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Minnesota public hunting land map
2,947 public places pinned: WMAs, WPAs, state forests, AMAs, SNAs, grouse areas, park hunts and federal land.
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
Every Minnesota public hunting place on one map
Each pin opens the land page. Points are the agency map points (DNR detail pages for WMAs, polygon centres for forests, refuges and WPAs); large pins mark state forests, refuges, national forest districts and Camp Ripley. 8 records have no point (the two national forest parents, the Mississippi pools and the five programs). Distances on every land page are straight-line miles from the same points, so a WMA that looks close may still need a long drive around a lake or river.
Points from lands.json coord_source fields. Checked October 28, 2026.
Minnesota map pins by DNR region
The DNR splits Minnesota into four administrative regions: Northwest (Bemidji), Northeast (Grand Rapids), Central (St. Paul) and South (New Ulm). WMA counts climb in the prairie pothole counties of the west and south, while the Arrowhead holds the big forest blocks.
Minnesota public land records by county
Otter Tail County holds the most records (164), followed by Becker (124) and Douglas (103), mostly small WMAs and WPAs in the prairie pothole belt. The public land acres column is the county GIS total from counties.json (state, federal and county-administered DNR land), so it also counts land that our records split into several units.
Records from lands.json; county acres from counties.json GIS overlays. Checked October 28, 2026.
Minnesota hunting country
Questions about the Minnesota land map
Why are some places missing from the map?
8 records have no published point: the two national forest parents (their districts are pinned), the Mississippi pools Corps land and five statewide programs.
What does a large pin mean?
Large pins mark state forests, national wildlife refuges, national forest ranger districts and Camp Ripley; everything else gets a small pin.
Are unit boundaries drawn on this map?
No. Pins are single points; use the agency map linked on each land page for boundaries and parking.
Are Walk-In Access sites on the map?
No. WIA sites are private land identified by county and number in the DNR atlas; the Walk-In Access page lists them by county.
Are closed places shown?
No. The 377 closed look-alikes are listed on the public land hub instead.
How current are the points?
They come from the agency layers read for the 2026-27 season.
Other photos on this page: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public Domain Mark 1.0).