Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Management Area: hunting, units and nearby land
Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Management Area is 1,386 acres of land managed by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, in LaMoure County. It lies in deer unit 2G2. Within 5 miles of its boundary are 1,195 acres of PLOTS walk-in land and 320 acres of other public land.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary and acres: NDGF map layers, 2026. Lottery: NDGF 2026.
NDGF wildlife management areaState trust landPLOTS (private land open to hunting)Cottonwood Creek WMACounty lineLake or riverHighway
| Size | 1,386 acres (NDGF) |
|---|---|
| County | LaMoure |
| Deer units | Deer unit 2G2 |
| Deer licenses in unit 2G2, 2026 | 400 (1,166 first-choice applicants) |
| PLOTS within 5 miles | 1,195 acres |
| Nearest towns | LaMoure (3 mi), Berlin (10 mi) and Verona (10 mi) |
Which hunting units is Cottonwood Creek WMA in?
Cottonwood Creek WMA lies in deer unit 2G2. Each unit's 2026 lottery, for the whole unit, not the WMA alone:
| Unit | WMA acres in it | Licenses, 2026 | Applicants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer unit 2G2 | 1,386 | 400 | 1,166 |
Lottery: NDGF deer lottery statistics. WMA acres in each unit measured by FilledTag from NDGF's boundaries.
What other hunting land is near Cottonwood Creek WMA?
Within 5 miles of the WMA's boundary, the maps NDGF publishes show 1,195 acres of PLOTS (7 tracts centered in that ring) and 320 acres of other public land.
| Within 5 miles | Acres |
|---|---|
| PLOTS (private land open to hunting) | 1,195 |
| State trust land | 320 |
| NDGF wildlife management area | 9 |
Measured by FilledTag from NDGF PLOTS Guide map layers (WMAs, PLOTS, trust land, federal land); acres outside North Dakota are not counted.
How do you get to Cottonwood Creek WMA?
Cottonwood Creek WMA is about 3 miles south of LaMoure, and 10 miles southeast of Berlin. Highways within 8 miles: ND 13 (16 miles of it). NDGF's PLOTS Guide shows the WMA's parking areas and roads.
Questions hunters ask
How big is Cottonwood Creek WMA?
NDGF lists Cottonwood Creek WMA at 1,386 acres. FilledTag measured 1,386 acres from NDGF's boundary.
What county is Cottonwood Creek WMA in?
All of it is in LaMoure County.
Which hunting units is Cottonwood Creek WMA in?
Deer unit 2G2, by NDGF's unit maps. A license is good only in the unit printed on it.
What is the closest town to Cottonwood Creek WMA?
LaMoure (3 miles), Berlin (10 miles) and Verona (10 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Boundary and acres: NDGF wildlife management areas. Land around it: NDGF PLOTS Guide map layers (WMAs, PLOTS, trust land, federal land).
- Units: NDGF hunting unit maps. Lottery: NDGF deer lottery statistics.
FilledTag is not part of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Posted rules at the area and NDGF's regulations are the final word.