Numo Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Numo Wildlife Management Area is 207 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Chippewa County, near Montevideo, inside Deer Permit Area 282. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 242 deer in DPA 282 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 | 207 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Chippewa County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 282 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Montevideo |
| DNR area office | New London |
| Nearest towns | Watson (6 mi), Montevideo (7 mi) and Milan (12 mi) |
What is Numo WMA like?
This WMA contains seeded native grass fields, non-native grass field, a woody cover planting, and a large wetland. There is a parking area next to an old farm grove in the SW corner of the unit.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Numo WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Numo WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Numo WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Numo WMA?
Numo WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 282. The DNR registered 242 deer in DPA 282 in 2025, against 217 in 2024.
| DPA | Numo WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 282 | 207 | 242 | 217 | 209 |
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 Numo WMA?
From the junction of Hwy 7 and 29 in Montevideo, travel north on Hwy. 29 a distance of 7 mi., then turn east and travel 1.5 miles to the SW corner of the unit.
Access for people with disabilities is limited to the parking area and adjacent township roads.
Nearest towns: Watson (6 miles), Montevideo (7 miles), Milan (12 miles) and Maynard (14 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 29. 1 Walk-In Access site within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Numo WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Byholt Marsh WMA: 283 acres, next to it
- Tunsberg WMA: 81 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Bergo WMA: 189 acres, 4.4 miles away
- Lac qui Parle WMA: 33,602 acres, 5.1 miles away
- Grace Marshes WMA: 922 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Benderberg WMA: 427 acres, 5.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Numo WMA
Counting Numo WMA itself, 491 of the 23,584 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 491 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Numo WMA?
In Chippewa County, near Montevideo. The DNR's directions: From the junction of Hwy 7 and 29 in Montevideo, travel north on Hwy. 29 a distance of 7 mi., then turn east and travel 1.5 miles to the SW corner of the unit.
Which deer permit area is Numo WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 282. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Numo WMA?
491 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Numo WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Byholt Marsh WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Numo 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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