Sena Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Sena Wildlife Management Area is 184 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Chippewa County, near Willmar, inside Deer Permit Area 282. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 242 deer in DPA 282 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.
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| Size | 184 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Chippewa County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 282 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Willmar |
| DNR area office | New London |
| Nearest towns | Raymond (5 mi), Pennock (6 mi) and Kerkhoven (7 mi) |
What is Sena WMA like?
This 184 acre unit contains a variety of habitats including native prairie, seeded native grass areas, woody cover plantings, food plot, non-native grass, willow patches, and several wetlands.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Sena WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Sena WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Sena WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Sena WMA?
Sena WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 282. The DNR registered 242 deer in DPA 282 in 2025, against 217 in 2024.
| DPA | Sena WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 282 | 184 | 242 | 217 | 209 |
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 Sena WMA?
From the junction of CR 5 and MN 40 at the west edge of Willmar, travel west on 40 a distance of 9 miles to Chippewa C. Rd. 1, then south on 1 a distance of 1 mile to NW corner of the WMA.
Gravel roadways on the north and west sides of the unit provide access. There is a small gravel pile/parking area at the NW corner of the unit.
Nearest towns: Raymond (5 miles), Pennock (6 miles), Kerkhoven (7 miles) and Clara City (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 40.
What other public land is near Sena WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Cuka WMA: 199 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Reed WMA: 118 acres, 6 miles away
- RIM Memorial WMA: 77 acres, 7.7 miles away
- Mamre WMA: 80 acres, 7.7 miles away
- Gopher Ridge WMA: 90 acres, 7.8 miles away
- Rau Prairie Pothole WMA: 191 acres, 8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Sena WMA
Counting Sena WMA itself, 755 of the 22,407 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 383 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 372 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Sena WMA?
In Chippewa County, near Willmar. The DNR's directions: From the junction of CR 5 and MN 40 at the west edge of Willmar, travel west on 40 a distance of 9 miles to Chippewa C. Rd. 1, then south on 1 a distance of 1 mile to NW corner of the WMA.
Which deer permit area is Sena WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 282. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Sena WMA?
755 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Sena WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Cuka WMA (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Sena 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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