Quilitz Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Quilitz Wildlife Management Area is 383 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lac qui Parle County, near Nassau, inside Deer Permit Areas 279 and 278. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 397 deer in DPA 279 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 areasQuilitz WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 383 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lac qui Parle County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 279, DPA 278 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Nassau |
| DNR area office | Appleton |
| Nearest towns | Nassau (4 mi), Marietta (5 mi) and Bellingham (5 mi) |
What can you hunt on Quilitz WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Quilitz WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Quilitz WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Quilitz WMA?
Quilitz WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 397 deer in DPA 279 in 2025, against 370 in 2024.
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 Quilitz WMA?
From Nassau, go 4 miles E on CSAH 24.
Nearest towns: Nassau (4 miles), Marietta (5 miles), Bellingham (5 miles) and Madison (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 40 and US 75.
What other public land is near Quilitz WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Walter WMA: 510 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Caerulean WMA: 264 acres, 1.9 miles away
- Perry WMA: 212 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Haydenville WMA: 484 acres, 2.4 miles away
- David B. Vesall WMA: 645 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Kibler WMA: 541 acres, 3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Quilitz WMA
Counting Quilitz WMA itself, 1,729 of the 28,148 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,537 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 192 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Quilitz WMA?
In Lac qui Parle County, near Nassau. The DNR's directions: From Nassau, go 4 miles E on CSAH 24.
Which deer permit area is Quilitz WMA in?
DPA 279 (209 acres) and DPA 278 (174 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Quilitz WMA?
1,729 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Quilitz WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Walter WMA (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Quilitz 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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