focuses on maintaining and improving the habitat for a diversity of native plants and wildlife, with an emphasis on grassland and wetland habitats.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Grey Eagle WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game for Grey Eagle WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Grey Eagle WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
Special restriction the DNR lists for Grey Eagle WMA: Motorized vehicles are prohibited on the WMA except on designated routes and parking lots. Off-highway vehicles (OHVs), all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and snowmobiles are prohibited anywhere on the WMA, including on designated parking lots and access roads.
How many deer are taken around Grey Eagle WMA?
Grey Eagle WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 215. The DNR registered 5,267 deer in DPA 215 in 2025, against 4,913 in 2024.
| DPA | Grey Eagle WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 215 | 1,407 | 5,267 | 4,913 | 4,318 |
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 Grey Eagle WMA?
From Grey Eagle, go 3 miles west on county road 98.
Disabled access is limited to the township roads and parking lots that are off of 253rd Avenue and the other parking lot off of 130th Street.
Nearest towns: Grey Eagle (3 miles), Burtrum (6 miles), Sauk Centre (7 miles) and St. Rosa (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 28, US 71, MN 287 and MN 27.
What other public land is near Grey Eagle WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Elgin Woods WMA: 240 acres, 0.6 miles away
- Ostendorff WMA: 54 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Buckhorn Lake WMA: 157 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Ireland WMA: 79 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Lasher Lake WMA: 146 acres, 5.8 miles away
- Ritter WMA: 100 acres, 5.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Grey Eagle WMA
Counting Grey Eagle WMA itself, 1,688 of the 34,523 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,688 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Grey Eagle WMA?
In Todd County, near Grey Eagle. The DNR's directions: From Grey Eagle, go 3 miles west on county road 98.
Which deer permit area is Grey Eagle WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 215. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Grey Eagle WMA?
1,688 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Grey Eagle WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Elgin Woods WMA (0.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Grey Eagle 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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