Toe Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Toe Wildlife Management Area is 342 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Jackson County, near Lakefield, inside Deer Permit Area 250. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 505 deer in DPA 250 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 parksToe WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 342 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Jackson County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 250 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Lakefield |
| DNR area office | Windom |
| Nearest towns | Lakefield (3 mi), Jackson (6 mi) and Fish Lake (11 mi) |
What can you hunt on Toe WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Toe WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Toe WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Toe WMA?
Toe WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 250. The DNR registered 505 deer in DPA 250 in 2025, against 479 in 2024.
| DPA | Toe WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 250 | 342 | 505 | 479 | 497 |
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 Toe WMA?
From Lakefield, go 2 1/2 miles E on CSAH 14 then 1/2 mile N on Township Road.
Nearest towns: Lakefield (3 miles), Jackson (6 miles), Fish Lake (11 miles) and Okabena (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-90 and MN 86.
What other public land is near Toe WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Bootleg Lake WMA: 87 acres, 0.5 miles away
- Summers WMA: 162 acres, 2.8 miles away
- Two Sheds WMA: 151 acres, 3 miles away
- Dead Horse WMA: 40 acres, 4.4 miles away
- Heron Lake WMA: 865 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Husen WMA: 79 acres, 5.7 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Toe WMA
Counting Toe WMA itself, 863 of the 24,661 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 432 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 431 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Toe WMA?
In Jackson County, near Lakefield. The DNR's directions: From Lakefield, go 2 1/2 miles E on CSAH 14 then 1/2 mile N on Township Road.
Which deer permit area is Toe WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 250. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Toe WMA?
863 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Toe WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Bootleg Lake WMA (0.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Toe 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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