Lamberton Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Lamberton Wildlife Management Area is 1,361 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Redwood County, near Lamberton, inside Deer Permit Areas 289 and 295. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 558 deer in DPA 289 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 areasLamberton WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,361 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Redwood County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 289, DPA 295 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Lamberton |
| DNR area office | New Ulm |
| Nearest towns | Lamberton (2 mi), Wanda (4 mi) and Sanborn (4 mi) |
What can you hunt on Lamberton WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Lamberton WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Lamberton WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Lamberton WMA?
Lamberton WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 558 deer in DPA 289 in 2025, against 526 in 2024.
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 Lamberton WMA?
From Lamberton, go 3 miles E on US 14, 1/2 mile on CSAH 17.
Nearest towns: Lamberton (2 miles), Wanda (4 miles), Sanborn (4 miles) and Revere (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 14 and US 71.
What other public land is near Lamberton WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Dutch Charley Creek WMA: 162 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Willow Lake WMA: 178 acres, 3.7 miles away
- Coal Mine Creek WMA: 146 acres, 4.2 miles away
- Gora Prairie WMA: 153 acres, 4.3 miles away
- Grunflur WMA: 163 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Two Rivers WMA: 725 acres, 5.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lamberton WMA
Counting Lamberton WMA itself, 1,591 of the 37,562 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,591 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lamberton WMA?
In Redwood County, near Lamberton. The DNR's directions: From Lamberton, go 3 miles E on US 14, 1/2 mile on CSAH 17.
Which deer permit area is Lamberton WMA in?
DPA 289 (1,358 acres) and DPA 295 (5 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Lamberton WMA?
1,591 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lamberton WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Dutch Charley Creek WMA (0.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Lamberton 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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