Timm's Lake Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Timm's Lake Wildlife Management Area is 203 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Yellow Medicine and Redwood counties, near Wood Lake, inside Deer Permit Area 289. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 558 deer in DPA 289 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 areasTimm's Lake WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 203 acres |
|---|---|
| Counties | Yellow Medicine County and Redwood County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 289 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Wood Lake |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Vesta (6 mi), Wood Lake (7 mi) and Echo (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Timm's Lake WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Timm's Lake WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Timm's Lake WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Timm's Lake WMA?
Timm's Lake WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 289. The DNR registered 558 deer in DPA 289 in 2025, against 526 in 2024.
| DPA | Timm's Lake WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 289 | 203 | 558 | 526 | 512 |
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 Timm's Lake WMA?
From Wood Lake, go 7 miles S on CSAH 6.
Nearest towns: Vesta (6 miles), Wood Lake (7 miles), Echo (8 miles) and Cottonwood (8 miles).
What other public land is near Timm's Lake WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Posen WMA: 155 acres, 2 miles away
- Phyllis Voosen WMA: 969 acres, 4.1 miles away
- Lines WMA: 325 acres, 4.1 miles away
- Faxvog WMA: 323 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Sham Lake WMA: 84 acres, 6.6 miles away
- Sandy Slough WMA: 79 acres, 6.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Timm's Lake WMA
Counting Timm's Lake WMA itself, 333 of the 22,471 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 333 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Timm's Lake WMA?
In Yellow Medicine and Redwood counties, near Wood Lake. The DNR's directions: From Wood Lake, go 7 miles S on CSAH 6.
Which deer permit area is Timm's Lake WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 289. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Timm's Lake WMA?
333 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Timm's Lake WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Posen WMA (2 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Timm's Lake 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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