Linde Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Linde Wildlife Management Area is 193 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Waseca County, near Janesville, inside Deer Permit Area 230. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 549 deer in DPA 230 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 | 193 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Waseca County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 230 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Janesville |
| DNR area office | Owatonna |
| Nearest towns | Janesville (2 mi), Elysian (5 mi) and Waterville (8 mi) |
What is Linde WMA like?
The Hogan WMA is being restored to a mixture of grassland and brushland habitats with a small woodland and pothole wetlands. The WMA was acquired with assistance from Pheasants Forever and Minnesota's Outdoor Heritage Fund. This WMA is being restored to a mixture of grassland habitats and woodland with small wetlands. A drainage ditch bisects the area. The WMA was acquired with assistance from Pheasants Forever, Janesville-Smith’s Mill Sportsman’s Club and the Linde family.
This area has been adopted by Pheasants Forever - Waseca Chapter to assist with maintenance and habitat projects.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Linde WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game for Linde WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Linde WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Linde WMA?
Linde WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 230. The DNR registered 549 deer in DPA 230 in 2025, against 604 in 2024.
| DPA | Linde WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 230 | 193 | 549 | 604 | 606 |
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 Linde WMA?
From Janesville, go 1.1 miles ESE on Old Highway 14. The WMA on the North side of the road. From Janesville, go 2.25 miles E on Waseca CSAH 19 to the WMA on the North (left) side of the road.
A gravel parking lot is provided for off-highway parking. A gravel parking lot is provided for off-highway parking. Foot travel is welcome but no motor vehicle use is permitted on the trail beyond this parking lot.
Nearest towns: Janesville (2 miles), Elysian (5 miles), Waterville (8 miles) and Waseca (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 14 and MN 60.
What other public land is near Linde WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Quade WMA: 162 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Kanne WMA: 78 acres, 4.2 miles away
- Born WMA: 185 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Seha WMA: 132 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Lundquist WMA: 42 acres, 4.8 miles away
- Willard and Lois Manthey WMA: 55 acres, 4.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Linde WMA
Counting Linde WMA itself, 362 of the 25,755 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 362 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Linde WMA?
In Waseca County, near Janesville. The DNR's directions: From Janesville, go 1.1 miles ESE on Old Highway 14. The WMA on the North side of the road. From Janesville, go 2.25 miles E on Waseca CSAH 19 to the WMA on the North (left) side of the road.
Which deer permit area is Linde WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 230. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Linde WMA?
362 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Linde WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Quade WMA (1.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Linde 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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