Marshall County Hunting

Census mapping gives Marshall County 1,775 square miles of dry ground and 38 under water; the courthouse is in Warren. The 2024 estimate of 8,771 people is -3.1% off the 2020 count. Administratively the county belongs to DNR Region 1, the Northwest Region based in Bemidji. Deer rules follow 6 deer permit areas rather than the county line: 260, 264, 208, 101, 203 and 268. Mapped public land (WMAs, forests, refuges, WPAs and the rest) comes to roughly 183,784 acres by GIS measure.

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.

Marshall County hunting calendar, species by species

Waterfowl rows follow the North, Central and South zones and furbearer rows the North and South zones, so check which side of the line you hunt in Marshall County.

Pheasant hunting opens at 9 a.m. each day; trapping seasons and falconry are on the species 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.

Ground open to hunters across Marshall County

Marshall County has 36 listed properties open to hunters, led by Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (63,799 acres). GIS counts 547 acres of USFWS waterfowl production areas. Most state park ground is closed except during special hunts.

• Wildlife management areas in Marshall (28)Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area (54,650 acres*), Wapiti Wildlife Management Area (31,759 acres*), Elm Lake Wildlife Management Area (15,740 acres), Palmville Wildlife Management Area (14,891 acres*), East Park Wildlife Management Area (10,427 acres*), Huntly Wildlife Management Area (6,506 acres), Eckvoll Wildlife Management Area (6,490 acres), Espelie Wildlife Management Area (3,644 acres), Grygla Wildlife Management Area (3,444 acres), Sem Wildlife Management Area (2,838 acres), New Maine Wildlife Management Area (2,667 acres), Moylan Wildlife Management Area (1,716 acres), Florian Wildlife Management Area (1,529 acres), Valley Wildlife Management Area (656 acres), Red River of the North Wildlife Management Area (534 acres), Wright Wildlife Management Area (394 acres), Deerwood Wildlife Management Area (322 acres*), Agder Wildlife Management Area (279 acres), West Valley Wildlife Management Area (247 acres), Snowshoe Wildlife Management Area (241 acres), Mudlac Wildlife Management Area (240 acres), New Folden Wildlife Management Area (200 acres), Cedar II Wildlife Management Area (163 acres), Sharp Wildlife Management Area (159 acres), Spruce Valley Wildlife Management Area (81 acres), Whiteford Wildlife Management Area (76 acres), Alces Wildlife Management Area (75 acres), Adolf Elseth Memorial Wildlife Management Area (44 acres)
• National wildlife refuges, 1Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (63,799 acres)
• Wetland management districts in Marshall (1)Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District (51,280 acres*)
• Ruffed grouse areas and walking trails in Marshall (2)Palmville – West Ruffed Grouse Management Area (1,416 acres*), Thief Lake – South Ruffed Grouse Management Area (946 acres)
• Waterfowl production areas: 1 on fileWalton Waterfowl Production Area (527 acres)
• State parks with hunts in Marshall (1)Old Mill State Park (288 acres)
• Aquatic management areas in Marshall (2)Frank Rose Aquatic Management Area (102 acres), Red River Aquatic Management Area (4 acres)

* Acres cover every county the property touches.

Next-door public land

• Deer Wildlife Management Area15 miles away · 35 acres
• Lind Wildlife Management Area16 miles away · 653 acres
• Twin Lakes Wildlife Management Area17 miles away · 8,874 acres
• Two Rivers Aspen Parkland Scientific and Natural Area21 miles away · 1,396 acres
• Devils Playground Wildlife Management Area21 miles away · 1,461 acres

Land finder · All WMAs · Walk-In rules · All WPAs

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.

Marshall County shooting time on key dates

Sunrise in Moorhead comes well after sunrise in Grand Marais, so use the local times worked out for Marshall County.

Spring turkey runs half an hour before sunrise to sunset, the same as the bird column.

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.