Wild Wings Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Wild Wings Wildlife Management Area is 166 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Lac qui Parle County, near Boyd, inside Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game 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.
State wildlife management areasNational wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areasWild Wings WMACounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 166 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Lac qui Parle County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 280 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Boyd |
| DNR area office | Appleton |
| Nearest towns | Boyd (5 mi), Dawson (6 mi) and St. Leo (8 mi) |
What can you hunt on Wild Wings WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, pheasants, ducks and geese and small game for Wild Wings WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on Wild Wings WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around Wild Wings WMA?
Wild Wings WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 280. The DNR registered 329 deer in DPA 280 in 2025, against 359 in 2024.
| DPA | Wild Wings WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 280 | 166 | 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 Wild Wings WMA?
From Boyd, go 5 miles W on CSAH 2,.5 mile S on Twp Rd.
Nearest towns: Boyd (5 miles), Dawson (6 miles), St. Leo (8 miles) and Clarkfield (10 miles). Highways within 5 miles: MN 67 and MN 275.
What other public land is near Wild Wings WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- Lundy WMA: 61 acres, 0.6 miles away
- Medicine Pipe WMA: 36 acres, 1.3 miles away
- Ten-Well WMA: 175 acres, 3 miles away
- Miller Richter WMA: 431 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Providence WMA: 233 acres, 3.5 miles away
- Riverside WMA: 146 acres, 3.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Wild Wings WMA
Counting Wild Wings WMA itself, 328 of the 22,607 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (1.5%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 263 |
| National wildlife refuges and waterfowl production areas | 65 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Wild Wings WMA?
In Lac qui Parle County, near Boyd. The DNR's directions: From Boyd, go 5 miles W on CSAH 2,.5 mile S on Twp Rd.
Which deer permit area is Wild Wings WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 280. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around Wild Wings WMA?
328 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Wild Wings WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 6 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest Lundy WMA (0.6 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Wild Wings 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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