Mudlac Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Mudlac Wildlife Management Area is 240 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Marshall County, near Middle River, inside Deer Permit Areas 203 and 208. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 85 deer in DPA 203 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 areasMudlac WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 240 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Marshall County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 203, DPA 208 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Middle River |
| DNR area office | Thief River Falls |
| Nearest towns | Middle River (6 mi), Holt (10 mi) and Strathcona (12 mi) |
What can you hunt on Mudlac WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese and small game for Mudlac WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Mudlac WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Mudlac WMA?
Mudlac WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 85 deer in DPA 203 in 2025, against 77 in 2024.
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 Mudlac WMA?
From Middle River, go 7 miles E on CSAH 6 then 2 miles S on TWP RD.
Nearest towns: Middle River (6 miles), Holt (10 miles), Strathcona (12 miles) and Newfolden (14 miles).
What other public land is near Mudlac WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Whiteford WMA: 76 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Cedar II WMA: 163 acres, 2 miles away
- Thief Lake WMA: 54,632 acres, 3.2 miles away
- Spruce Valley WMA: 81 acres, 6.9 miles away
- Huntly WMA: 6,503 acres, 7.2 miles away
- Elm Lake WMA: 15,736 acres, 8.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Mudlac WMA
Counting Mudlac WMA itself, 10,310 of the 24,304 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (42.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 9,827 |
| State wildlife management areas | 483 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Mudlac WMA?
In Marshall County, near Middle River. The DNR's directions: From Middle River, go 7 miles E on CSAH 6 then 2 miles S on TWP RD.
Which deer permit area is Mudlac WMA in?
DPA 203 (238 acres) and DPA 208 (1 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Mudlac WMA?
10,310 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Mudlac WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Whiteford WMA (1.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Mudlac 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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