Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area is 564 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Nobles County, near Fulda, inside Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 301 deer in DPA 237 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 areasLone Tree WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 564 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Nobles County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 237 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Fulda |
| DNR area office | Slayton-Talcot Lake |
| Nearest towns | Fulda (4 mi), Kinbrae (7 mi) and Dundee (8 mi) |
What is Lone Tree WMA like?
This WMA is made up of two subunits (North and South). This North subunit contains a 35-acre wetland managed for waterfowl with associated small wetlands, grasslands woody cover and food plots. This WMA is made up of two subunits (North and South). This South subunit is a creek floodplain containing grassland, woody cover and food plots.
This subunit was purchased in part with funds from the local chapter of Pheasants Forever.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Lone Tree WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Lone Tree WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Lone Tree WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Lone Tree WMA?
Lone Tree WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 237. The DNR registered 301 deer in DPA 237 in 2025, against 332 in 2024.
| DPA | Lone Tree WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 237 | 564 | 301 | 332 | 359 |
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 Lone Tree WMA?
From Fulda, go 3 miles south on State Highway 59 then 1 mile west on County Road 18 then 0.5 miles south on township road. From Fulda, go 5 miles south on State Highway 59, then 1.5 miles west on township road.
Nearest towns: Fulda (4 miles), Kinbrae (7 miles), Dundee (8 miles) and Avoca (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 59 and MN 62.
What other public land is near Lone Tree WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Pheasant Run WMA: 31 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Fulda WMA: 157 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Stable Banks WMA: 45 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Schweigert WMA: 219 acres, 2.2 miles away
- West Graham WMA: 506 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Eagle Lake WMA: 52 acres, 4.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Lone Tree WMA
Counting Lone Tree WMA itself, 1,025 of the 29,793 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,025 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lone Tree WMA?
In Nobles County, near Fulda. The DNR's directions: From Fulda, go 3 miles south on State Highway 59 then 1 mile west on County Road 18 then 0.5 miles south on township road. From Fulda, go 5 miles south on State Highway 59, then 1.5 miles west on township road.
Which deer permit area is Lone Tree WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 237. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Lone Tree WMA?
1,025 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lone Tree WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Pheasant Run WMA (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Lone Tree 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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