Vogel Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Vogel Wildlife Management Area is 166 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Brown County, near Springfield, inside Deer Permit Area 296. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 607 deer in DPA 296 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 areasState forest and other DNR landVogel WMACounty lineHighway
| Size | 166 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Brown County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 296 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Springfield |
| DNR area office | New Ulm |
| Nearest towns | Springfield (3 mi), Sanborn (5 mi) and Comfrey (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Vogel WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Vogel WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Vogel WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Vogel WMA?
Vogel WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 296. The DNR registered 607 deer in DPA 296 in 2025, against 642 in 2024.
| DPA | Vogel WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 296 | 166 | 607 | 642 | 642 |
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 Vogel WMA?
From Springfield, go 2 miles S on CSAH 3, 2 miles W on CSAH 23.
Nearest towns: Springfield (3 miles), Sanborn (5 miles), Comfrey (8 miles) and Cobden (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 14 and US 71.
What other public land is near Vogel WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Riecks Slough WMA: 131 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Bashaw WMA: 586 acres, 3.7 miles away
- Grunflur WMA: 163 acres, 4.5 miles away
- Coal Mine Creek WMA: 146 acres, 5.2 miles away
- Terri WMA: 74 acres, 6 miles away
- Rock Ridge WMA: 158 acres, 7.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Vogel WMA
Counting Vogel WMA itself, 464 of the 22,191 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (2.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 298 |
| State forest and other DNR land | 166 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Vogel WMA?
In Brown County, near Springfield. The DNR's directions: From Springfield, go 2 miles S on CSAH 3, 2 miles W on CSAH 23.
Which deer permit area is Vogel WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 296. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Vogel WMA?
464 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Vogel WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Riecks Slough WMA (2.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Vogel 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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