Huot Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Huot Wildlife Management Area is 424 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Red Lake County, near Red Lake Falls, inside Deer Permit Area 256. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,042 deer in DPA 256 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 | 424 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Red Lake County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 256 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Red Lake Falls |
| DNR area office | Thief River Falls |
| Nearest towns | Red Lake Falls (4 mi), Crookston (11 mi) and St. Hilaire (12 mi) |
What is Huot WMA like?
This unit was purchased to preserve river bottom habitat. The Red Lake River provides much of the WMA boundary, and the Black River bisects the western third.
Much of the timber that borders the Black River has been designated as old growth and cannot be logged. It is open for other recreational uses including hunting, trapping and wildlife viewing. Moran WMA is located 1 mi to the north and west.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Huot WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for Huot WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Huot WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Huot WMA?
Huot WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 256. The DNR registered 1,042 deer in DPA 256 in 2025, against 1,033 in 2024.
| DPA | Huot WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 256 | 424 | 1,042 | 1,033 | 867 |
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 Huot WMA?
From the intersection of SH 32 and County Road 13 in Red Lake Falls: Take County Road 13 north 1.5 mi, and west 3 mi; then County Road 18 west/south 4 mi to County Road 104. South 0.5 mi on County Road 104 to parking area on east side of road.
Nearest towns: Red Lake Falls (4 miles), Crookston (11 miles), St. Hilaire (12 miles) and Plummer (15 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 32.
What other public land is near Huot WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Moran WMA: 426 acres, next to it
- Stipa WMA: 161 acres, 3 miles away
- Pembina WMA: 6,671 acres, 5.6 miles away
- Marcoux WMA: 380 acres, 7.5 miles away
- Higinbotham WMA: 984 acres, 8.4 miles away
- Belgium WMA: 190 acres, 9.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Huot WMA
Counting Huot WMA itself, 860 of the 32,458 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 860 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Huot WMA?
In Red Lake County, near Red Lake Falls. The DNR's directions: From the intersection of SH 32 and County Road 13 in Red Lake Falls: Take County Road 13 north 1.5 mi, and west 3 mi; then County Road 18 west/south 4 mi to County Road 104. South 0.5 mi on County Road 104 to parking area on east side of road.
Which deer permit area is Huot WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 256. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Huot WMA?
860 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Huot WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Moran WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Huot 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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