Prairie Ridge Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Prairie Ridge Wildlife Management Area is 160 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Otter Tail County, near Campbell, inside Deer Permit Area 270. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 330 deer in DPA 270 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 landNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasOther federal landPrairie Ridge WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 160 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Otter Tail County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 270 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Campbell |
| DNR area office | Fergus Falls |
| Nearest towns | Foxhome (9 mi), Nashua (9 mi) and Campbell (10 mi) |
What can you hunt on Prairie Ridge WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Prairie Ridge WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Prairie Ridge WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Prairie Ridge WMA?
Prairie Ridge WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 270. The DNR registered 330 deer in DPA 270 in 2025, against 304 in 2024.
| DPA | Prairie Ridge WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 270 | 160 | 330 | 304 | 247 |
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 Prairie Ridge WMA?
From Campbell, go 8 miles E on CSAH 4 and 26 then 4 miles N on CSAH 7 and then 1 mile east on township road.
Access and parking on the north side of the unit off 140th St.
Nearest towns: Foxhome (9 miles), Nashua (9 miles), Campbell (10 miles) and Wendell (10 miles).
What other public land is near Prairie Ridge WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Doran WMA: 616 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Coyour Memorial WMA: 240 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Copeland WMA: 200 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Orwell WMA: 2,127 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Kube-swift WMA: 332 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Aastad WMA: 317 acres, 6.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Prairie Ridge WMA
Counting Prairie Ridge WMA itself, 2,802 of the 22,068 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (12.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,299 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 1,188 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 315 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Prairie Ridge WMA?
In Otter Tail County, near Campbell. The DNR's directions: From Campbell, go 8 miles E on CSAH 4 and 26 then 4 miles N on CSAH 7 and then 1 mile east on township road.
Which deer permit area is Prairie Ridge WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 270. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Prairie Ridge WMA?
2,802 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Prairie Ridge WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Doran WMA (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Prairie 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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