Wieker Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Wieker Wildlife Management Area is 305 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Meeker County, near Grove City, inside Deer Permit Area 283. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for it. Hunters registered 584 deer in DPA 283 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 areasWieker WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 305 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Meeker County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 283 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Grove City |
| DNR area office | New London |
| Nearest towns | Atwater (5 mi), Grove City (7 mi) and Cosmos (8 mi) |
What is Wieker WMA like?
More than 300 acres of slightly rolling topography contains a 104 acre deep marsh, several smaller wetlands, a large cover planting, food plot, introduced grass upland, and scattered deciduous. Irregular boundary.
In the DNR's words, from its wildlife management area data.
What can you hunt on Wieker WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Wieker WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Wieker WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Wieker WMA?
Wieker WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 283. The DNR registered 584 deer in DPA 283 in 2025, against 462 in 2024.
| DPA | Wieker WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 283 | 305 | 584 | 462 | 507 |
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 Wieker WMA?
From the junction of MN #4 and US#12, go S on #4 a distance of 7 miles, then turn W on twp. gravel rd. and go 1.8 miles, parking area for WMA is on N side of rd.
Access for people with disabilities is limited to the adjacent hard-surface gravel roads.
Nearest towns: Atwater (5 miles), Grove City (7 miles), Cosmos (8 miles) and Kandiyohi (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 4.
What other public land is near Wieker WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Popular WMA: 206 acres, 0.6 miles away
- Gennessee WMA: 112 acres, 1.1 miles away
- Rodewald WMA: 291 acres, 1.5 miles away
- Butternut WMA: 154 acres, 1.7 miles away
- Hen Haven WMA: 40 acres, 2.7 miles away
- Acton WMA: 40 acres, 2.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Wieker WMA
Counting Wieker WMA itself, 2,023 of the 26,300 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (7.7%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 1,160 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 863 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Wieker WMA?
In Meeker County, near Grove City. The DNR's directions: From the junction of MN #4 and US#12, go S on #4 a distance of 7 miles, then turn W on twp. gravel rd. and go 1.8 miles, parking area for WMA is on N side of rd.
Which deer permit area is Wieker WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 283. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Wieker WMA?
2,023 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Wieker WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Popular WMA (0.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Wieker 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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