Lind Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Lind Wildlife Management Area is 653 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Roseau County, near Karlstad, inside Deer Permit Area 264. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, sharp-tailed grouse and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,995 deer in DPA 264 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 areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasLind WMACounty lineHighway
| Size | 653 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Roseau County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 264 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, sharp-tailed grouse and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Karlstad |
| DNR area office | Karlstad |
| Nearest towns | Strathcona (8 mi), Karlstad (8 mi) and Strandquist (8 mi) |
What is Lind WMA like?
This WMA is an excellent example of the habitat distribution typical of the aspen parklands ecosystem. It is primarily covered in mesic brush prairie but also contains clumps of aspen forest and pockets of upland deciduous shrubland.
Prescribed burning is the primary technique that is applied to this unit to maintain it in the mosaic of habitat characteristic of the parklands. Sandhill cranes can often be found utilizing this site.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Lind WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, sharp-tailed grouse and small game for Lind WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Lind WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Lind WMA?
Lind WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 264. The DNR registered 1,995 deer in DPA 264 in 2025, against 2,007 in 2024.
| DPA | Lind WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 264 | 653 | 1,995 | 2,007 | 1,770 |
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 Lind WMA?
From Karlstad, go 8 miles east on County Highway 9 then 1 mile north on County Road 105.
Nearest towns: Strathcona (8 miles), Karlstad (8 miles), Strandquist (8 miles) and Greenbush (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 11.
What other public land is near Lind WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Twin Lakes WMA: 8,867 acres, 2.4 miles away
- East Park WMA: 10,420 acres, 3 miles away
- Deer WMA: 35 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Hereim WMA: 184 acres, 5.1 miles away
- Huntly WMA: 6,503 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Pelan WMA: 3,637 acres, 5.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lind WMA
Counting Lind WMA itself, 1,259 of the 26,464 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,259 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lind WMA?
In Roseau County, near Karlstad. The DNR's directions: From Karlstad, go 8 miles east on County Highway 9 then 1 mile north on County Road 105.
Which deer permit area is Lind WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 264. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Lind WMA?
1,259 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lind WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Twin Lakes WMA (2.4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Lind 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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