Stoney Run Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Stoney Run Wildlife Management Area is 268 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Yellow Medicine County, near Clarkfield, inside Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 329 deer in DPA 280 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 areasWalk-In AccessStoney Run WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 268 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Yellow Medicine County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 280 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Clarkfield |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Clarkfield (2 mi), Boyd (3 mi) and Hazel Run (7 mi) |
What can you hunt on Stoney Run WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Stoney Run WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Stoney Run WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Stoney Run WMA?
Stoney Run WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR registered 329 deer in DPA 280 in 2025, against 359 in 2024.
| DPA | Stoney Run WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 280 | 268 | 329 | 359 | 308 |
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 Stoney Run WMA?
From Clarkfield, go 2 miles N on SH 59 then 1/2 mile W on Twp Rd.
Nearest towns: Clarkfield (2 miles), Boyd (3 miles), Hazel Run (7 miles) and Montevideo (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 59, MN 67 and MN 275.
What other public land is near Stoney Run WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Flinks Slough WMA: 358 acres, 0.7 miles away
- Siyo Waste WMA: 158 acres, 0.8 miles away
- Church WMA: 95 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Christopherson WMA: 143 acres, 3.3 miles away
- Stokke WMA: 157 acres, 3.8 miles away
- Lisbon WMA: 100 acres, 4.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Stoney Run WMA
Counting Stoney Run WMA itself, 879 of the 25,544 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 | 879 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Stoney Run WMA?
In Yellow Medicine County, near Clarkfield. The DNR's directions: From Clarkfield, go 2 miles N on SH 59 then 1/2 mile W on Twp Rd.
Which deer permit area is Stoney Run WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 280. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Stoney Run WMA?
879 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Stoney Run WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Flinks Slough WMA (0.7 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Stoney Run 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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