Westline Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Westline Wildlife Management Area is 257 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Redwood County, near Lucan, inside Deer Permit Area 289. The DNR's WMA data lists pheasants, ducks and geese 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.
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| Size | 257 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Redwood County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 289 |
| DNR lists for hunting | pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Lucan |
| DNR area office | New Ulm |
| Nearest towns | Lucan (3 mi), Milroy (3 mi) and Vesta (6 mi) |
What can you hunt on Westline WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Westline WMA. Each follows the statewide season.
What are the rules on Westline WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Westline WMA?
Westline WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 289. The DNR registered 558 deer in DPA 289 in 2025, against 526 in 2024.
| DPA | Westline WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 289 | 257 | 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 Westline WMA?
From Lucan, go 3 miles W on CO RD 74.
Nearest towns: Lucan (3 miles), Milroy (3 miles), Vesta (6 miles) and Seaforth (7 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 68 and MN 19.
What other public land is near Westline WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Gales WMA: 268 acres, 2.9 miles away
- Phyllis Voosen WMA: 969 acres, 4.2 miles away
- Sandy Slough WMA: 79 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Faxvog WMA: 323 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Rohlik's Slough WMA: 301 acres, 4.7 miles away
- Johnsonville WMA: 113 acres, 5.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Westline WMA
Counting Westline WMA itself, 264 of the 23,651 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.1%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 264 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Westline WMA?
In Redwood County, near Lucan. The DNR's directions: From Lucan, go 3 miles W on CO RD 74.
Which deer permit area is Westline WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 289. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Westline WMA?
264 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Westline WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Gales WMA (2.9 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Westline 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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