Tiger Marsh Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Tiger Marsh Wildlife Management Area is 321 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Carver County, near Norwood/Young America, inside Deer Permit Area 685. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it.
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 areasCounty, city and regional landTiger Marsh WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 321 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Carver County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 685 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Norwood/Young America |
| DNR area office | South Metro |
| Nearest towns | Norwood Young America (2 mi), Hamburg (2 mi) and Plato (3 mi) |
What can you hunt on Tiger Marsh WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Tiger Marsh WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Tiger Marsh WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Tiger Marsh WMA?
Tiger Marsh WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 685.
| DPA | Tiger Marsh WMA acres in it |
|---|---|
| DPA 685 | 321 |
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 Tiger Marsh WMA?
~2miles W on 212 to S parking.
Nearest towns: Norwood Young America (2 miles), Hamburg (2 miles), Plato (3 miles) and Green Isle (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 212, MN 25 and MN 5.
What other public land is near Tiger Marsh WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Patterson Lake WMA: 61 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Schneewind WMA: 248 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Revanche WMA: 114 acres, 6.4 miles away
- Assumption WMA: 67 acres, 6.4 miles away
- Severance Lake WMA: 294 acres, 7.6 miles away
- The Forty WMA: 40 acres, 8.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Tiger Marsh WMA
Counting Tiger Marsh WMA itself, 618 of the 26,242 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 324 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 219 |
| County, city and regional land | 75 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Tiger Marsh WMA?
In Carver County, near Norwood/Young America. The DNR's directions: ~2miles W on 212 to S parking.
Which deer permit area is Tiger Marsh WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 685. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Tiger Marsh WMA?
618 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Tiger Marsh WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Patterson Lake WMA (5.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Tiger Marsh 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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