Terrace Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Terrace Wildlife Management Area is 445 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Pipestone County, near Woodstock, inside Deer Permit Area 294. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants and small game for it. Hunters registered 472 deer in DPA 294 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 areasTerrace WMACounty lineHighway
| Size | 445 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Pipestone County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 294 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Woodstock |
| DNR area office | Slayton-Talcot Lake |
| Nearest towns | Woodstock (4 mi), Holland (4 mi) and Hatfield (4 mi) |
What is Terrace WMA like?
This WMA contains a large native prairie and restored prairie with some woody cover plantings and food plots.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Terrace WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants and small game for Terrace WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Terrace WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Terrace WMA?
Terrace WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 294. The DNR registered 472 deer in DPA 294 in 2025, against 462 in 2024.
| DPA | Terrace WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 294 | 445 | 472 | 462 | 461 |
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 Terrace WMA?
From Woodstock, go 2 miles north on County Road 18, then 3.3 miles west on County Road 6.
Nearest towns: Woodstock (4 miles), Holland (4 miles), Hatfield (4 miles) and Pipestone (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 30 and MN 23.
What other public land is near Terrace WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Holland WMA: 39 acres, 4 miles away
- Gromer's Draw WMA: 87 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Burke WMA: 106 acres, 4.8 miles away
- Van Beek WMA: 23 acres, 4.9 miles away
- Woodstock WMA: 250 acres, 5.5 miles away
- Buffalo Ridge WMA: 41 acres, 6.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Terrace WMA
Counting Terrace WMA itself, 445 of the 26,072 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 445 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Terrace WMA?
In Pipestone County, near Woodstock. The DNR's directions: From Woodstock, go 2 miles north on County Road 18, then 3.3 miles west on County Road 6.
Which deer permit area is Terrace WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 294. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Terrace WMA?
445 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Terrace WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Holland WMA (4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Terrace 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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