Larix Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Larix Wildlife Management Area is 589 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Polk County, near Gully, inside Deer Permit Area 209. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,486 deer in DPA 209 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 | 589 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Polk County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 209 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ducks and geese, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Gully |
| DNR area office | Thief River Falls |
| Nearest towns | Gully (next to it), Trail (3 mi) and Gonvick (6 mi) |
What is Larix WMA like?
This unit is located in the extreme southern portion of the Minnesota aspen parkland. It is characterized by open terrain that has wet prairie, sedge meadow, brush thickets, and scattered groves of aspen.
The management of the unit is to preserve the aspen parkland habitat and the diversity of the plant and animal species. A small wild rice paddy is in the north portion of the unit. A two square mile SNA is adjacent to the east. Spring opportunities include songbird migration. In summer photography and bird watching opportunities are abundant. Fall hunting can be good for deer and upland game bird species.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Larix WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game for Larix WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Larix WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Larix WMA?
Larix WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 209. The DNR registered 1,486 deer in DPA 209 in 2025, against 1,380 in 2024.
| DPA | Larix WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 209 | 589 | 1,486 | 1,380 | 1,234 |
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 Larix WMA?
From Gully, go 1 1/2 miles N on CSAH 2.
Nearest towns: Gully (next to it), Trail (3 miles), Gonvick (6 miles) and Oklee (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 92.
What other public land is near Larix WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Hangaard WMA: 22 acres, 1 mile away
- Le Blanc WMA: 159 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Crane WMA: 1,297 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Gully WMA: 446 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Enerson WMA: 282 acres, 8.8 miles away
- Hill River WMA: 139 acres, 9.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Larix WMA
Counting Larix WMA itself, 2,267 of the 26,408 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 1,624 |
| State wildlife management areas | 643 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Larix WMA?
In Polk County, near Gully. The DNR's directions: From Gully, go 1 1/2 miles N on CSAH 2.
Which deer permit area is Larix WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 209. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Larix WMA?
2,267 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Larix WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Hangaard WMA (1 mile).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Larix 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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