Skime Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Skime Wildlife Management Area is 870 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Roseau County, near Skime, inside Deer Permit Area 101. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 759 deer in DPA 101 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 areasSkime WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 870 acres in 5 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Roseau County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 101 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Skime |
| DNR area office | Red Lake WMA |
| Special restrictions | Yes, see the rules below |
| Nearest towns | Grygla (17 mi), Roseau (18 mi) and Badger (20 mi) |
What is Skime WMA like?
This WMA is composed of 9 separate parcels within the same township. For more information on this WMA, contact the Area Wildlife office at 218-783-6861.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Skime WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for Skime WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Skime WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
Special restriction the DNR lists for Skime WMA: Several of the parcels of this WMA do not currently have public access to them. Permission must be obtained from adjacent private landowners.
How many deer are taken around Skime WMA?
Skime WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 101. The DNR registered 759 deer in DPA 101 in 2025, against 688 in 2024.
| DPA | Skime WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 101 | 870 | 759 | 688 | 594 |
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 Skime WMA?
From Skime, go 1/2 mile N on CSAH 9 then 1 1/2 miles W on CSAH 18.
Nearest towns: Grygla (17 miles), Roseau (18 miles), Badger (20 miles) and Strathcona (22 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 89.
What other public land is near Skime WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Thief Lake WMA: 54,632 acres, 0.6 miles away
- Wapiti WMA: 31,755 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Wannaska WMA: 79 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Palmville WMA: 14,885 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Hayes WMA: 74 acres, 4.1 miles away
- Marbel WMA: 87 acres, 5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Skime WMA
Counting Skime WMA itself, 4,465 of the 43,875 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (10.2%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 4,465 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Skime WMA?
In Roseau County, near Skime. The DNR's directions: From Skime, go 1/2 mile N on CSAH 9 then 1 1/2 miles W on CSAH 18.
Which deer permit area is Skime WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 101. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Skime WMA?
4,465 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Skime WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Thief Lake WMA (0.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Skime 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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