Madrena Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Madrena Wildlife Management Area is 306 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lac qui Parle County, near Madison, inside Deer Permit Area 279. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 397 deer in DPA 279 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 areasMadrena WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 306 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lac qui Parle County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 279 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Madison |
| DNR area office | Appleton |
| Nearest towns | Madison (2 mi), Bellingham (7 mi) and Marietta (9 mi) |
What can you hunt on Madrena WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Madrena WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Madrena WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Madrena WMA?
Madrena WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 279. The DNR registered 397 deer in DPA 279 in 2025, against 370 in 2024.
| DPA | Madrena WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 279 | 306 | 397 | 370 | 358 |
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 Madrena WMA?
From Madison, go 2.5 miles W on SH 40, 2 miles N on CSAH 17.
Nearest towns: Madison (2 miles), Bellingham (7 miles), Marietta (9 miles) and Louisburg (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 75 and MN 40.
What other public land is near Madrena WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Madison WMA: 228 acres, next to it
- Lillejord WMA: 94 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Borchardt -Rosin WMA: 258 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Haydenville WMA: 484 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Kemen WMA: 209 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Sioux Reservation Line WMA: 34 acres, 4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Madrena WMA
Counting Madrena WMA itself, 1,041 of the 24,042 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (4.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,041 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Madrena WMA?
In Lac qui Parle County, near Madison. The DNR's directions: From Madison, go 2.5 miles W on SH 40, 2 miles N on CSAH 17.
Which deer permit area is Madrena WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 279. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Madrena WMA?
1,041 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Madrena WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Madison WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Madrena 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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