Skree Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Skree Wildlife Management Area is 165 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Clay County, near Hawley, inside Deer Permit Area 269. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 464 deer in DPA 269 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 areasSkree WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 165 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Clay County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 269 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Hawley |
| DNR area office | Detroit Lakes |
| Nearest towns | Hawley (8 mi), Barnesville (8 mi) and Baker (12 mi) |
What can you hunt on Skree WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Skree WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Skree WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Skree WMA?
Skree WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 269. The DNR registered 464 deer in DPA 269 in 2025, against 418 in 2024.
| DPA | Skree WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 269 | 165 | 464 | 418 | 395 |
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 Skree WMA?
From Hawley, go 8 1/2 miles S on CSAH 31.
Access on west side off highway 31, and on the north side via highway 10.
Nearest towns: Hawley (8 miles), Barnesville (8 miles), Baker (12 miles) and Lake Park (13 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 32.
What other public land is near Skree WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Hay Creek WMA: 40 acres, 1 mile away
- Clay County WMA: 924 acres, 1 mile away
- Bjornson WMA: 647 acres, 1.4 miles away
- Barnesville WMA: 1,629 acres, 2 miles away
- Janssen WMA: 319 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Hawley WMA: 163 acres, 3 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Skree WMA
Counting Skree WMA itself, 3,459 of the 23,169 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (14.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 2,514 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 945 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Skree WMA?
In Clay County, near Hawley. The DNR's directions: From Hawley, go 8 1/2 miles S on CSAH 31.
Which deer permit area is Skree WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 269. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Skree WMA?
3,459 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Skree WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Hay Creek WMA (1 mile).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Skree 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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