Huntersville Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Huntersville Wildlife Management Area is 521 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Wadena County, near Huntersville, inside Deer Permit Area 246. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 3,143 deer in DPA 246 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 landHuntersville WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 521 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Wadena County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 246 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Huntersville |
| DNR area office | Park Rapids |
| Nearest towns | Nimrod (8 mi), Hubbard (9 mi) and Menahga (12 mi) |
What is Huntersville WMA like?
This WMA consists of 3 separate tracts and is a wetland/lowland brush/forest complex with some grasslands.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Huntersville WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for Huntersville WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Huntersville WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Huntersville WMA?
Huntersville WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 246. The DNR registered 3,143 deer in DPA 246 in 2025, against 2,624 in 2024.
| DPA | Huntersville WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 246 | 521 | 3,143 | 2,624 | 2,394 |
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 Huntersville WMA?
From Huntersville, go 2 miles east on County Road 18.
Nearest towns: Nimrod (8 miles), Hubbard (9 miles), Menahga (12 miles) and Nevis (13 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 64 and MN 87.
What other public land is near Huntersville WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Burgen Lake Prairie WMA: 2,322 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Crow Wing Chain WMA: 3,334 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Nuthatch WMA: 2,167 acres, 4.8 miles away
- Yaeger Lake WMA: 1,148 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Crow Wing River Corridor WMA: 750 acres, 8.5 miles away
- Menahga WMA: 353 acres, 8.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Huntersville WMA
Counting Huntersville WMA itself, 12,081 of the 32,153 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (37.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 9,420 |
| State wildlife management areas | 2,661 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Huntersville WMA?
In Wadena County, near Huntersville. The DNR's directions: From Huntersville, go 2 miles east on County Road 18.
Which deer permit area is Huntersville WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 246. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Huntersville WMA?
12,081 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Huntersville WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Burgen Lake Prairie WMA (1.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Huntersville 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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