Kvernmo Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Kvernmo Wildlife Management Area is 205 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lincoln County, near Hendricks, inside Deer Permit Area 286. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 588 deer in DPA 286 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 | 205 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Lincoln County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 286 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Hendricks |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Hendricks (2 mi), Ivanhoe (6 mi) and Arco (11 mi) |
What can you hunt on Kvernmo WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Kvernmo WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Kvernmo WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Kvernmo WMA?
Kvernmo WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 286. The DNR registered 588 deer in DPA 286 in 2025, against 497 in 2024.
| DPA | Kvernmo WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 286 | 205 | 588 | 497 | 436 |
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 Kvernmo WMA?
From Hendricks, go 2 miles E on CSAH 17 then 1/2 mile S on Co Rd 101.
Nearest towns: Hendricks (2 miles), Ivanhoe (6 miles), Arco (11 miles) and Porter (14 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 19, MN 271 and US 75. 3 Walk-In Access sites within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Kvernmo WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Hendricks WMA: 116 acres, next to it
- Expectation WMA: 46 acres, next to it
- Legacy WMA: 165 acres, next to it
- Blue Wing WMA: 108 acres, 1.4 miles away
- Ten Sloughs WMA: 50 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Ivanhoe WMA: 382 acres, 2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Kvernmo WMA
Counting Kvernmo WMA itself, 1,468 of the 24,993 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (5.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,466 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 2 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Kvernmo WMA?
In Lincoln County, near Hendricks. The DNR's directions: From Hendricks, go 2 miles E on CSAH 17 then 1/2 mile S on Co Rd 101.
Which deer permit area is Kvernmo WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 286. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Kvernmo WMA?
1,468 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Kvernmo WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Hendricks WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Kvernmo 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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