Strike Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Strike Wildlife Management Area is 300 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Wadena County, near Nimrod, inside Deer Permit Area 246. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for it. Hunters registered 3,143 deer in DPA 246 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 landStrike WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 300 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Wadena County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 246 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Nimrod |
| DNR area office | Park Rapids |
| Nearest towns | Nimrod (2 mi), Sebeka (11 mi) and Verndale (15 mi) |
What can you hunt on Strike WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds, bear and small game for Strike WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Strike WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Strike WMA?
Strike WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 246. The DNR registered 3,143 deer in DPA 246 in 2025, against 2,624 in 2024.
| DPA | Strike WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 246 | 300 | 3,143 | 2,624 | 2,394 |
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 Strike WMA?
From Nimrod, go 1 mile south on County Road 26 then east on County Road 138 for 3.5 miles.
Nearest towns: Nimrod (2 miles), Sebeka (11 miles), Verndale (15 miles) and Staples (15 miles).
What other public land is near Strike WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Crow Wing River Corridor WMA: 750 acres, next to it
- North Germany WMA: 278 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Dry Sand WMA: 800 acres, 4.1 miles away
- Farnham Lake WMA: 256 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Burgen Lake Prairie WMA: 2,322 acres, 6.5 miles away
- Sebeka WMA: 150 acres, 7.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Strike WMA
Counting Strike WMA itself, 3,407 of the 26,576 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (12.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 2,315 |
| State wildlife management areas | 1,092 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Strike WMA?
In Wadena County, near Nimrod. The DNR's directions: From Nimrod, go 1 mile south on County Road 26 then east on County Road 138 for 3.5 miles.
Which deer permit area is Strike WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 246. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Strike WMA?
3,407 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Strike WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Crow Wing River Corridor WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Strike 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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