Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area is 450 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Todd and Morrison counties, near Grey Eagle, inside Deer Permit Area 215. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for it. Hunters registered 5,267 deer in DPA 215 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 landOak Ridge WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 450 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Todd County and Morrison County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 215 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Grey Eagle |
| DNR area office | Little Falls |
| Special restrictions | Yes, see the rules below |
| Nearest towns | Burtrum (3 mi), Upsala (4 mi) and Grey Eagle (4 mi) |
What is Oak Ridge WMA like?
This WMA is mostly wooded with oak and aspen forest types there are small open water wetlands and grass fields.
Short hiking trail on west end of unit.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Oak Ridge WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for Oak Ridge WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Oak Ridge WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
Special restriction the DNR lists for Oak Ridge WMA: Motorized vehicles are prohibited on the WMA except on designated routes and parking lots. Off-highway vehicles (OHVs), all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and snowmobiles are prohibited anywhere on the WMA, including on designated parking lots and access road.
How many deer are taken around Oak Ridge WMA?
Oak Ridge WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 215. The DNR registered 5,267 deer in DPA 215 in 2025, against 4,913 in 2024.
| DPA | Oak Ridge WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 215 | 450 | 5,267 | 4,913 | 4,318 |
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 Oak Ridge WMA?
From Grey Eagle, go 1.5 miles south on county road 33, then 4 miles east on county road 2, then 2 miles north on township road.
Nearest towns: Burtrum (3 miles), Upsala (4 miles), Grey Eagle (4 miles) and Swanville (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 28, MN 238 and MN 287.
What other public land is near Oak Ridge WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Sponsa WMA: 218 acres, 0.9 miles away
- Buckhorn Lake WMA: 157 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Clare Johnson - Carl W. Schmidt WMA: 702 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Ostendorff WMA: 54 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Ireland WMA: 79 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Grey Eagle WMA: 1,407 acres, 6.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Oak Ridge WMA
Counting Oak Ridge WMA itself, 1,075 of the 25,043 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 | 926 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 149 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Oak Ridge WMA?
In Todd and Morrison counties, near Grey Eagle. The DNR's directions: From Grey Eagle, go 1.5 miles south on county road 33, then 4 miles east on county road 2, then 2 miles north on township road.
Which deer permit area is Oak Ridge WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 215. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Oak Ridge WMA?
1,075 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Oak Ridge WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Sponsa WMA (0.9 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Oak Ridge 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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