Controlled Hunt Zone (CHZ): 48 48 450th. St. NE A complete listing of CHZ rules is found in the 450th. St. NE THIEF LAKE Waterfowl Supplement, which is published annually. The following rules apply to all waterfowl hunters 49 in the CHZ, and small game hunters from the open- Wildlife ing of the regular waterfowl season to the Tuesday NE 270th. Av. NORTH Management Area nearest October 22: Hunters must use designated stations on a first Road come, first served basis. Refuge 440th. St. NE 48 Hunters are limited to one trip to the blinds before noon, and one trip after noon per day.

Hunters are limited to 12 shells per trip in NE Av. 280th.

possession. NE Av. 300th.

Hunters must have guns unloaded and cased except within 10 feet of the hunting stations.

430th. St. NE Selected blinds will be posted closed during the early September Goose season because of their proximity to water. Thief Roseau No person may park in or otherwise occupy Marshall Co. any designated CHZ parking lot or hunting station from 10 pm to 5 am. Falls Lake Several blinds have been modified to allow hunting by persons with disabilities. River Qualifying hunters should contact the head- quarters for details. Moose

Minneapolis South St. Paul Road Lake 49

River

410th. St. NE 410th. St. NE 300th. Ave. NE Ave. 300th. 270th.. Ave. NE 270th.. Ave. 250th.. Ave. NE 250th.. Ave.

Thief

400th. St. NE 400th. St. NE

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49 County State Aid Highway (paved) WMA Cover Types Hayes Nereson WMA WMA For More Information: Wannaska WMA Golden 48 County State Aid Highway (gravel) Upland Deciduous Trees Valley Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area WMA 42280 240th. Avenue NE Upland Coniferous Trees Huss Strathcona Township Road Middle River, MN 56737 WMA Deer 32 WMA Skime Phone: 218-222-3747 (Area Headquarters Office, 8:00 AM WMA WMA Lowland Deciduous Trees to 4:30 PM Mon. - Fri.) FAX: 218-222-3746 Palmville 89 Other Road Strathcona Homolka WMA Marbel Skime WMA Northwest Regional Of ce Lowland Coniferous Trees 2115 Birchmont Beach Road, NE WMA Headquarters Bemidji, MN 56601 Upland Brush Phone: 218-308-2651 (Wildlife Regional Office) Camping Permitted FAX: 218-755-3181 Thief Lowland Brush !H Lake Huntly Division of Fish & Wildlife, Operations Section Wapati Picnic Area WMA Thief Lake WMA 500 Lafayette Road Box 20 WMA Grass-Open Land St. Paul, MN 55155 Other Wildlife Management Areas in the Parking Phone: 651-259-5200 (Division Office) Cropland Middle Whiteford WMA Thief Lake Work Area: FAX: 651-297-4961 River Gatzke Boat Launch While Thief Lake is the largest WMA in the work Information Center Mudlac WMA Emergent Wetlands Spruce area, a total of 13 WMAs totaling 115,000 acres 500 Lafayette Road Valley Grygla Hunting Blind WMA Cedar II WMA are managed from this office. These include the Open Water St. Paul, MN 55155 WMA Phone: 651-296-6157 (Metro Area) Agassiz National Wapiti (32,000 acres) and Grygla (3300 acres) MN Toll Free: 1-888-MINNDNR (646-6367) WMA WMAs to the east and south, which are home to Accessible Hunting Blind

!H Wildlife Refuge the Grygla elk herd; Palmville WMA (15,000 TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) Eckvoll Benville acres) to the north of the lake which includes a Controlled Hunt Zone 0 0.5 1.0 Phone: 651-296-5484 (Metro Area) WMA Valley WMA 32 WMA large rich fen; and Nereson WMA (9500 acres) to MN Toll Free: 1-800-657-3929 Scale in Miles the north of Palmville which includes two 500 acre 219 Grygla 89 Sanctuary www.mndnr.gov Elm Lake WMA impoundments, along with several smaller areas. 18 110th. St. Roseau 9 125 River H! Strathcona 109 32 Skime

220th. Av. NE 220th. Av. 270th. Av. NE Av. 270th.

290th. Av. NE Av. 290th. 89 County Line Road Front St. Homolka County Line Rd. NE 147 H! 108 147 NORTH

126 49 54 360th. Av. NE 360th. Av. 453th. St. NE NE 390th. Av. 450th. St. NE 48 48 134 170th. Av. NE 170th. Av. 445th. St. NE 305th. Av. NE 330th. Av. NE 330th. Av. 440th. St. NE 32 134 440th. St. NE 48 48 NE 350th. Av.

127 320th. Av. NE 320th. Av.

430th. St. NE 150th. Av. NE Av. 150th. 370th. Av. NE 370th. Av. 49 Thief

48 Lake Moose

410th. St. NE River 410th. St. NE

125 210th. Av. NE 210th. Av. 190th. Av. NE 190th. Av. 54 160th. Av. NE 160th. Av. 400th. St. NE 400th. St. NE 49 127 32 48 River 390th. St. NE 390th. St. NE 6 6 6 6

89 NE 400th. Av. Thief NE 320th. Av. 270th. Av. NE 270th. Av.

12 NE 240th. Av.

Middle NE 170th. Av. River River !H 6 380th. St. NE 6 47 124 Gatzke 380th. St. NE

131 132 53 Middle 123 380th. Av. NE 380th. Av.

General Description: About Thief Lake WMA LEGEND Recreational Facilities: Size: 55,000 acres Year Created: 1931 Wildlife Management Area Rules: The land making up the WMA is flat and was Public hunting has been the dominant outdoor Location: 32 State Highway once part of glacial Lake Agassiz. Vegetation recreational use of the WMAs and sport hunters (partial listing) types common to the area include marshes and have been the principal source of funding for Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area 49 County State Aid Highway (paved) sedge meadows, as well as aspen forests, brush- acquisition, development, operation and manage- (TLWMA) is a public WMA located in north- Hunting in accordance with all regulations A person may not permit or allow 48 County State Aid Highway (gravel) lands, oak savannah and coniferous forests, in ment of the areas. Other outdoor activities com- (see annual Hunting & Trapping Regulations eastern Marshall County, Minnesota, livestock, horses, or other domestic addition to limited areas of cropland. The Moose monly pursued on the area include birding (bird Handbook) is permitted. Unprotected wild animals within a Wildlife Management approximately midway between the cities of 123 County Road River flows west from the Moose River Impound- list available at Headquarters), trapping, snowmo- animals may not be taken within WMAs Thief River Falls and Roseau. Nearby towns Area, except dogs accompanied by or ment and enters Thief Lake at the east end. Thief biling, hiking and, usually in conjunction with the from March 1 to August 31. include Middle River (southwest of the WMA), Township Road under the control of the owner, except Lake then is the source of the Thief River, which other outdoor activities, camping. Most camp- Strathcona (northwest of the WMA), Wannaska from April 16 through July 14 when dogs flows out of the west side of the lake, and then grounds on the area are primitive, and primarily Furbearer trapping in accordance with all (northeast of the WMA) and Gatzke (south of the Other Road must be on a leash. goes south through Agassiz National Wildlife provided for hunter use in the fall. One camp- regulations is permitted (annual trapping WMA). The headquarters for the area is located Refuge to Thief River Falls, where it joins the ground, north of the headqurters has a handi- permit required on TLWMA). A person may not consume alcoholic approximately thirteen miles northeast of Middle Controlled Hunting Zone . Thief Lake itself is 7100 acres in capped accessible restroom. Other handicapped beverages within a WMA, except when River, just off of Marshall County Highway 49 Camping is allowed at designated “Camping Sanctuary size at normal pool. A sanctuary area of slightly accessible facilities include two hunting lawfully occupying an overnight use area. (240th Avenue). From Middle River, follow permitted” sites (look for the Camping more than 5100 acres covers the west and north- blinds/wildlife observation blinds (#58 and #59) Marshall County 6 east of town ten miles, then Permitted signs). Camps must be occupied central portions of the lake, along with associated in the Controlled Hunting Zone. Over water A person may not operate all-terrain take Marshall County 49 north three miles. The WMA Cover Types and cannot be left unattended overnight. uplands. A Controlled Hunting Zone (CHZ) with hunting of waterfowl is permitted on Thief Lake vehicles or off-highway vehicles, hang TLWMA Headquarters is on the east side of the Upland Deciduous Trees 85 blinds and shooting positions (primarily for in the areas east and south of the sanctuary glider, airboat, hover craft, or personal road just south of the bridge over the Thief River. Picking fruit and mushrooms is permitted goose hunting) abuts the upland portions of the boundaries during the appropriate seasons. Pass watercraft within the boundaries of a Upland ConiferousTrees sanctuary. Wildlife habitat on the WMA is man- shooting of waterfowl is permitted in the Con- Portable tree stands for hunting, wildlife WMA except ATVs are permitted during Wildlife Management: observation and photography may be used firearms deer season to retrieve deer after Lowland Deciduous Trees aged for resident and migratory wildlife. The area trolled Hunting Zone (CHZ) on the north and provides recreational sport hunting of many game west side of the sanctuary (see annual Hunting but must be removed daily at the close of shooting hours (see specific regulation for Minnesota’s Wildlife Management Areas are details). administered by the Department of Natural Lowland ConiferousTrees species, bird watching (on the Pine to Prairie and Trapping Handbook for CHZ and other shooting hours. Resouces to perpetuate and reestablish, if Birding Trail), trapping, snowmobiling and other hunting regulations). In addition to waterfowl Upland Brush Motorized vehicles, licensed for public A vehicle may not be parked in a WMA in necessary, quality wildlife habitat for the compatible outdoor recreational opportunities. hunting, black bear and white-tailed deer hunting front of a gate or in a manner that are popular uses of the area as is upland game highway use, may be operated (20 mph maximum production of a variety of wildlife Lowland Brush obstructs travel. hunting (ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse). speed limit) on graveled roads and desig- species. nated mowed trails except when posted Grass-Open Land Voluntary hunter bag checks and other surveys Boats, decoys, or other property may not Recreational public use of the areas is managed closed. in a manner that is consistent with the purpose of are conducted on the area to determine hunter be left unattended overnight, except Cropland use, hunter success, wildlife harvest, and to Wildlife Management Areas. Habitats on the Respect Private Property; Ask Before Motorized watercraft are permitted on Thief lawfully placed traps. areas are managed using a variety of methods examine wildlife health. Big Game and furbear- Lake WMA. Only motors of ten horsepower Non-vegetated Entering. Disorderly conduct, as defined by including water level management, prescribed ers may be registered at the Thief Lake WMA or less are allowed. Minnesota Statutes, is prohibited within burning, mechanical treatment such as brush Emergent Wetlands Private property Headqurters. a WMA. shearing and mowing, farming and timber adjoins much of the Commercial and private business use of a Open Water Nearby State Parks (Hayes Lake to the northeast WMA is prohibited. harvest. Wetlands, brushlands, forests and fields WMA land. Please Target, trap, skeet, or indiscriminate and Old Mill to the west) and the city of Middle are managed and maintained to provide a diver- do not trespass on shooting is prohibited within a WMA 0 1.0 2.0 River provide developed camping sites with sity of habitats to meet the requirements of a private land. except as authorized by the commissioner. variety of resident and migratory wildlife species. Scale in Miles amenities.