Vallers Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Vallers Wildlife Management Area is 771 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lyon County, near Marshall, inside Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for it. Hunters registered 731 deer in DPA 288 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 | 771 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lyon County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 288 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Marshall |
| DNR area office | Marshall |
| Nearest towns | Ghent (4 mi), Minneota (7 mi) and Marshall (7 mi) |
What is Vallers WMA like?
This WMA is a prairie/wetland complex with some remnant prairie and some woody cover plantings.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Vallers WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese, mourning doves and small game for Vallers WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Vallers WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Vallers WMA?
Vallers WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 288. The DNR registered 731 deer in DPA 288 in 2025, against 634 in 2024.
| DPA | Vallers WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 288 | 771 | 731 | 634 | 556 |
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 Vallers WMA?
From Marshall, go 7 miles N on US 59 then 1 mile W on 350th St.
Nearest towns: Ghent (4 miles), Minneota (7 miles), Marshall (7 miles) and Cottonwood (8 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 59, MN 68 and MN 23. 1 Walk-In Access site within 3 miles.
What other public land is near Vallers WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Good Medicine WMA: 57 acres, 4 miles away
- Grandview WMA: 437 acres, 5.3 miles away
- Green Valley WMA: 793 acres, 5.4 miles away
- Swede Prairie WMA: 82 acres, 6.2 miles away
- Gabriel Anderson WMA: 110 acres, 6.9 miles away
- Spellman Lake WMA: 60 acres, 7.2 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Vallers WMA
Counting Vallers WMA itself, 771 of the 28,282 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 771 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Vallers WMA?
In Lyon County, near Marshall. The DNR's directions: From Marshall, go 7 miles N on US 59 then 1 mile W on 350th St.
Which deer permit area is Vallers WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 288. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Vallers WMA?
771 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Vallers WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Good Medicine WMA (4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Vallers 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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