Poposki Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Poposki Wildlife Management Area is 287 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lincoln County, near Ivanhoe, inside Deer Permit Area 286. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 588 deer in DPA 286 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 | 287 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Lincoln County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 286 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Ivanhoe |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Ivanhoe (4 mi), Porter (8 mi) and Taunton (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Poposki WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Poposki WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Poposki WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Poposki WMA?
Poposki WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 286. The DNR registered 588 deer in DPA 286 in 2025, against 497 in 2024.
| DPA | Poposki WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 286 | 287 | 588 | 497 | 436 |
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 Poposki WMA?
From Ivanhoe, go 2.5 miles N on CO RD 5 then 2 miles E on CO RD 17 then 1/2 mile N on 230th Ave.
Nearest towns: Ivanhoe (4 miles), Porter (8 miles), Taunton (8 miles) and Arco (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 75 and MN 19. 3 Walk-In Access sites within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Poposki WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Rost WMA: 250 acres, 1.6 miles away
- Salix WMA: 86 acres, 3 miles away
- Christine WMA: 41 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Bossuyt WMA: 82 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Rogge WMA: 105 acres, 4.2 miles away
- Pothole WMA: 50 acres, 4.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Poposki WMA
Counting Poposki WMA itself, 542 of the 27,403 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 542 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Poposki WMA?
In Lincoln County, near Ivanhoe. The DNR's directions: From Ivanhoe, go 2.5 miles N on CO RD 5 then 2 miles E on CO RD 17 then 1/2 mile N on 230th Ave.
Which deer permit area is Poposki WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 286. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Poposki WMA?
542 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Poposki WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Rost WMA (1.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Poposki 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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