Kittson County Hunting

Measured on Census maps, Kittson County holds 1,099 square miles; Hallock serves as the county seat. Its 2024 population estimate is 3,992 (-5.2% against 2020). For wildlife business it falls in the DNR Northwest Region, run from Bemidji. The DNR sets deer designations by permit area, and 263, 260 and 264 reach into the county. Public ownership by GIS measure runs near 78,121 acres, overlaps counted once.

Land area from the Census 2024 Gazetteer, population from Census Vintage 2024 estimates, region from the DNR county region list, DPAs from the DNR deer permit area layer, public acres from DNR, USFS and USFWS GIS layers (not official acreages). Checked October 28, 2026.

Kittson County dates from September to May

Deer dates in Kittson County follow its deer permit areas (263, 260 and 264), not the county line. The 56 rows below come from the 2026-2027 DNR booklet.

Youth, special hunts and lottery permits are on their own pages.

From the 2026-2027 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) and the DNR deer permit area map, checked October 28, 2026.

Where the public may hunt around Kittson County

15 public hunting units on our Minnesota list reach into Kittson County; Roseau River Wildlife Management Area is the largest at 75,163 acres. Park land is open to hunting only through special hunts.

• Wildlife management areas, 13Roseau River Wildlife Management Area (75,163 ac*), Beaches Lake Wildlife Management Area (30,623 ac*), Caribou Wildlife Management Area (14,138 ac*), Twin Lakes Wildlife Management Area (8,874 ac), Skull Lake Wildlife Management Area (7,452 ac), Pelan Wildlife Management Area (3,640 ac), Halma Swamp Wildlife Management Area (3,031 ac), Percy Wildlife Management Area (1,875 ac), Devils Playground Wildlife Management Area (1,461 ac), Bonasa Wildlife Management Area (848 ac*), Deerwood Wildlife Management Area (322 ac*), Joe River Wildlife Management Area (159 ac), Cannon Wildlife Management Area (78 ac)
• National wildlife refuges in Kittson (1)Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (6,030 ac*)
• State parks with hunts, 1Lake Bronson State Park (2,514 ac)

* Multi-county property, total acreage shown.

Special hunt list

Units in bordering counties

• Polonia Wildlife Management Area20 miles distant · 357 ac
• Two Rivers Aspen Parkland Scientific and Natural Area21 miles distant · 1,396 ac
• Taxidae Wildlife Management Area23 miles distant · 121 ac
• Lind Wildlife Management Area24 miles distant · 653 ac
• Red River Aquatic Management Area24 miles distant · 4 ac

Within the county, Lake Bronson Parkland Scientific and Natural Area stays shut to hunting.

Land by type · Wildlife management areas · Walk-In Access

Units from our Minnesota land list (DNR WMA, SNA, AMA, forest and park pages, USFWS and USFS records); acres by kind from the DNR management units layer, the USFS ownership layer and the USFWS interest layer (GIS measures); Walk-In Access from the DNR Walk-In Access program; special hunts from the booklet special hunt tables. Checked October 28, 2026.

Kittson County legal hunting light

Pheasant hunting starts at 9 a.m. and runs to sunset, early teal runs sunrise to sunset, and big game gets the half hour on each end.

Pheasant hours start at 9 a.m. whatever the sunrise.

Hours rule from the DNR booklet shooting hours page; sun times calculated for the county centre (NOAA method, Central Time), checked against U.S. Naval Observatory tables; checked October 28, 2026. Legal hours for every county.