Henry X Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Henry X Wildlife Management Area is 194 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Swift County, near Benson, inside Deer Permit Areas 277 and 275. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants and ducks and geese for it. Hunters registered 4,575 deer in DPA 277 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 areasState forest and other DNR landNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasOther federal landCounty, city and regional landHenry X WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 194 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Swift County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 277, DPA 275 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants and ducks and geese |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Benson |
| DNR area office | Appleton |
| Nearest towns | Benson (3 mi), Clontarf (4 mi) and Danvers (9 mi) |
What can you hunt on Henry X WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants and ducks and geese for Henry X WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Henry X WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Henry X WMA?
Henry X WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 4,575 deer in DPA 277 in 2025, against 4,301 in 2024.
| DPA | Henry X WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 277 | 134 | 4,575 | 4,301 | 4,013 |
| DPA 275 | 62 | 997 | 880 | 775 |
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 Henry X WMA?
From Benson, go 3 miles N on SH 29.
Nearest towns: Benson (3 miles), Clontarf (4 miles), Danvers (9 miles) and De Graff (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 9, MN 29 and US 12.
What other public land is near Henry X WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Bench WMA: 614 acres, 2.4 miles away
- Hoff WMA: 81 acres, 4.1 miles away
- Clair Rollings WMA: 534 acres, 5 miles away
- Danvers WMA: 3,032 acres, 5.1 miles away
- Chippewa River WMA: 124 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Jossart WMA: 201 acres, 7.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Henry X WMA
Counting Henry X WMA itself, 851 of the 24,777 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 | 433 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 348 |
| County, city and regional land | 68 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 1 |
| Other federal land | 1 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Henry X WMA?
In Swift County, near Benson. The DNR's directions: From Benson, go 3 miles N on SH 29.
Which deer permit area is Henry X WMA in?
DPA 277 (134 acres) and DPA 275 (62 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Henry X WMA?
851 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Henry X WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Bench WMA (2.4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Henry X 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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