Tyro Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Tyro Wildlife Management Area is 302 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Yellow Medicine County, near St. Leo, inside Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR's WMA data lists mourning doves for it. Hunters registered 329 deer in DPA 280 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.
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| Size | 302 acres in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Yellow Medicine County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 280 |
| DNR lists for hunting | mourning doves |
| Nearest town (DNR) | St. Leo |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | St. Leo (5 mi), Clarkfield (6 mi) and Boyd (6 mi) |
What can you hunt on Tyro WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists mourning doves for Tyro WMA. Each follows the statewide season.
What are the rules on Tyro WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Tyro WMA?
Tyro WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR registered 329 deer in DPA 280 in 2025, against 359 in 2024.
| DPA | Tyro WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 280 | 302 | 329 | 359 | 308 |
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 Tyro WMA?
From St. Leo, go 5 miles E on CSAH 3 then 2 miles N on Co Rd D3.
Nearest towns: St. Leo (5 miles), Clarkfield (6 miles), Boyd (6 miles) and Hazel Run (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 67 and US 59. 1 Walk-In Access site within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Tyro WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Lanners WMA: 206 acres, 1.8 miles away
- Dennis Haaland WMA: 80 acres, 2.1 miles away
- Omro WMA: 331 acres, 2.5 miles away
- Kaibab WMA: 54 acres, 3.6 miles away
- Flinks Slough WMA: 358 acres, 3.9 miles away
- Stokke WMA: 157 acres, 4.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Tyro WMA
Counting Tyro WMA itself, 780 of the 32,281 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 | 780 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Tyro WMA?
In Yellow Medicine County, near St. Leo. The DNR's directions: From St. Leo, go 5 miles E on CSAH 3 then 2 miles N on Co Rd D3.
Which deer permit area is Tyro WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 280. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Tyro WMA?
780 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Tyro WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Lanners WMA (1.8 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Tyro 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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