Quade Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Quade Wildlife Management Area is 162 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Waseca County, near Janesville, inside Deer Permit Area 230. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, 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 areasQuade WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 162 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Waseca County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 230 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Janesville |
| DNR area office | Owatonna |
| Nearest towns | Janesville (next to it), Pemberton (7 mi) and St. Clair (7 mi) |
What is Quade WMA like?
The Quade WMA has gently rolling topography with a 50-acre oak forest surrounded by grasslands and small ponds. A drainage ditch and creek bisects the wildlife area from the southeast to the northwest.
The diversity of habitat provides for good wildlife watching opportunities. Habitat management strives to conserve and enhance the existing oak forest and woodland habitats and the associated grassland/wetland complex. Winter habitat is enhanced by the addition of a small conifer stand and fruit bearing trees and shrubs.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Quade WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, mourning doves and small game for Quade WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Quade WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Quade WMA?
Quade WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 230. The DNR registered 549 deer in DPA 230 in 2025, against 604 in 2024.
| DPA | Quade WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 230 | 162 | 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 Quade WMA?
From Janesville, go 1 mile S on Cty Hwy 3. The address is 37049 30th Street, Janesville, Minnesota.
A grass surfaced parking lot is located off 25th Street on the west side of the wildlife area. A field lane and walking trail provides easy access to the woodlands from County Road 3, but parking is limited.
Nearest towns: Janesville (next to it), Pemberton (7 miles), St. Clair (7 miles) and Elysian (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 14.
What other public land is near Quade WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Linde WMA: 193 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Born WMA: 185 acres, 3.1 miles away
- Lundquist WMA: 42 acres, 3.6 miles away
- Kanne WMA: 78 acres, 4.4 miles away
- Willard and Lois Manthey WMA: 55 acres, 4.6 miles away
- Seha WMA: 132 acres, 7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Quade WMA
Counting Quade WMA itself, 294 of the 22,091 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 294 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Quade WMA?
In Waseca County, near Janesville. The DNR's directions: From Janesville, go 1 mile S on Cty Hwy 3. The address is 37049 30th Street, Janesville, Minnesota.
Which deer permit area is Quade WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 230. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Quade WMA?
294 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Quade WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Linde WMA (1.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Quade 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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