Red Clover Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Red Clover Wildlife Management Area is 323 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Carlton County, near Cromwell , inside Deer Permit Areas 181 and 173. The DNR's WMA data lists deer and small game for it. Hunters registered 964 deer in DPA 181 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 landRed Clover WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 323 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Carlton County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 181, DPA 173 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Cromwell |
| DNR area office | Cloquet |
| Nearest towns | Cromwell (2 mi), Wright (6 mi) and Tamarack (12 mi) |
What is Red Clover WMA like?
This WMA consists of brushland habitat, managed for the benefit of open landscapes game and non-game wildlife species. This habitat is managed through prescribed fire and brushland mowing.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Red Clover WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer and small game for Red Clover WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Red Clover WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Red Clover WMA?
Red Clover WMA lies in 2 deer permit areas. The DNR registered 964 deer in DPA 181 in 2025, against 812 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 Red Clover WMA?
From Cromwell, travel 2 miles north on Highway 73. The WMA parking lot is located on the east side of the highway.
Nearest towns: Cromwell (2 miles), Wright (6 miles), Tamarack (12 miles) and Big Lake (12 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 73 and MN 210.
What other public land is near Red Clover WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Carl Sandell WMA: 40 acres, 0.6 miles away
- Mervin WMA: 242 acres, 3.8 miles away
- Kettle Lake WMA: 1,313 acres, 5.8 miles away
- Ricehaven WMA: 656 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Red Clover WMA
Counting Red Clover WMA itself, 6,422 of the 24,145 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (26.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 6,059 |
| State wildlife management areas | 363 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Red Clover WMA?
In Carlton County, near Cromwell . The DNR's directions: From Cromwell, travel 2 miles north on Highway 73. The WMA parking lot is located on the east side of the highway.
Which deer permit area is Red Clover WMA in?
DPA 181 (321 acres) and DPA 173 (2 acres). Each part follows its own permit area's bag limit.
How much public land is around Red Clover WMA?
6,422 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Red Clover WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 4 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Carl Sandell WMA (0.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Red Clover 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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