Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area is 283 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Murray County, near Walnut Grove, inside Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 904 deer in DPA 295 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 | 283 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Murray County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 295 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Walnut Grove |
| DNR area office | Slayton-Talcot Lake |
| Nearest towns | Walnut Grove (4 mi), Tracy (7 mi) and Dovray (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Plum Creek WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, mourning doves and small game for Plum Creek WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Plum Creek WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Plum Creek WMA?
Plum Creek WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 295. The DNR registered 904 deer in DPA 295 in 2025, against 835 in 2024.
| DPA | Plum Creek WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 295 | 283 | 904 | 835 | 827 |
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 Plum Creek WMA?
From Walnut Grove travel 4.5 miles south and 1 mile west.
Nearest towns: Walnut Grove (4 miles), Tracy (7 miles), Dovray (8 miles) and Revere (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 14. 1 Walk-In Access site within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Plum Creek WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Shetek WMA: 731 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Buffalo Lake WMA: 568 acres, 5.9 miles away
- Dovray WMA: 998 acres, 6.8 miles away
- Buttermilk Run WMA: 56 acres, 6.9 miles away
- Budolfson WMA: 617 acres, 7.2 miles away
- Greenhead WMA: 48 acres, 8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Plum Creek WMA
Counting Plum Creek WMA itself, 370 of the 23,956 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 283 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 87 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Plum Creek WMA?
In Murray County, near Walnut Grove. The DNR's directions: From Walnut Grove travel 4.5 miles south and 1 mile west.
Which deer permit area is Plum Creek WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 295. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Plum Creek WMA?
370 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Plum Creek WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Shetek WMA (5.2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Plum Creek 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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