Percy Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Percy Wildlife Management Area is 1,874 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Kittson County, near Lake Bronson, inside Deer Permit Area 263. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,024 deer in DPA 263 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 landState parksPercy WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,874 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Kittson County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 263 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Lake Bronson |
| DNR area office | Karlstad |
| Nearest towns | Lake Bronson (4 mi), Lancaster (8 mi) and Halma (9 mi) |
What is Percy WMA like?
This WMA is a mixture of mostly aspen timber, lowland brush and emergent wetlands. Aspen covers about 900 acres of the unit. The terrain is flat and generally wet. Until the unit is acquired from the State Trust, little management will occur.
The timber will be managed for commercial logging to satisfy the Trust Fund. Cutting mature timber will ensure future use by forest wildlife. Access needs to be acquired and developed. Commercial logging has occurred on 200 acres of the unit. The area needs boundary identification signs posted and better access. Walking access is possible from the road on the north edge. The unit provides almost 2,000 acres of wild land for a variety of aspen forest and brushland species. Large flocks of cranes can be seen here in September. Fall hunting opportunities include duck hunting, deer hunting and moose are often seen.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Percy WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, sharp-tailed grouse, bear and small game for Percy WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Percy WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Percy WMA?
Percy WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 263. The DNR registered 1,024 deer in DPA 263 in 2025, against 920 in 2024.
| DPA | Percy WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 263 | 1,874 | 1,024 | 920 | 1,029 |
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 Percy WMA?
From Lake Bronson, go 5 mi N on Co. Rd #15 and 3 mi east on a township rd.
Nearest towns: Lake Bronson (4 miles), Lancaster (8 miles), Halma (9 miles) and Hallock (14 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 59 and MN 175.
What other public land is near Percy WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Beaches Lake WMA: 30,601 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Cannon WMA: 78 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Skull Lake WMA: 7,444 acres, 5.9 miles away
- Halma Swamp WMA: 3,029 acres, 6.6 miles away
- Caribou WMA: 14,128 acres, 7.1 miles away
- Bonasa WMA: 847 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Percy WMA
Counting Percy WMA itself, 6,515 of the 36,825 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (17.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 6,515 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Percy WMA?
In Kittson County, near Lake Bronson. The DNR's directions: From Lake Bronson, go 5 mi N on Co. Rd #15 and 3 mi east on a township rd.
Which deer permit area is Percy WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 263. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Percy WMA?
6,515 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Percy WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Beaches Lake WMA (1.1 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Percy 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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