Sedan Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Sedan Wildlife Management Area is 580 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Pope County, near Sedan, inside Deer Permit Area 218. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for it. Hunters registered 3,769 deer in DPA 218 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 areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasSedan WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 580 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Pope County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 218 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Sedan |
| DNR area office | Fergus Falls |
| Nearest towns | Sedan (next to it), Glenwood (7 mi) and Villard (8 mi) |
What is Sedan WMA like?
This WMA has large expanses of nonnative grass, emergent wetlands, and lowland brush. This unit contains one of the largest cattail sloughs in the vicinity. Managed primarily for waterfowl production, pheasant habitat, and deer cover.
A native prairie remnant is found on the east side. Dense marsh growth provides winter cover for pheasants and other wildlife. This is a good place to view wetland wildlife. Wetland and grassland songbirds are numerous.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Sedan WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for Sedan WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Sedan WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Sedan WMA?
Sedan WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 218. The DNR registered 3,769 deer in DPA 218 in 2025, against 3,553 in 2024.
| DPA | Sedan WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 218 | 580 | 3,769 | 3,553 | 3,092 |
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 Sedan WMA?
From Sedan, go 1 mile NW on SH 55.
Nearest towns: Sedan (next to it), Glenwood (7 miles), Villard (8 miles) and Long Beach (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 55 and MN 28.
What other public land is near Sedan WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Sedan Pond WMA: 113 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Heinks WMA: 39 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Chippewa Falls WMA: 218 acres, 2.6 miles away
- Westport WMA: 399 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Bangor WMA: 80 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Skarpness WMA: 57 acres, 6.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Sedan WMA
Counting Sedan WMA itself, 1,654 of the 27,505 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 850 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 804 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Sedan WMA?
In Pope County, near Sedan. The DNR's directions: From Sedan, go 1 mile NW on SH 55.
Which deer permit area is Sedan WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 218. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Sedan WMA?
1,654 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Sedan WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Sedan Pond WMA (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Sedan 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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