Menahga Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Menahga Wildlife Management Area is 353 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Wadena County, near Menahga, inside Deer Permit Area 241. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 7,163 deer in DPA 241 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 areasState forest and other DNR landMenahga WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 353 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Wadena County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 241 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Menahga |
| DNR area office | Park Rapids |
| Nearest towns | Menahga (4 mi), Sebeka (5 mi) and Nimrod (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Menahga WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for Menahga WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Menahga WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Menahga WMA?
Menahga WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 241. The DNR registered 7,163 deer in DPA 241 in 2025, against 6,563 in 2024.
| DPA | Menahga WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 241 | 353 | 7,163 | 6,563 | 6,052 |
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 Menahga WMA?
From Menahga, go 4 miles south on U.S. Highway 71 then east on County Road 13 for 4 miles.
Nearest towns: Menahga (4 miles), Sebeka (5 miles), Nimrod (8 miles) and Hubbard (9 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 71 and MN 87.
What other public land is near Menahga WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Yaeger Lake WMA: 1,148 acres, 1.3 miles away
- Kitten Creek WMA: 156 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Red Eye WMA: 144 acres, 2 miles away
- Wood Eye WMA: 253 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Burgen Lake Prairie WMA: 2,322 acres, 5.7 miles away
- Sebeka WMA: 150 acres, 7.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Menahga WMA
Counting Menahga WMA itself, 2,415 of the 24,601 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (9.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,573 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 842 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Menahga WMA?
In Wadena County, near Menahga. The DNR's directions: From Menahga, go 4 miles south on U.S. Highway 71 then east on County Road 13 for 4 miles.
Which deer permit area is Menahga WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 241. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Menahga WMA?
2,415 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Menahga WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Yaeger Lake WMA (1.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Menahga 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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