Suconnix Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Suconnix Wildlife Management Area is 1,007 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Wright County, near Clearwater, inside Deer Permit Area 219. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,989 deer in DPA 219 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 areasState parksCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landSuconnix WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 1,007 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Wright County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 219 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Clearwater |
| DNR area office | Sauk Rapids |
| Nearest towns | Silver Creek (3 mi), Annandale (4 mi) and Clearwater (4 mi) |
What is Suconnix WMA like?
This larger size WMA has a diverse mix of hardwood forest, wetland, and upland grasslands. This area historically was likely a mixture of burr oak dominated forest and prairie grasslands. Some of the larger open water wetlands grow wild rice.
Future management will include reforestation of the oak hardwood community. This WMA is home to a diverse number of wildlife species because of its various habitat components and large size. This is a good area to watch for spring migrants.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Suconnix WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, wild turkey, pheasants, ducks and geese, ruffed grouse and other forest upland birds and small game for Suconnix WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Suconnix WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Suconnix WMA?
Suconnix WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 219. The DNR registered 1,989 deer in DPA 219 in 2025, against 1,973 in 2024.
| DPA | Suconnix WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 219 | 1,007 | 1,989 | 1,973 | 1,709 |
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 Suconnix WMA?
5 miles south of Clearwater within Sections 26, 27, 34, and 35, T122N, R27W and Sections 2 and 3, T121N, R27W.
Nearest towns: Silver Creek (3 miles), Annandale (4 miles), Clearwater (4 miles) and Maple Lake (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 52, I-94, MN 24 and MN 55.
What other public land is near Suconnix WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Minnesota Veterans WMA: 650 acres, next to it
- Hoglund WMA: 362 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Corinna WMA: 81 acres, 4.8 miles away
- Maple Lake WMA: 410 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Hidden Marsh WMA: 39 acres, 5 miles away
- Albion WMA: 546 acres, 5.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Suconnix WMA
Counting Suconnix WMA itself, 2,170 of the 32,813 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 2,023 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 131 |
| County, city and regional land | 16 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Suconnix WMA?
In Wright County, near Clearwater. The DNR's directions: 5 miles south of Clearwater within Sections 26, 27, 34, and 35, T122N, R27W and Sections 2 and 3, T121N, R27W.
Which deer permit area is Suconnix WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 219. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Suconnix WMA?
2,170 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Suconnix WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Minnesota Veterans WMA (next to it).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Suconnix 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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