Pick Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Pick Wildlife Management Area is 199 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Blue Earth County, near Minnesota Lake, inside Deer Permit Area 230. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 549 deer in DPA 230 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 areasPick WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 199 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Blue Earth County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 230 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Minnesota Lake |
| DNR area office | Nicollet |
| Nearest towns | Minnesota Lake (4 mi), Mapleton (5 mi) and Waldorf (7 mi) |
What is Pick WMA like?
The Pick WMA is mainly comprised of: A restored prairie wetland complex with upland and lowland forest components.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Pick WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Pick WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Pick WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Pick WMA?
Pick WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 230. The DNR registered 549 deer in DPA 230 in 2025, against 604 in 2024.
| DPA | Pick WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 230 | 199 | 549 | 604 | 606 |
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 Pick WMA?
From Minnesota Lake, go 3 1/2 miles N on CSAH 14 then 1/2 mile W on SH 30.
Nearest towns: Minnesota Lake (4 miles), Mapleton (5 miles), Waldorf (7 miles) and Pemberton (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 30 and MN 22.
What other public land is near Pick WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Latourelle WMA: 83 acres, next to it
- Thompson Slough WMA: 27 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Lost Marsh WMA: 329 acres, 2.2 miles away
- Stokman WMA: 514 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Lembke WMA: 93 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Hobza WMA: 158 acres, 4.9 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Pick WMA
Counting Pick WMA itself, 840 of the 23,637 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 840 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Pick WMA?
In Blue Earth County, near Minnesota Lake. The DNR's directions: From Minnesota Lake, go 3 1/2 miles N on CSAH 14 then 1/2 mile W on SH 30.
Which deer permit area is Pick WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 230. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Pick WMA?
840 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Pick WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Latourelle WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Pick 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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