Spruce Creek Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Spruce Creek Wildlife Management Area is 365 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Douglas County, near Miltona, inside Deer Permit Area 213. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 6,423 deer in DPA 213 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 landNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasSpruce Creek WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 365 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Douglas County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 213 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Miltona |
| DNR area office | Fergus Falls |
| Nearest towns | Miltona (4 mi), Parkers Prairie (7 mi) and Carlos (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Spruce Creek WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, ducks and geese and small game for Spruce Creek WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Spruce Creek WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Spruce Creek WMA?
Spruce Creek WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 213. The DNR registered 6,423 deer in DPA 213 in 2025, against 5,814 in 2024.
| DPA | Spruce Creek WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 213 | 365 | 6,423 | 5,814 | 5,058 |
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 Spruce Creek WMA?
From Miltona, go 4 miles E on CSAH 14 then 2 miles N on CO RD 66.
Nearest towns: Miltona (4 miles), Parkers Prairie (7 miles), Carlos (7 miles) and Eagle Bend (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 29.
What other public land is near Spruce Creek WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Big Spruce WMA: 48 acres, 3 miles away
- Roger M. Holmes WMA: 1,031 acres, 3.8 miles away
- Eastern WMA: 1,028 acres, 4.6 miles away
- Miltona WMA: 107 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Burleene WMA: 556 acres, 5 miles away
- Hartfiel WMA: 63 acres, 5.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Spruce Creek WMA
Counting Spruce Creek WMA itself, 468 of the 24,375 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 367 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 101 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Spruce Creek WMA?
In Douglas County, near Miltona. The DNR's directions: From Miltona, go 4 miles E on CSAH 14 then 2 miles N on CO RD 66.
Which deer permit area is Spruce Creek WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 213. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Spruce Creek WMA?
468 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Spruce Creek WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Big Spruce WMA (3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Spruce Creek 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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